Lefty throttle sticks..causes crash

[Dobir]

Had a look at this video on another site..I am not quite sure why buddy needed to use his lefty in the spot but he had a rough go of it after...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OuOr4x0JDc[/media]

 

[xtremegriz]

That would suck!

 

[MooseMc]

Ghost riding sucks if it is you but funny if it always someone else lol:d

 

[switchbackfst]

lol now thats funny!! only cause i have a buddy whos done the exacat same thing!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dooski]

Thats what the emergency tether cord is for, it works when attach it to yourself, just my 2 cents worth

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Frick'n funny and at at the same time sad. Guess I will have to remember to wear the tether at all times now.

 

[GRD]

Had a look at this video on another site..I am not quite sure why buddy needed to use his lefty in the spot but he had a rough go of it after...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OuOr4x0JDc[/media]

That tree was large! Surprised there was not more damage!

 

[Rucky]

That reason right there is why I would never put one on my sled.

 

[Lost]

That reason right there is why I would never put one on my sled.

I agree with you why would you put somthing on your sled that is prone to cause a crash. I've heard all the excuses,forgot it was hooked up, my glove got stuck in it, the branch that I rubbed hit the lefty, but the most common is it just stuck open sorry. I don't like a lefty following me if it sticks I don't want to be run over sad to say but I saw that happen just about a broken back yes the lefty stuck (rider had teather on) and ran over the sled leading it happens that fast. If you have a lefty don't worry it can't happen to you just the other people. rant over.

 

[RevBlk]

That is why I don't ride in front of Lefty Lucy's. It happens far to often. Even when the tether is used, usually results in a crushed heat exchanger for the poor bugger that gets rear ended. Just my .02.

 

[MooseMc]

That gut should have tried a Gold Finger left hand throttle instead it might have worked better lmao to the tree smasher :d:d

 

[yamahacurtis]

I seen it happen on a mountain nytro last year. There is no teather on newer Yamaha's!! One broken sled and one trip to the hospital.

 

[shawnmcgr]

That tree was large! Surprised there was not more damage!

That's what I couldn't believe! Didn't look like he even broke the bumper or dented the pipe!

 

[woodies]

oh my god a lefty did it!B.S.your over ride will shut off the motor if no hand on the throttle!if its working right!its the one time everything goes south you see a train wreck!installed right your good.and also the tether is great because you get bucked off the engine dies and no ghost rider effect!my 1 cent

 

[bcboy]

just made a lefty. what i noticed is people just leave the cable hanging there which the cable can bind inside the housing. i zipstraped mine all the way along the bars. and it will work problem free and i will be puting a tether cord on.

 

[MooseMc]

O man that is no good

 

[JoHNI_T]

thats kinda funny, man it went through the tree without a dent, the old doos are built better than my rev.

 

[timbo]

looks like zx's hunt pine cones.......

 

[caddy]

in the Gold Finger there is a safety pin to be removed for when your climbing not on flat ground still funny though:d

 

[.08rider]

I wish I had video of my buddy's crash. Took the sled off the truck pulled the rope, throttle stuck wide open straight into the house, I still piss myself thinking about it, a total write off! 500 lbs missell straight into the farm house!