Wife's hands too small for throttle control

[Woodlandfarms]

We have a 2004 500 sportsman and my wife's hands are about the size of a 5 year olds. She cannot get her thumb to properly control the throttle. We do have a thumb control extender, and have twisted the throttle up and it really does not help. I am debating putting some heat to the thumb control and bending it under. From what I can tell you can only move the control in 90 degree increments so I am either looking at fixing this myself( heat) or maybe there is a third party idea you guys might suggest.

Carl

[black sparrow]

If your wife can have a good grip on the handle bars, maybe you can convert your thumb throttle into a twist throttle, just like motorcycle throttles.

You might want to read this first...
Twist throttle vs. thumb throttle?

[rickcj7]

my wife's hands are about the size of a 5 year olds


if she's that small, probably shouldn't be riding an atv

[Bruce!]

I was thinking twist throttle like a motorcycle too!

[Woodlandfarms]

I am in no way calling my wife fat, but trust me, she is big enough to handle a quad.

Twist throttle is a no I think. Like other posters said your need to muscle the quad a bit more than a bike and we are slow going on our farm, navigating around lots of obstacles.

I saw some metal thumb controls, maybe one is more adjustable than stock. But please keep the ideas coming. This is curtailing my ability to add toys to the quad.

[blueline15]

Mmm...I'm not too sure other then what you mentioned.

I just want to warn you that if you try to bend the throttle lever, and break it, you'll have to buy an entire throttle assemble and they run about $100. Just the lever isnt sold seperately. Unless you can find someone parting out a machine and would be willing to sell just the lever. So be careful, and don't break it.

[MMEDENI]

I installed a throttle extender for my 550. You can find them on Ebay. You just need to be careful when you are giving it gas during a full righthand turn.