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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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Yeah, 4-wheelers are mostly CVTs now. Jet Skis also have the throttle as a thumb switch instead of "rolling" the handle.

It just takes practice.
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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thats one thing i didn't like about the jet ski, if i was going fast, and a big wave threw me back hard or something, and i would grip harder, and thus go faster
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Yeah, some you push the throttle, some you pull. My old jetski was a push type, which was actually pretty easy to let go of.

The fastest jet ski I ever rode was a pull type. I got going a LOT faster than I wanted to because I couldn't get myself to let go of the throttle.

I did find the throttle on the bike to be a little touchy. It didn't take much to get it to rev up a LOT.
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Feb 11 2009, 04:18 PM
Take the safety course FIRST to decide if you really want a bike.

THEN buy an inexpensive bike with low displacement. A 250 maybe.

Get GOOD on that, then step up to something a little bigger like a 600cc.

IF you feel you need more, step up again. Or stick with the 600.

Do NOT start with a 1,000cc bike.
yes dad!
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Good girl. Now go get me a beer, and do my laundry.
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Feb 11 2009, 10:14 PM
Good girl. Now go get me a beer, and do my laundry.
haha yeah right.........only if daddy buys me a new car FIRST
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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You'd have to do a LOT more than laundry to get a new car out of me.
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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you!! --->
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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