Whats the best sled for a women with small hands

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So i took my honey sledding today. She rode my son's 99Mtn max 700 only on the trails mind you. The throttle is to far away from the handle bar for her and its to hard to pull the starter rope. So she needs electric start at least. Sled doesnt have to be a yammy,but would rather it was. No money now ,but hopefully be next fall I will be able to pick something up.
 
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I put this on my wifes sled and she really likes it..The lever is closer to the handle bar so her hand does not have to open as wide..
 

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Whats the lever made out of? It looks like a brake lever of some sort. How does connect to the original throttle lever? Thanks
 
The idea above is a good possibility. Another thing to mention is throttles are different from machine to machine. The throttle on my 94 formula is a double action and has very little resistance while my dads 97 venture is alot stiffer. Trying the machine out is the only way for her to know how it feels. Good luck.

Scott
 
trailblazer295 said:
The idea above is a good possibility. Another thing to mention is throttles are different from machine to machine. The throttle on my 94 formula is a double action and has very little resistance while my dads 97 venture is alot stiffer. Trying the machine out is the only way for her to know how it feels. Good luck.

Scott
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Scott, the double action throttle on the doo is a little odd. See it still uses roundslide VM carbs, so you will have 2 springs to pull against- one for each carb. I had a formula as well, I recall that the first half throttle was really easy to open, and the second half was really stiff. It only got worse when I went from dual 34 vms to dual 44 vm carbs.

The venture your dad has (just like mine) has a rack style flatslide and has considerably less resistance than my old doo. The doo was nothing compared to our 96xcr, which had 3 roundslides- so 3 springs to pull against. That sled would tire my thumb out. Polaris did make an easy throttle kit, but we never bothered to try it. For 2000, poalris renamed the XLT the Triumph, and the biggest news (other than the gen2 chassis) was the use of rack style triple flat slides from the 3 individual roundslides. That made a huge difference on that sled as far as throttle pull.

Now my 00 xc600sp has an even lighter throttle than the venture, and it has a rack style flat slide carb set up as well. To be honest, the xcsp has a lighter throttle pull than our indy500 EFI, which is nice and easy. It's funny since all EFI's have no need for a spring to return carb slides back to closed.


So, MSRX, see if the 98+ xc series has a light enough throttle pull. I know they are quite nice that way. or any EFI sled as well, but with small hands the reach may be tough.

FWIW, my Gf has very small hands as well, (nearly half as big as mine it seems) and she LOVES riding my sled (XCSP), compared to the XCR as far as reach of the throttle/ throttle pull resistance.

She thought the venture was much better than the XCR as far as the throttle, but not as nice as my XCSP. AFAIK, the venture and the vmax have the same throttles, but the 700 may have a tad more resistance pull wise.
 
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Horkn: My Venture tires out his thumb fairly easilyy. He needs to take his thumb to the gym for a workout and get it in shape. Also if the knob for the heaters are slightly higher then the lowest setting. It starts to cook his tender fingers(gloves on). Can't win, he claims I can cook on them if I turn it up higher.

I must admit the double action 94 Formula is pretty easy to work and has a longer travel stroke.
 
tripplec said:
Horkn: My Venture tires out his thumb fairly easilyy. He needs to take his thumb to the gym for a workout and get it in shape. Also if the knob for the heaters are slightly higher then the lowest setting. It starts to cook his tender fingers(gloves on). Can't win, he claims I can cook on them if I turn it up higher.

I must admit the double action 94 Formula is pretty easy to work and has a longer travel stroke.
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have him join a thumb wrestling league;)

Our old XCR triple would have his thumb running away from its insane throttle pull.:)

My Venture's heater knob is exactly the same as yours then. Any more than a few degrees of rotation from off will result in a roasting sensation. I think you can go maybe about 1/4 of the way from off, and have nice and warm hands at most times. On warmer days I had them clicked just barely on and it was fine. I bet you could actually cook on them if you crank them up all the way.
I wonder if the rheostat is dirty ? I had a similar issue on my 87 mustang, it was either on or off, even though it had a rheostat. I took the switch out, cleaned it up with electronic cleaner spray, and I had a dimmable dashboard again.
 
thanks for the info. Ill keep it in mind for next fall or when I happen to have the cash to go out looking.
 
horkn said:
have him join a thumb wrestling league;)
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I have the tryouts next week. :P

I do find the throttle smooth as far as ive taken it (140kmh) and haven't noticed an increase in throttle resistance. Could have be a bolt might have been to tight on the second half to add resistance. No fear of cold weather riding with that venture.
 
trailblazer295 said:
I have the tryouts next week. :P

I do find the throttle smooth as far as ive taken it (140kmh) and haven't noticed an increase in throttle resistance. Could have be a bolt might have been to tight on the second half to add resistance. No fear of cold weather riding with that venture.
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my doo was a 90 formula plus, so maybe the throttle changed a bit in 4 model years? it really wasn't too bad with the stock 34mm carbs, but when I put the big boys on (with a complete FAST trail porting, Rotary valve, and other HP adders) it really got to be a bear in the second half of the throttle.

That little modded 521 smoked my buddies then new 96 zr580. ;) When he got sick of being beaten, he got a leftover 96 zrt600 for the next year, and I then threw in a 91 mach 1 617 into the plus. and I smoked him yet again. LOL
 
I believe the 90 formulas were a PRS chassis while my 94 formula is an F chassis so it is possible they changed the throttle as well. My engine is also stock and have no complaints with engine performance.
 
trailblazer295 said:
I believe the 90 formulas were a PRS chassis while my 94 formula is an F chassis so it is possible they changed the throttle as well. My engine is also stock and have no complaints with engine performance.
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Yeah the PRS chassis was used until 93. The all aluminum f chassis was a huge improvement from the all steel PRS. Those things weighed a ton, and did not have that good of suspension either. I got my plus stuck in deep snow a few too many times, and it was never fun digging it out.

The F chassis had different handlebars than the PRS, so I wouldn't doubt all the controls were new as well.
 
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Yeah the PRS chassis was used until 93. The all aluminum f chassis was a huge improvement from the all steel PRS. Those things weighed a ton, and did not have that good of suspension either. I got my plus stuck in deep snow a few too many times, and it was never fun digging it out.

The F chassis had different handlebars than the PRS, so I wouldn't doubt all the controls were new as well.
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I've had the "privelage" of digging my F chassis formula out of thigh deep snow this year and was not all that fun. If learned to ride powder better throughout the year and a taller lug track would help. Most machines seem to heavy when they are stuck knowing how to get yourself out smarter is the biggest help.
 
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