Man, been riding sleds since the early 80's and never wanted a twist throttle on one , and I run HIGH Hp sleds , some I have had were up over 200 hp, just too much weight of a sled for my comfort to have a twist throttle on one, as all that weight in motion, being able to JUST hold the bars and let go of throttle has saved my butt more times than not
prime example was this past winter when I hit a piece of railroad track, some jack Azz stick in the ground a few feet and left a 12 inch section sticking above the ground
hit it at about 30-35 mph, coming down from about 80, and it about stopped me dead, I held on to the bars (NO throttle) for dear life trying to NOT go over the bars, launching me UP and then I came back DOWN still gripping the grips HARD
and this was on a about a 180 hp sled!
' HAD I had a twist throttle, when I came back down, I would have throttle it up to the max and LAUNCHED me again into and down a steep embankment with tree's I'd rather NOT run into LOL
it again IMO< goes back to nature of the beast, atv's and sleds , you use MORE body language to leverage the machine,
think side hills or turns
but on a Motorcycle, you can simple lean into things and stay rather centered and ON the bike,
I raced MX bikes and Super sport bikes for a bunch of yr, so its NOT like I don't like a twist throttle
I just personally see more bad than good of one on an ATV and sled,, and based on OEM"S and MOST riders, I think they agree, its a SAFER design
OPP"S and bad things can sure happen with BOTH designs,
so like said before
if you like it have at it. But I wouldn't recommend it for a new ATV rider, not without getting a bunch of seat time on an ATV?Sled, in a lot of side hills and off camber riding, or even in deep mud, when your rocking an ATV a LOT side to side, not having or needing control of twist, )or added wear and tear on one) can help most new guys stay safe I think(my 2 cents here)
OH and sleds came a long way over the yrs, so NOT sure when this was, but rider forward sitting, really makes getting something into the throttle rather hard on modern sleds!