vx700xtc
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I believe Arctic Cat has what is functinally the same as TORS.
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With some left hand throttle setups TORS will not work on the left throttle. I ran an RX1 mtn for 4 years and now an Apex mtn for two years. Both with left hand throttles; both with TORS disconnected. The tether in this case is the necessary safe solution.
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'07 APEX mtn SE turbo
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'07 APEX mtn SE turbo
ApexerER
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The TORS is a great idea and I would never trade it for a tether. My XCR had a similar set up. My Mach Z did not and I was coming in to a corner hot let of the throttle and it was stuck wide open. Let me tell you that KILL SWITCH is hard to find when you are taking a 25 MPH corner at about 80. I am lucky I didn't get killed. The tether sure didn't help me but TORS would have........I sold the Mach and bought the XCR 800 for that reason.
rightarm
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Shootinstick
Expert
I don't see that one replaces the other. I would like to see both, but definitely don't want a tether in place of TORS. The tether I see as a last ditch safety, Works after you come off the sled. The TORS hopefully will shut the sled down due to a throttle failure before I come off. Tether will work if I come off for any reason, not just a throttle problem.
rightarm
TY 4 Stroke Master
ragerider
Newbie
tether
When I was around 15 I rode an 88 skidoo formula mx which had the tether basically on the steering shaft. my family was trail riding I had a map bag on my sled I went to adjust my hand warmers which moved the mapbag pulling the tether and shutting off the sled. Well I was young and told my dad that when I adjusted the warmers the sled shut off we thought it was electrical. We borrowed a tow rope and pulled it 20 miles to the truck. When we got back ready to load up I removed the map bag and saw the terther was out, pluged it back in and rode it on the trailer and never had anymore trouble!!!!
When I was around 15 I rode an 88 skidoo formula mx which had the tether basically on the steering shaft. my family was trail riding I had a map bag on my sled I went to adjust my hand warmers which moved the mapbag pulling the tether and shutting off the sled. Well I was young and told my dad that when I adjusted the warmers the sled shut off we thought it was electrical. We borrowed a tow rope and pulled it 20 miles to the truck. When we got back ready to load up I removed the map bag and saw the terther was out, pluged it back in and rode it on the trailer and never had anymore trouble!!!!
Dano
TY 4 Stroke Master
Who wants to hold on to the end of a tether when they roll off their sled and watch it hit a tree from the throttle stuck open? lol I think the last tether for Yamaha was 1983 if I remember right. Thank God for TORs now. The only time I seen a need for a tether was ISR racing rules to pass tech.
Yeah skidoo has a neat setup with a chip in the tether, but I never ever seen anybody connect the damn thing. The anti theft thing all sounds good, but doo builds them light enough to throw the whole sled in the back of a pickup truck in seconds, only to be reincarnated into ebay.
Dan
Yeah skidoo has a neat setup with a chip in the tether, but I never ever seen anybody connect the damn thing. The anti theft thing all sounds good, but doo builds them light enough to throw the whole sled in the back of a pickup truck in seconds, only to be reincarnated into ebay.
Dan
rightarm
TY 4 Stroke Master
Yamaha could easily install a tip over switch that shuts the motor down when rolled like on there 4-stroke watercraft.
