max 2 horizontal steering , throttle

[john swenson]

the original throttle setup on my max 2 was getting hard on my right hand . so i changed to horizontal handles . instead of making new complete levers , i bought 2 weld mount tubing clamps for 7/8 '' o.d. tubing from mcmaster carr ( part # 3015T26 ) i welded a 4'' long 7/8 '' o.d pipe 4'' long centered on the threaded plate side of the clamps ( take them off to weld ) . then tightened each one on the tops of the steering levers . bought a twist grip throttle set for 7/8 '' o.d. tubing with a 60 '' long throttle cable . works great and much easier on my hand . and i like the way it steers . johnboy va

[trevorakm1]

pics John?

[john swenson]

sorry ...i'm terrible at taking and putting pics on here . it was a very simple changeover . i left the original steering levers just as they were , just removed the grips and finger throttle . quick weld of the 2 ..7/8'' x 4 '' long pipes to the metal clamp piece and bolt them on . seems to be quite a few places to purchase the twist throttle and cable and dummy grip . if it's also a max 2 you want to do ... i needed a 60'' long cable . any questions ? thanks trev jboy

[trevorakm1]

yeah this site is not easy to uplaod pics. done many upgrades to my argo that others mayfind interesting or helpful but getting pics to the public here stinks. as a side note my argo has the old style tillers/ levers with a twist grip throttle and I changed it to a bike brake lever finger throttle. I find it better throttle control over bumpier terrain.

thanks for the reply John, another deficiency on this site since Mike and many others left this site.

[john swenson]

i like the bike brake lever idea ... mat give a shot soon . twist grip is nice , but to get full throttle i have to move my hand once . still easier on me than the original max 2 throttle . jboy