Children and throttle control

[72]

I think everyone who reads this has a story or two on this topic (not yet? you will have some stories real soon), my son use to use the throttle as an on off switch. A couple fence posts and a creek later, seemed to help him become more controlled last winter. Anyone have anything they want to share from their childhood? Or from teaching their child ? You know, share an experience that may help someone with one of the the most frustrating situations these little machines can bring .

Turning is another issue, not as entertaining. But feel free to share those as well.

[Rick]

I bought our Kitty Cat when our first daughter was three months old. I found tying a rope to the rear bumper let me control the speed. Yes, lots of running! Over the years I've done this a dozen or so times with kids. Yesterday my niece got on it and squeezed it. I could be getting old or maybe the mods by Power By Karl required me to drop to the ground to stop her! I got up and told her to go slower. That was all it took. She shared her turn the rest of the weekend. As far as steering, there is a lot of shovel time making banks (especially near trees and such).
Hope this helps.

[beef]

My daughter is 4. I did the rope to the bumper thing with her, she needed to know i was there for her to feel comfortable. It only took about 5 minutes for her to ace it.

My son was 3 when he got his first quad. We played with the race car set to learn how the throttle works pull harder/go faster/wipe out. worked really well actually.

Our kitty has gears and the gov tied off. we make trails with the big sled so any mistakes are quickly soaked up by a big soft snow drift.

[redgreen]

I put a small hose clamp onto the handle bar with the screw behind the throttle lever. I positioned the clamp so that when the throttle hit the clamp, the clutch would just engage enough to keep the machine running slowly on hard pack.

[Kitty cat powder]

Just picked up 1997 kitty for 4 year old daughter. Went for first little ride in back yard last night. Second pass she hit the fence (she is fine) bent skis and front bumper. I think we will use the rope and take her out to the lake. She loves her new kitty cat!!

[72]

All this snow and no new stories............. How about some pics of the "high speed " front bumpers or ski tips.

[snoeproe]

I wrapped the front bumper with foam pipe insulation and held it on with zip ties.

[DANA HICKEY]

KITTY CAT
THERE WAS A LINE ( PCS. OF STRING ) TIED TO THE KEY, WHICH LED TO WHAT APEARED TO BE A KILL SWITCH-- THIS IS A SMALL PLASTIC COVER WHICH IS BROKEN THAT GOES OVER THE KILL SWITCH -- ANY IDEA WHAT THE CORRECT DEFINITION OF THIS PART IS AND WHERE CAN I BUY ONE ????
THANKS IN ADVANCE
DANA HICKEY