For years I have been busting my friend's balls about wearing their tethers, they are soo easy to install and wear. Loop it around the wrist.
And every year, one of buddies either hear about OR are a part of a sled accident. Mostly due to a throttle cable sticking, sled takes off full tilt until it hits a tree and becomes a nice big POS.
I cut and pasted the story above in an email to that same group of friends I regularly keep in touch with, thank-you for being brave and posting it to begin with. Although a tragic outcome, people will learn from this post. People will talk about it and educate others out there. Give your friend our best.
Also get some brain help if you guys notice you aren't sleeping or functioning properly. I can only imagine what you've seen, and that would definitely not be easy. Your brain does some complex things and can inadvertently hold you back in life. Talking about it is the best thing you can do. Believe me, I been through it similar situations before. Despite adversity, you all came together and done the best you could. Be proud.
TO continue about tethers. I drive an M, so I had to install them on both my M1 and M7. That's life. Also got them installed on the current GF's sled and the ex's. Just an idea for people here, I mounted mine on the right side so that I'm able to wrap the cord around my right wrist as it never leaves the bar. There's a picture below. Most of the times you see them at the key switch on the left but for whatever reason, my logic had me do something different. The shrinks are still exploring this.
Anyhow, on our cat, there's loads of room behind the heat shield at the pipe on both sides. And there's also loads of wiring in the kit to make the length. Also try mounting it above the handle instead of mine that's below the pull handle. Your right hand stays on the bar and throttle and naturally keeps the tether out of the way when your left hand does the pulling--- for me anyways.
If you think your tether is too long, shorten it. There's factories in china mass producing zipties everyday, you just need to get your hands on one!
Coil it up a bit and zip-tie her.
