My brother has a 2022 850 and I have a 2023 850. YES the throttle position is awful, but with much experimenting we have come up with a very good solution. Cut a 2x4 as long as you want, mine is about 4" long. Cut it diagonally to create a wedge. I cut mine at a little steeper than corner to corner. Then sand a rounded top edge of the 2x4. Velcro this to the floor where it is most comfortable for you. Then I use a 1x4 with a notch cut out for the throttle pedal to go to the stop. Cut this as long as needed to support the wedge from tipping. This is only to keep the wedge from tipping. This setup not only fixes the jumpy 2022 and supposedly earlier models throttle but also makes it very easy to control your speed.
Holding my toes up was very painful and considered getting rid of it till I made this mod. Bumps force your foot to move up and down with no support This mod gives your foot support eliminating the jerk and painful foot position. When it rots I will spend a few minutes making a new one. I just hope this mod will help others enjoy their machine more.Did you make this already? This really worked on my brothers jerky throttle and low speed control. I didn't try the barn door thing, but tried different springs and foot support and positions, This may not work for everyone but cheap enough to try. Have fun everyone!
It's a really good crutch tho
Good one
I tried different ideas and one was similar to a plain 2x4 which lifted my heel off the floor. I Guess I knew what I was talking aboutI wear a size 15 1/2 shoe. I still find it hard to regulate the throttle on the sidekick's particularly at lower speeds. So that is not an issue. Keep in mind, I'm also a semi-professional drag racer, so throttle regulation on a really really "responsive" engine is an art, one of which I've gotten decent at after doing it for 35+ years. Sidekicks are just poorly thought out in that sense. They desperately need an electronic throttle valve like almost every other manufacturer uses. You don't know how "good" ETV's are until you get off of a sidekick and onto a Ranger. At low speed in rougher terrain, a sidekick will wear you out, and possibly cause you to drive into something you didn't intend to whereas the Ranger (in this comparison) is an absolute joy to drive. Very smooth throttle. The on/off throttle from rough terrain is ignored by the ecu and it mostly maintains throttle opening. Yet, when you want to go fast, it senses that and, you go fast. Hard to describe until you've driven them, side by side. The difference is stark. Kubota really messed up on the sidekicks and we told them that they day we got the first one. Yet here we are, what, 9 years later? And they're STILL cranking them out. They made one improvement to the throttle but it wasn't enough. It is outdated.
You should appreciate the toggle switch ON/OFF throttle!
