Ebay cruise control lock clamp thing, anyone tried one?
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Hello all,
Has anyone tried one of these ebay cruise contol throttle lock things? The bike i'm looking for something for is an 08 GSXR 750.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386027941248?_trkparms=...
Has anyone tried one of these ebay cruise contol throttle lock things? The bike i'm looking for something for is an 08 GSXR 750.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386027941248?_trkparms=...
What about a https://www.throttlerocker.com/ I've used these a great deal and they're cheap as chips?
Problem with the friction reliant first one is it will only work on the flat, as soon as you head up or down an incline , your speed will go down/increase, so you start the process of setting it again.
3 of us tried the throttle rockers/jockeys on a trip to France , they was all in the bin at the first fuel stop, we found it could hinder getting to the brake lever quickly, you”ll see what I mean if you get one.
3 of us tried the throttle rockers/jockeys on a trip to France , they was all in the bin at the first fuel stop, we found it could hinder getting to the brake lever quickly, you”ll see what I mean if you get one.
I used to have a Kaoko cruise control a BMW. It was alright in that it allowed me to relax / move around my right hand when needed. But in terms of cruise control, they (obviously) don't maintain a constant speed due to gradients, and when riding in a group this could be a bit frustrating (but expected). My current bike does not have cruise control and have been wondering about getting one again. I'm undecided...
I had one of those after getting thumb ache on a long euro trip.
Was hoofing it back to the euro star. Just filled up with fuel and notice to my left a parked marked up bike that could of been police.
By turning my body left I accidentally put pressure on the throttle. Bike shot across the car park up a curb onto some grass, I'm rapidly heading to a small lake.
Brakes on full ABS chattering away and the lake is getting closer. I had no choice but to drop the bike before we both got wet.
Luckily the bloke on the strangely marked up bike wondered over with a puzzled look on his face to assist me to drag the bike out of the mud.
Needless to say the throttle assist got removed and thrown in the lake. I'll live with a sore thumb in future.
Was hoofing it back to the euro star. Just filled up with fuel and notice to my left a parked marked up bike that could of been police.
By turning my body left I accidentally put pressure on the throttle. Bike shot across the car park up a curb onto some grass, I'm rapidly heading to a small lake.
Brakes on full ABS chattering away and the lake is getting closer. I had no choice but to drop the bike before we both got wet.
Luckily the bloke on the strangely marked up bike wondered over with a puzzled look on his face to assist me to drag the bike out of the mud.
Needless to say the throttle assist got removed and thrown in the lake. I'll live with a sore thumb in future.
I had something similar but remember paying a bit more of a premium when I went on tour 2018 on my 2016 Tuono
You could clamp it and then it had a small adjuster to fine tune the speed up and down
It worked well on long runs when you needed to give your hand a break but I did find if you set it to say 70 it would drop to 60 uphill and go 80-90 down hill
You could clamp it and then it had a small adjuster to fine tune the speed up and down
It worked well on long runs when you needed to give your hand a break but I did find if you set it to say 70 it would drop to 60 uphill and go 80-90 down hill
https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/scottoiler-crampb...
Scottoiler crampbuster is a better and safer bet. And lube the living daylights out of the throttle cables.
Scottoiler crampbuster is a better and safer bet. And lube the living daylights out of the throttle cables.
Harry H said:
I had one of those after getting thumb ache on a long euro trip.
Was hoofing it back to the euro star. Just filled up with fuel and notice to my left a parked marked up bike that could of been police.
By turning my body left I accidentally put pressure on the throttle. Bike shot across the car park up a curb onto some grass, I'm rapidly heading to a small lake.
Brakes on full ABS chattering away and the lake is getting closer. I had no choice but to drop the bike before we both got wet.
Luckily the bloke on the strangely marked up bike wondered over with a puzzled look on his face to assist me to drag the bike out of the mud.
Needless to say the throttle assist got removed and thrown in the lake. I'll live with a sore thumb in future.
Oh dear... Won't be going for one of those then...Was hoofing it back to the euro star. Just filled up with fuel and notice to my left a parked marked up bike that could of been police.
By turning my body left I accidentally put pressure on the throttle. Bike shot across the car park up a curb onto some grass, I'm rapidly heading to a small lake.
Brakes on full ABS chattering away and the lake is getting closer. I had no choice but to drop the bike before we both got wet.
Luckily the bloke on the strangely marked up bike wondered over with a puzzled look on his face to assist me to drag the bike out of the mud.
Needless to say the throttle assist got removed and thrown in the lake. I'll live with a sore thumb in future.
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/scottoiler-crampb...
Scottoiler crampbuster is a better and safer bet. And lube the living daylights out of the throttle cables.
Same product, only fit for the recycling bin.Scottoiler crampbuster is a better and safer bet. And lube the living daylights out of the throttle cables.
podman said:
Same product, only fit for the recycling bin.
I had one on a BMW 650 GS single. It worked quite well but it took a lot of setting up beforehand. Also, that was frankly a really slow motorcycle so throttle angle on the motorway was basically wide open...100mph was all it would do. Personally I'm not sure a device which prevents the throttle closing automatically is a good idea safety-wise. Conventional cruise automatically disables on braking, which the manual devices do not. Extremely dangerous in an emergency stop situation I would have thought.
However I'm a big fan of the stick-on-flap devices which mean you can operate the throttle without having to maintain a conventional grip.
I use the Oxford Throttle Assist and it's easily the best £8 I've spent on motorcycling equipment.
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...
For longer runs you definitely benefit from being able to release the grip for a minute or two and push the throttle with a thumb and give the hand a stretch.
However I'm a big fan of the stick-on-flap devices which mean you can operate the throttle without having to maintain a conventional grip.
I use the Oxford Throttle Assist and it's easily the best £8 I've spent on motorcycling equipment.
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...
For longer runs you definitely benefit from being able to release the grip for a minute or two and push the throttle with a thumb and give the hand a stretch.
I’ve got one of the ones that rests on top of the brake lever on the C400 scooter, useful for relieving boredom when pegged at 70mph on the motorway by waving at passers by with both hands.
TBH it has lived in the bikes glove box for the past few months as it has been so frigging cold, I’ve preferred to keep a tight hold of the heated grips at all times.
As others have said however, it is not cruise control and is hard to use it reliably as such. But to use to stretch out your right hand and arm a bit while on a longer ride, it works.
TBH it has lived in the bikes glove box for the past few months as it has been so frigging cold, I’ve preferred to keep a tight hold of the heated grips at all times.
As others have said however, it is not cruise control and is hard to use it reliably as such. But to use to stretch out your right hand and arm a bit while on a longer ride, it works.
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