Throttle Rocker

[Skinny Biker]

After heaing the raves about the Throttle Rocker, I ordered on from Throttle Rocker.com, cheapest at $10.00 including shipping (U.S.), and got to test ride it before tearing up my shoulder... What a difference this item makes. Nice to have the cruise control, but better to not have to play with the lock all the time. Worth it's weight in GOLD! Worth a look.....

Throttle Rocker

[sixtysix]

I had one of these and did not like it.....BUT in my case I have a pair of the Olympia gel gloves and after a years riding the gel molds to you hand, which means a bunch of it piles up under the heel of your hand since there is no pressure there. So the wad of gel and the thottle rocker were in the same place and it created some uncomfotable feelings in my hand. I'll stick with a throttle lock.

Gary

[Stray Bullet]

alternative

i made one from an old spoon handle. looks cool, works great! thanks, carolyn, for clueing me in!

[Mike Hart]

I have an opinion... as usual

Okay, it's better than nothing, but...

with a throttle lock, there are things you can do
that you can't do with a rocker...

LET GO! You let go of a rocker and... ????

Wave with your RIGHT HAND! Raise both hands high overhead!

ride with no hands! For miles and miles sometimes!

now that spendy electronic cruise control is even better
at those things, but for less than $30, throttle lock is the
way to go, IMO

[Jdwags]

throttle rocker?

AN OLD SPOON HANDLE?

Gotta see pictures of that...!

[Madness]

Why not use both Mike?
I use my throttle lock on the slab and long straights.
The twisties are what really make my wrist sore after
awhile. Can't use my throttle lock there, but the rocker
works great.

Jim M

[Mike Hart]

Jim you are right!

why not have both indeed - that applies
to bikes also eh?

[Skinny Biker]

That is just what I have done, gotten both for the same reasons as Jim's... and JEFF... I found a pic of the spoon throttle rocker in the photos section of the allxs11s group, in the Stray bullet golder... Good job, looks just fine too!!!

[Eveready1100]

Throttle Rocker

Would you believe that over here (Queensland, AUST.) the 'powers that be' have actually made the throttle locks illegal so just as I thought I'd found a solution to the cramped right hand syndrome, nobody will sell me one so I'll have to go with the rocker type setup.

[JP]

There's a tip on this site that describes how to make your own. Check it out.

[Stray Bullet]

old silverware is best!

guys,

i have both the rocker and the locker, and they dont perform the same function. i use both, but the rocker is a full-time usage add-on that REALLY makes a difference! besides relieving stress from keeping the throttle twisted, it also makes it much easier to maintain speed when unlocking the locker... you know what i mean!

my unique design ;O) uses no hose clamps, etc, and it's basically FREE!

jeff, i dont know how to post pics here, and it's been a while since you posted to this thread. contact me direct if you havent had yer curiosity satisfied.

thanks for the compliment, skinny!

i can do a straight write-up on this if you'd like it as a tech tip, JP.

email : thinker57@lycos.com

[nwilley]

Re: I have an opinion... as usual

Originally posted by Mike Hart
LET GO! You let go of a rocker and... ????

Wave with your RIGHT HAND! Raise both hands high overhead!

ride with no hands! For miles and miles sometimes!
IMO

So THAT'S your secret...

[Dragonrider]

Electronic Cruise Control ROCKS! I threw all the other stuff away . . . Davis Sproul's method, cost about $120. See the off-site tech tips page.

I'll never go back.

[MartyA]

Just tried my new Vista Cruise Universal throttle lock. I LIKE IT! It is not, and I don't think it pretends to be, a cruise control. In that regard, if you really want a cruise control, do not get this. It is worthless on up-and-down hill riding. BUT, if you want something that will hold the throttle for you on longish straigth stretches, so you can rest your hand, this is IT. I practiced with it today for the first time, had great fun. I did wave at one Hardley rider with both hands. You do not have to release it on slow bends in the road. Went on very easy, had to adjust it a couple of times in the driveway before I got it right.

It would not fit over the kill switch on my 78E. Actually I think it might, but it seems to bind just a little, so I did not want to chance it. It does fit perfectly just above the headlight switch, just below the kill switch.

Purchased here:
http://compacc2.competitionaccessori...yRideStyleID=0
Search for Vista. They had to back order it, only took about 10 days.

I have had a wrist rest throttle rocker for a couple of years, made from the design on the tips page. Positioned just right, it takes up a lot of the finger-palm stress, so I am actually using it all the time. I would NOT be without that, either.

Now all I need is that pain in the butt seat rebuilt, and I may never get off the bike.