slooman Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 After my first trip on my 1200, I realized I would need something to allow my right hand to excercise a little. I've looked into cruise controls ($150 price range) and the "wrist-type" paddles. Can anyone offer advise as to which is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 NEP Throttle Lock - I'm assuming that there is one that fits a seventh gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 IMHO....They have different jobs ......... We have throttle locks and/or electronic cruise controls......... Then we have palm rests' The 1st is for set speeds... And the 2nd is to aid us while the throttle is being used in a moble mode. Depending on what you want either for would be your choice. I use and have both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted March 24, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 24, 2012 After my first trip on my 1200, I realized I would need something to allow my right hand to excercise a little. I've looked into cruise controls ($150 price range) and the "wrist-type" paddles. Can anyone offer advise as to which is better? I use both together. On quite a few bikes, I have run a NEP throttle lock and a throttle rocker. It makes a lot of diffence. Your talking 20 bucks for the throttle lock and 10 bucks for the throttle rocker. Cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slooman Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 IMHO....They have different jobs ......... We have throttle locks and/or electronic cruise controls......... Then we have palm rests' The 1st is for set speeds... And the 2nd is to aid us while the throttle is being used in a moble mode. Depending on what you want either for would be your choice. I use and have both. I see...thanks for the pic. I didn't think about using both. For the price of the palm rest, it's a good idea. According to their website, the throttle-lock does not fit the DCT. My throttle doesn't look a whole lot different than yours, though. Maybe I'll just order it and try to make it work. Can you recommend a good electronic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 IMHO....They have different jobs ......... We have throttle locks and/or electronic cruise controls......... Then we have palm rests' The 1st is for set speeds... And the 2nd is to aid us while the throttle is being used in a moble mode. Depending on what you want either for would be your choice. I use and have both. I see...thanks for the pic. I didn't think about using both. For the price of the palm rest, it's a good idea. According to their website, the throttle-lock does not fit the DCT. My throttle doesn't look a whole lot different than yours, though. Maybe I'll just order it and try to make it work. Can you recommend a good electronic? I can't help with the "electric" cruise, but I'm sure someone will be along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Knife Posted March 24, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 24, 2012 I only use my cruise control on long low traffic interstate rides. I use my throttle lock the rest of the time. It takes the spring pressure off my wrist, but is easily controllable as I speed up and slow down. I could easily live without my cruise control, but not my throttle lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz06i Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I really like the Throttlemeister system verses a NEP. Once you get it set up, no more worries. Plus, it just looks clean. Just my opinion. I have used both, and they do get used for 2 different things. Monk is correct on his statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer carlitos92 Posted March 25, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 25, 2012 NEP Throttle Lock - I'm assuming that there is one that fits a seventh gen. What Lee said. It ain't high-tech, nor does it need to be to give your hand/wrist some relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 NEP Throttle Lock Just incase ppl don't feel safe using something like this for fear of not being able to cancel the lock in time. There is an adjustment screw. Just set the screw so if for some reason you can't flip the tension lock off, it won't be so tight that you can't move it against it's will. I set mine so that the throttle won't move on its own, but will move if I turn the throttle myself. Also I've always cut the flip tab by about half it's length...Makes it easier to move my thumb around it when I don't want to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I set mine so that the throttle won't move on its own, but will move if I turn the throttle myself. +1 on what Monk said. When a throttle lock is properly set it will hold the throttle on it's own but is easily overcome should you need to move the throttle without unlocking the lock. I dont' remember seeing too much chatter on here about cruise controls. Seems like audiovox is the only name that sticks in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted March 25, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 25, 2012 ^^^^ I run that way on the Valk - the throttle stays where you put it. If want it to shut down, you have to manually do it. Been doing this for years. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I think its funny that harleys have come with a throttle lock from the factory since the 50's. I bed 75 percent of HD owners dont even know it is there. it is that little star there in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slooman Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Again, thanks for the tips. I'll definitely pick up the palm rest, however, I think the throttle-lock might get in the way of the AT/MT switch on the handle bar. If so, I guess I'll have to go with the cruise control. I'll be taking a trip to Toronto from Lansing, MI in a few months and don't want to be stopping every forty five minutes to excercise my wrist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 http://throttlemeister.com/app/inventoryapp/honda/inventory_view/79-0-387-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slooman Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yup, this will work. Questions, though. You spin the end the same direction as opening the throttle. When you're already going 75mph, how do you do this without going 120? Do you just back off the throttle before you engage? Do you develop a "feel" for it as you get more experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slooman Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Just looked at electronic cruise controls. $1100. Wow, I think the Throttlemeister is for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yup, this will work. Questions, though. You spin the end the same direction as opening the throttle. When you're already going 75mph, how do you do this without going 120? Do you just back off the throttle before you engage? Do you develop a "feel" for it as you get more experience? I had a set on my Beemer, but forgot the Pacifics, I do remember that it worked from the 1st day. I just slid my little finger over the end to set/release. I do remember that I wish it had a little more grip.......... but they only made one type then...... now they have them with groves and/or a rough surface, that I'd suggest getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasb Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yes, I second that they are 2 different options. I use a both on a long trip. I have the Brake Away brand of throttle lock, it is definitely the easiest to use. They don't list it fitting the VFR, but the sport model does bolt on, just the front brake disengage does not reach correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Knife Posted March 25, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 25, 2012 Just looked at electronic cruise controls. $1100. Wow, I think the Throttlemeister is for me! Look at Audiovox. They make both a vacuum and an electronic version of cruise controls. Very inexpensive, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer jeffyjeff Posted March 26, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2012 I installed an Audiovox cruise control on my Pacific Coast, back in 2007. I had to install an extra vacuum reservior, because the motorcycle engine does not pull enough vacuum to operate the cruise contro servo during extended runs on the highway. It works OK, but not as consistently as it would in an automobile. After 5 years and 75,000 miles, its performance has started to degrade. It will take the set speed and work for a few miles, then for some unknown reason "drop out", as if I pulled the brake or clutch lever. I have checked the vacuum circuit with my mighty-vac, and the brake light circuit as well. I think the problem is in the control unit. My VFR has a throttle-meister on it. It works just as well in my opinion, and certainly does not have the issues that the Audiovox cruise control has. I may well remove the electronic CC and replace with a throttle-meister. Jeff J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 2thdr Posted March 26, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2012 Another vote for Throttlemeister...clean look, works like a champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VietHorse Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Using Cramp-Buster until having the Cruise control. My handle bar has no riser so having a bit difficulties with the cramp-buster touching the gastank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted March 26, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2012 WARNING! Throttle Rocker is dangerous. My story: practicing cloverleafs on local free interchange I drifted wide of the turn, hit a curb and ended up sliding across a traffic land and landed on a median. I have no recollection of the actual crash. I woke up in the hospital. I called the LEO to find out what happened and the reconstructed the accident for me. He suggested I had been applying presure to countersteer and unknowingly applied a slight amount of presure to the Throttle Rocker, slightly adding speed that sent me wide of my intended course. The last thing I remember was: LOOK TO THE EXIT! WHY IS THIS THING NOT GOING THERE! The LEO (a biker himself) explained he had a fellow officer tell him he was convinced that exactly that same thing occured to him and he is sure it was the throttle control. I was advised to use the Rocker only on long-distance trips, if at all. I've never used one since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 WARNING! Throttle Rocker is dangerous. He suggested I had been applying presure to countersteer and unknowingly applied a slight amount of presure to the Throttle Rocker, slightly adding speed that sent me wide of my intended course. I'm not saying that the rocker doesn't have the ability to cause a problem........ It's my understanding that while applying CSteer and a little increase in throttle, would cause the bike to turn more into the turn, not go wide. Where as applying the brake would cause the bike to straighten out and go wide...... Anyone have some knowledge on this. I'm not questioning what you said, I'm questioning the Policemans opinion........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I have had the same dreaded throttle rocker "jolt" You cruise down the highway for hours, the on the first exit ramp, you forget it is there and it is such a surprise when the bike lurches forward and you didnt tell it to. This is the reason I bought throttlemeisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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