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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Throttle Lock 09/09/07 at 18:10:54 Have any of you used this? NEP Cruise Control Needs very little grip space for installation. May require moving the grip outward 1/8" on some bikes. Usually very easy to do. Size 7/8, not 1" Comments, pros-cons, etc appreciated!
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Re: Throttle Lock
Reply #1 - 09/09/07 at 18:47:06

I have found I dont really need a throttle jockey. Such a large diameter grip requires little "squeeze" to hold it and for those times I do get tired I slip my hand down to hold the endcap & grip at the same time. If I would wrap a rubberband around the endcap, I expect it would make that even easier.
Now, to answer your question, No,, havent tried that BUT, If I was gonna do one, I would likely go with the thing that wraps around the grip & has a bit of a lever to place the palm on.

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rigidchop Serious Thumper Offline don't feed the drama llama Posts: 1105 ravenswood wv Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #2 - 09/09/07 at 19:07:28 a friend of mine had that exact one on his maxim 650 and to tell ya the truth it was kinda flimsy. neither one of us ever used it as we took it off soon after he purchased the bike.
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vtail Senior Member Offline life's short, ride fast Posts: 408 Portland,OR Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #3 - 09/09/07 at 19:09:31 That one won't work, but this one does, it's a 1'' Vista Cruise. http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/list.cfm?manufacturer_ID=291&mc=W-HCA . VC-07-4041. I love mine, use it all the time. Set friction where I can easely override it. Have had a Vista cruise on my Interstate since 1987.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #4 - 09/09/07 at 19:19:26 Had one on my last bike. Found that I didn't use it. Takes a faction of a second to undo to slow down.
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Strafford_Guy Full Member Offline 96 in progress Posts: 238 Strafford, NH Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #5 - 09/09/07 at 19:55:50 Hey skatnbnc, There is a thread about wrist rests http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n... That may have some alternatives. I remembered reading through that one a while ago. Maybe you can find something there.
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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #6 - 09/10/07 at 05:47:44 I know I don't want a wrist rest or a Cramp Buster. The reason I was looking at the NEP is because it is smaller (narrower) than the Vista Cruise. The NEP does look flimsy, so I guess I'll go with the Vista. I was checking because I know with this many people on the forum, someone would have tried both types! Thanks all.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #7 - 09/10/07 at 06:07:58 I put the Flip-a-lever throttle lock on mine... and it works fine. http://www.schneidersinc.com/flip_a_lever.htm Savage-Greg modified his Vista Cruise so it doesn't have that wide strap. Both things are mentioned in that thread listed above.
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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #8 - 09/10/07 at 07:18:21 Hey guys - which SIZE do I need? 7/8 or 1"
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #9 - 09/10/07 at 07:25:29 The Savage is like Harleys and has 1" bars. Clive W
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KWKaletta Full Member Offline The Savage Cycle Posts: 101 Zanesville, IN Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #10 - 09/10/07 at 08:54:21 When I first saw a Vista Cruise I thought that I would not have one on my bike. That is until I played with one on another bike, you can still roll it to put on the brake without having to undo the switch, I liked that. I installed one on my bike!
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Re: Throttle Lock
Reply #11 - 09/10/07 at 10:47:17

vtail wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

That one won't work, but this one does, it's a 1'' Vista Cruise. http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/list.cfm?manufacturer_ID=291&mc=W-HCA . VC-07-4041. I love mine, use it all the time. Set friction where I can easely override it. Have had a Vista cruise on my Interstate since 1987. http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/09/04/bikepics-1013130-full.jpg

vtail - what is that black strap for?

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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #12 - 09/10/07 at 11:12:32 Quote: The Savage is like Harleys DON'T SAY THAT !!!!
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vtail Senior Member Offline life's short, ride fast Posts: 408 Portland,OR Gender:	Re: Throttle Lock Reply #13 - 09/10/07 at 12:38:42 vtail - what is that black strap for? To install this Vista cruise you'd have to move the mirror/brake clamp over a little to make room for the vista-clamp. The throttle friction device fits over the thottle and that bar connects the two, to keep the friction-device from rotating.
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Re: Throttle Lock
Reply #14 - 09/10/07 at 13:50:12

vtail wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

To install this Vista cruise you'd have to move the mirror/brake clamp over a little to make room for the vista-clamp. The throttle friction device fits over the thottle and that bar connects the two, to keep the friction-device from rotating.

Did you have to add that yourself? I did not see it included with the VC i am looking at online for sale.

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