Seems like there were two sizes - a stubby and a long version. I am looking for the latter. Thx
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Throttlemeister went out of business a number of years back. You'd be better off looking at the HVMP brand. Yamaha bar ends
Throttle meister is a throttlelock. Kaoko would be the modern equivalent.
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HVMP doesn't work like a throttle lock.
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Just picked up an '03 that has a Kaoko throttle lock on it. Can hardly wait to get it on the road to compare it to the Throttlemeister. Picked the bike up right so I can fit in with the VJMC.
I had a kaoko on my vstrom. Easier to engage than a trottlemiester, but if you have big hands you rub on it a lot
I had a Throttlemeister on my old FJR and BMW F650GS Dakar. Both worked great and it sucks the company is defunct. I have HVMP on my current FJR and use a Go Cruise on both the new FJR and KLR. There are several different styles out there, but I have the plastic version. Works great and doesn’t slip unless you want it to. Like when you close the throttle. I’ve used it on many long distance trips. At around $35, depending on model, it’s inexpensive and works just fine.
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Yeah, I know Throttlemeister wasn't that popular. The current bike I want to put it on actually has an Audiovox cruise control. Personally though, I have never cared for electronic cruise controls on standard transmissions. Even on motorcycles, cruise control - even friction locks -don't make a lot of sense to me. Unless you're driving in a perfectly straight line for 10s of miles, when is your speed not going to fluctuate and where are you going to put your right hand any way? But to each his own.
I prefer the throttle lock idea because I typically keep the friction st to 50% or more. This may not lock the throttle at where I set it but it slows your rate of deceleration and the corresponding lurch forward when I take my hand of the throttle. I love this while in the city. I am constantly raising my visor or chin bar, taking a sip of water from my cup holder, maybe playing with the GPS...whatever. Plus, my age and body size has reached a point that if I want to do a proper shoulder check off my left, I need to release my grip on the throttle. All in all, being able to remove my hand momentarily from the throttle frequently without a harsh deceleration makes the ride so much smoother. On the highways when i occasionally want to shift my weight around and remove my hand, I can with a slight increase in friction to the throttle lock which allows me to remove my hand for longer and maintain my speed. If i happen to bill applying throttle at the time, that power application remains even after I remove my hands.
But even more than all that I like the aesthetics. I put grip puppies on my bike and I also think the plastic end caps on most modern bikes to be cheap and ugly. If I install a nicely machined large weighted bar end, it makes the diameter of the entire grip consistent, it's stylish and not cheap looking, it adds a bit of length to the bar and it may even dampen vibration. Other mechanical cruise controls look bulky, cheap and out-of-place...IMO.
I prefer the throttle lock idea because I typically keep the friction st to 50% or more. This may not lock the throttle at where I set it but it slows your rate of deceleration and the corresponding lurch forward when I take my hand of the throttle. I love this while in the city. I am constantly raising my visor or chin bar, taking a sip of water from my cup holder, maybe playing with the GPS...whatever. Plus, my age and body size has reached a point that if I want to do a proper shoulder check off my left, I need to release my grip on the throttle. All in all, being able to remove my hand momentarily from the throttle frequently without a harsh deceleration makes the ride so much smoother. On the highways when i occasionally want to shift my weight around and remove my hand, I can with a slight increase in friction to the throttle lock which allows me to remove my hand for longer and maintain my speed. If i happen to bill applying throttle at the time, that power application remains even after I remove my hands.
But even more than all that I like the aesthetics. I put grip puppies on my bike and I also think the plastic end caps on most modern bikes to be cheap and ugly. If I install a nicely machined large weighted bar end, it makes the diameter of the entire grip consistent, it's stylish and not cheap looking, it adds a bit of length to the bar and it may even dampen vibration. Other mechanical cruise controls look bulky, cheap and out-of-place...IMO.
I have throttlemeister on both of my current bikes. It is something that I only use for extended highway trips when my right hand needs a rest - or sometimes to warm the bike up unattended. It is great on my FZ1 where I have wider than stock grips (FJR width) but can't fit the even wider than stock grips that I run on my FJR. As you said it extends the effective length of the grips.
In terms of cruise control - I rarely even use that in my truck. I like the fact that when you get sleepy the tendancy is to slow down unintentionally
In terms of cruise control - I rarely even use that in my truck. I like the fact that when you get sleepy the tendancy is to slow down unintentionally
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Sorry, I misunderstood. Thought you were just looking for heavier bar ends.
That being the case, I'd suggest you combine the HVMP bar ends w/the Kaoko throttle lock to attain your goals. I've had both the Throttlemeister and the Kaoko units and found the Kaoko far better to the task than the TM unit ever was. It's simple to install and use and very effective, the closest you'll come to actual cruise control.
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