Throttle Control

MIKE R

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Just taken delivery of a Kaoko Throttle Lock from the states. On first inspection it seems an excelent piece of kit, far better than others I have seen advertised.

It basically replaces the end weight and has a large easily gripped nut which can be moved to make contact with the handlebar grip. As it is a left hand thread, it grips as you open the throttle and closes as....... if you are using it.

A bit expensive at about £60 all in but very useful on a long trip and cooler than simply putting the heated grips on! Mine is fitted on an 1150 but they are available for other models including the 12GS.

They may be viewed on www.kaoko.com

I bought mine from Adventure Touring which has a link. They were very friendly and helpful.

Mike R
 
I've always been very dubious about using something that deliberately locks the throttle in place...seems like a recipe for disaster to me, and feck knows what the insurance companies would make of it if an accident occurred with one fitted.

Anyone want to put me right on this one?
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What! the friction screw thingy that fitted into the old 80/100GS was made and fitted by B*W. Fantastic bit of kit. I still have one of these and plan on finding a way to fit it to my 1100 this winter.
Being able to take your right hand of the bars to have bit of a rest or to make obscene jestures was fantastic.

Noddy.
 
Bill,

the throttle 'lock' is a friction nut - if you need to close the throttle with it fully tightened you still can - it just provides enough friction to overcome the throttle spring (mine isn't a Kaoko, but I suspect the design is the same, because it doesn't need to be different).

I don't consider it a safety hazard at all (or I wouldn't use one)...

Mike:)
 
Noddy

Motorworks used to supply a replacement top for the right hand switch gear with a throttle lock screw in it. I bought one secondhand from them for about £10 when I had my 1100.

About the Kaoko Throttle Control, it only just grips the handlebar grip. It is very easy to over ride or turn off. Great for long distance work when on a clear straight road and want to flex your right hand.
 
rocket science cruise control

well as i'm an old 'un a trick from my dad (now '88) and improved by yours truely.................................just a piece of 4mm or 6mm shock cord. wrap it round between bar grip and control housing /brake lever on throttle side. and tie a knot in it...........easily stops throttle from rolling off so you can rfelax the fingers.......use it on my Pan and VFR, and probably on the latest bikes there is an auto shut off once it falls over so as not rev its nuts off !!
Been using it for years and done 100's of thousands of miles.of course with 'proper' airheads you just use the throttle screw............BMW original cruise control only a few pence more than my effective mod'
Why pay for an expensive cruise control from USA ????....
.oh and as I lived there for 3 years and had a Harley Fat Boy(what a joke that was) with one cruise fitted my mod does the same job for pennies~~~
Dood'
 
So I presume you get into the habit of twisting the throttle off rather than.......erm......hmm..

I was going to say just let it go, but obviously you don't do that 'cos you'd be one handed....never consciously thought about it.


But you're saying it twists off naturally in that instinctive 'grab the brakes' moment when you meet a SMIDSY?

Must admit if it does work like that, It'd be usefull.
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safety hazard

your right Mike.it is not a safety hazard...........actually it makes riding much more pleasent, in the old days a cruise deritive was very normal.................many new bikes have a cut off if the bike falls over. My Pan does.....................................anyway if you scare yourself ****less while riding you automatically shut the throttle.........many mis-conceptions about cruise controls in UK, its a bit like cruise controls and auto boxes on cars !!
In Uk we are used to 'stick shifts' and no cruise, everything in USA has auto and cruise.......................it just makes sense.............dont undertsnad why folks want gear knobs on cars in our suffocated land.but thats another story!!!
Dood'
 
Tried the O ring solution, but found that it wasn't enough to stop the throttle slowly rolling off - more to do with the vibration than the strength of the spring, I think.

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Mike:)
 
'tother end !

Mike, try putting the O ring between the other end of the grip and the switchgear.
 
wrong end

thats coz you have it at the wrong end !!! and an 'o' ring type of thing does not provide enough friction.
It needs to be on the inside end of the the throttle and because you stretch the shockcord over the the twist grip it and into the groove in between it expands back into the gap and thickens.................thus providing the neccessary friction !!!! does that make sense after a bottle of shiraz !!!
It does work though and is so simple. Both my Pan and VFR have enough tension to relax and take your hands off the bars even at high speed(i.e. over 100mph) without any roll off. You can even fit it so that after a certain throttle opening it rolls off to a cdertain point faster..............
I find I need to re-new about every 5,000 miles at a cost of about .15p..........................maybe I should market it and offer a fitting service at £50 a go.you bring the bike to me, can even offer the mod' in black, blue or pink shockcord (from stock)................ you really dont need anything more, its so simple and so well used by old timer bikers i am amazed that no one seems to have come across it.......everyone must have started riding airheads and graduated to oilheads !!! I reckon the Germans pinched the idea from us in the first place !!!
Dood'
 
Hey Fanum, you would be amazed how quickly you get used to twisting the throttle shut.
In a bit of an emergency the very action of reaching forward for the brake starts to close the throttle, and I am almost certain that under the same conditions without any friction control you don't actually release your grip on the throttle, to let it close, as you grab for the brake. Ita kind of two in one movement.

Try a bike fitted with one, you'l like it.
Hope this helps
Noddy.
 
Re: money no object

Fred Doodey said:
yet another example of GS owners spending money unneccesarily/and i'm a top example:beer:

Errm - I might accept that if I hadn't tried the alternative & found it wanting. But with that in mind...

:dabone

Mike:D
 
Noddy said:
Hey Fanum, you would be amazed how quickly you get used to twisting the throttle shut.
In a bit of an emergency the very action of reaching forward for the brake starts to close the throttle, and I am almost certain that under the same conditions without any friction control you don't actually release your grip on the throttle, to let it close, as you grab for the brake. Ita kind of two in one movement.

Try a bike fitted with one, you'l like it.
Hope this helps
Noddy.

I've got one fitted to my bike if you fancy a go, Bill :D :D :D
 
elastic

a piece of shockcord, 4mm is good...........tie a knot in a piece(pink is my fave color) and stretch it round the throttle and over the lip on the switch side, it stretches to go into the gap and then contracts into the void............voila perfect cruise control, you may need a diff. thickness shock cord available from any yacht chandlers ........... really works great lasts ages and the worst case scenario is the trhottle rolls off. Works great on my Pan at 90mph. Hand off on the VFR at 135 (not in UK of course) and as for the tractors..............perfect !!!!:beer:
 


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