Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

by **javaman** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:27 am

Just letting you know I *love* this thing. It attaches to the throttle and you only need to use the wrist to do the deeds :lol:

. No more sore wrist around town and I can imagine would be really good for touring.

Initially not too keen on using it on the twisties but tried it and it's no problems at all. It's also only at $6.5 at Peter Stevens.

Saw this firs on Tanya's bike, thanks !

by **Barrabob** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:29 pm

Java i have one as well but remove it if things get really twisty like mt hotham it can get in the way but they are a great thing once you are used to them and let you sit bolt upright and still be able to use the throttle.

by **ttc** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:45 pm

without it there's no way i would have been able to make the trip.. being able to relax and not hold the throttle when riding is heaven

i ended up with my left wrist hurting more than the right!

barrabob is the one to put me onto them, so i'll thank bob in return

by **MadKaw** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:33 pm

I want one...

just for the trip between the 2 twisty bits on the putty..!

by **Wattie** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:47 pm

i got one, i just flip it around outta my way when things get fun, but most of the time its not oven on there. just for the long rides.

by **ZX10R King** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:52 pm

Wattie wrote:i got one, i just flip it around outta my way when things get fun, but most of the time its not oven on there. just for the long rides.

I don't take my oven with me either when riding :lol:

by **aardvark** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:54 pm

I love my cruise control. And if I carry a big enough folder on the dash of the bike, I can just stick it out in the wind to turn corners. :lol:

by **smek** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:55 pm

Hmm interesting.
I almost bought one before the canberra trip, but decided it wouldn't make much difference as i often just rest the palm of my hand on the throttle on long trips anyway.
Might give 'em a second chance when the next big ride comes up.
What I'd really love is a cruise control like Nielp's .. super cool, but had a hard time finding anyone who sold them.

by **Gosling1** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:05 pm

Nikos - I got one for the WSB trip, it was great for the longer boring stretches, but I found it got in the way on the *tighter* stuff :oops:

, so it went into the tankbag for those bits........which meant it was in the tankbag for most of the trip

they are good though, for long trips. One good thing about the 12 and the *fast idle* lever, is that you can just drag the fast idle around while doing 100k or slower, and the bike will continue at that pace without any throttle input.........and this means you can really get rid of the pins'n'needles in the throttle hand *ouch*......