Intro to the board and also what throttle lock to get?

[squall_line]

Strangely enough, I've had throttle locks and/or OEM cruise control on all of my bikes thus far, but haven't found the overwhelming need for it on my R1100S in the last 8,000 miles or so.

Of course, with this bike, I seem to seek out side roads and twisties, so I never stay planted in one place for an extended period the way I did on my LT or even my GT.

[mn2007]

I've been doing a 100 mile a day commute- did some more research and found this:

http://www.mccruise.com/BMW-orderby0-p-2-mf-75.html

I think I'm just going to buy a $10 cramp buster... although my wrist is not as big of a problem as my right hip - man I'm getting old ; 0

m

[hawkeyejohn14]

Originally Posted by mn2007

I've been doing a 100 mile a day commute- did some more research and found this:

http://www.mccruise.com/BMW-orderby0-p-2-mf-75.html

I think I'm just going to buy a $10 cramp buster... although my wrist is not as big of a problem as my right hip - man I'm getting old ; 0

m

That's a hard price to swallow.

[ExarKunONe]

Get one of these

[mn2007]

Originally Posted by ExarKunONe

Get one of these

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?

[Peter Parts]

Originally Posted by Dave Bowen

Peter,

Tell me again what you're talking about with the counter balance thing . .

Thanks,

Dave -

Sorry to be late in responding; couldn't log-in for a few days. Thanks for asking.

Nothing to it. Just a 28-cent spring you attach to the far end of the throttle grip (with a thread and a piece of electrical tape, say). Stretch it and fix the other end to the bar-end weight. If the throttle feels twice as hard to open, you've wound it backwards. Some would say it is unsafe in event of an unscheduled dismount to counter the entire force of the butterfly springs, so set it to any less degree of assist you want.

I have never heard of anybody else so much as trying this trivially easy mod since I started talking about it. What does that say?

More details at:

http://tinyurl.com/6bvt23

[hawkeyejohn14]

I would rather put the TM or Bob's wrist rest than this.... sorry but the looks of the S count so much to me or I would have bought a GS.

[Bob Hancock]

Originally Posted by hawkeyejohn14

I would rather put the TM or Bob's wrist rest than this.... sorry but the looks of the S count so much to me or I would have bought a GS.

+1. 'fraid that's what Eddie Murphy would call buckwheat.