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Re: Speaking Of Leather And Crouching.......
« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2008, 10:27:44 AM »

Oh, forgot to add: until your finances allow the purchase of the convertibar, +1 on the crampbuster/throttle rocker. They're cheap and they work.

Hmmm.  Cool.  I missed that somehow the first time through.  Those look pretty cool.

I'll have to check that out.
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« Reply #31 on: June 18, 2008, 10:55:29 AM »

On the ThrottleRocker/CrampBuster thing:

I have a CrampBuster LongNarrow model.  I.e., the "tongue" is a little longer than their standard model.  They also have a ShortWide model, which a coworker has.  (I didn't get mine here, but see THIS SITE.)  In my experience (and yours certainly may vary), install it at the far end of the grip (pinky end). You can rotate it backward to position it just where you like.  Basically, mine lives out of the sway; when I want to use it, I just spin it into position and go.  Adjustments are really easy on the fly, too, if you don't get it *just right* on the first try.

The idea is that you can apply *some* pressure on it with the heel of your hand, letting you loosen your grasp on the grip *some*.  It is NOT a replacement for holding/turning the throttle -- control is not as good.  Also, it's mostly for droning, not carving.  Be wary of its placement so that you don't apply pressure to it when you don't want to -- say, when you've just downshifted and are rolling on the throttle as you enter a curve.  Not the time for abrupt power delivery.
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« Reply #32 on: June 18, 2008, 11:04:53 AM »

On the ThrottleRocker/CrampBuster thing:


The idea is that you can apply *some* pressure on it with the heel of your hand, letting you loosen your grasp on the grip *some*.  It is NOT a replacement for holding/turning the throttle -- control is not as good.  Also, it's mostly for droning, not carving.  Be wary of its placement so that you don't apply pressure to it when you don't want to -- say, when you've just downshifted and are rolling on the throttle as you enter a curve.  Not the time for abrupt power delivery.
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Agreed.  Thanks.  (In fact my first thought was Is this something that may be contraindicated in my type bike?)

But for 11 bones, I'll find one and give it a try.  Even if it doesn't work the way I want it to;  Anything called The Tongue.........well.
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« Reply #33 on: June 18, 2008, 11:29:44 AM »

In my experience there was a little bit of a learning curve with the product. Not that it's difficult, but some fine tuning was involved in getting it where I wanted it and where it felt comfortable. Mine's the Throttle Rocker, which goes on with a velcro strap, so it's not that easily adjusted on the fly. The CrampBuster model seems to make more sense, IMO.
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« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2008, 02:45:13 PM »

Yeah, ThrottleRocker used to market a design very much like the Crampbuster ... until CB sued them for patent infringement (my former firm represented TR).  Settlement included TR's changing their design to not infringe in the US.

I like the CB design much better.  It's very secure if you try to rotate it downward (in the rolling-on-the-throttle direction), yet it moves with only some effort in the opposite direction.  And it's very easily adjusted with just one hand.
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« Reply #35 on: June 18, 2008, 03:37:19 PM »

Interesting.... Black and Yellow.... there's something that's just too..... Nike Sasquatch-esque about it
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« Reply #36 on: June 18, 2008, 04:42:23 PM »

Interesting.... Black and Yellow.... there's something that's just too..... Nike Sasquatch-esque about it

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« Reply #37 on: June 18, 2008, 05:09:19 PM »

Interesting.... Black and Yellow.... there's something that's just too..... Nike Sasquatch-esque about it

 Thumbs Up  Don't forget DeWalt!  The official tool of the stroh household.

There's another line there that you stepped right into, but I don't want to be the first to say it.

However
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« Reply #38 on: June 18, 2008, 06:01:11 PM »

Wow - nice bike, stroh! Thumbs Up  Not something I'd choose for myself, but I like it. Smiley Cool

Now, if only my dad would get one.  Every once in a while, he'll mention how nice it would be to have one, and I try to drop a very subtle hint on occasion (okay, not so subtle and not all that infrequently Cheesy), but that's as far as it goes. Sad
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« Reply #39 on: June 18, 2008, 06:29:25 PM »

Wow - nice bike, stroh! Thumbs Up  Not something I'd choose for myself, but I like it. Smiley Cool

Now, if only my dad would get one.  Every once in a while, he'll mention how nice it would be to have one, and I try to drop a very subtle hint on occasion (okay, not so subtle and not all that infrequently Cheesy), but that's as far as it goes. Sad

Hey Nat, somehow I just wouldn't have picked you for a biker chick.... Shocked  Wink
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« Reply #40 on: June 18, 2008, 06:55:57 PM »

Wow - nice bike, stroh! Thumbs Up  Not something I'd choose for myself, but I like it. Smiley Cool

Now, if only my dad would get one.  Every once in a while, he'll mention how nice it would be to have one, and I try to drop a very subtle hint on occasion (okay, not so subtle and not all that infrequently Cheesy), but that's as far as it goes. Sad

Hey Nat, somehow I just wouldn't have picked you for a biker chick.... Shocked  Wink

lol  I don't know if I'd go so far as to say biker chick, but I certainly do find pleasure in riding them.

I don't have a license so I've never driven one; I've only been a passenger... It's a lot of fun, absolute enjoyment!  My dad had one until just a few summer's ago, and I wish he still had it.  (And I'm sure there are times he does, too.)  It was great fun to have him pick me up from school with it, or when he came to school picnics on his lunch break, or just out for a Saturday afternoon ride (or any other day of the week for that matter Cheesy).

I was thinking it would be nice to get one after I got my license, but I know I'd never be able to bring it home. *sigh*
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« Reply #41 on: September 30, 2009, 10:34:05 PM »

I like the CB architecture abundant better. It's actual defended if you try to circle it bottomward (in the rolling-on-the-throttle direction), yet it moves with alone some accomplishment in the adverse direction. And it's actual calmly adapted with just one hand.


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« Reply #43 on: September 30, 2009, 10:42:08 PM »

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And it's actual calmly adapted with just one hand.

Is that what the kids call it these days?
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« Reply #44 on: October 01, 2009, 09:29:59 PM »

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And it's actual calmly adapted with just one hand.

Is that what the kids call it these days?

Nah, it's still called Christmas Handshake.
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