Call me cheap, but I was not up for spending much in order to be able to give my right hand some respite from those heavy ST vibes, so I came up with a free solution. I cut the bristles off a small cleaning brush meant for an electric clipper, wrapped a metal strap around the upper throttle cable feed pipe and bolted it tight. I added the drilled out brush handle to the bolt followed by a rubber washer and another nut. Result: in my opinion, one neat looking throttle lock.
When pressed down the lock works by jamming the rubber of the right grip to the twist grip body, holding it in place. A flick of the thumb releases it. The lock is held quite tightly by the nut and rubber washer, but it's the friction of the grip that holds it in the locked position.
Hopefully the attached photos clarify.
Update Feb 2012: I had to cut off my left grip which a previous owner had superglued in place, to install a new left switchblock (for an electric screen conversion, another story...). As a result I had to replace my grips and I ended up with a nice soft Ducati pair. Unfortunately the throttle lock pictured here is a complete fail with soft grips, they just deform and do not grip the lock lever.
When pressed down the lock works by jamming the rubber of the right grip to the twist grip body, holding it in place. A flick of the thumb releases it. The lock is held quite tightly by the nut and rubber washer, but it's the friction of the grip that holds it in the locked position.
Hopefully the attached photos clarify.
Update Feb 2012: I had to cut off my left grip which a previous owner had superglued in place, to install a new left switchblock (for an electric screen conversion, another story...). As a result I had to replace my grips and I ended up with a nice soft Ducati pair. Unfortunately the throttle lock pictured here is a complete fail with soft grips, they just deform and do not grip the lock lever.
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