Throttlemeister versus Brakeaway...

[Austin city limits]

Terry trying to slow you down so I get a chance to catch up some in the miles

I will be slowing down from here on out... 1 Trip to Green Bay,,, maybe on my bike... A couple RTE's,,, maybe... That will allow you the window you have been waiting for,,, and I will cheer ya when you pass me too Bill!!!

 

[catmagnet]

'Bit late for me to be weighing in on this topic, but I have the Breakaway unit on a couple of my bikes & Love them. I was primarily drawn to them on the basis of safety--I like being able to just nudge the brake lever to cancel the resistance on the throttle. I have arthritis in both hands & have coupled the Breakaway unit on the ST with an older version Throttlerocker to ease the load on my right hand. The Breakaway does require a lot of Fiddling to set up properly--I compounded the application by also having Hondaline heated grips & having added the wider-bladed ( & adjustable ) Kuryakin Gold Wing levers. The right lever required some re-shaping with the grinder to get a bottom-edge profile that would clear the housing on the Breakaway & still trip the release cam. I also had to shim the Breakaway mount at the lever pivot L-bracket to get things to line up at the grip. Yes, that is a lot of Mucking About but it makes a big difference in keeping my paws functional & I think it was worth it...for me. The biggest drawback on the Breakaway is the price. Maybe we could Arrange a group buy? I bought 3 at once ( a long time ago ) & they let me have them for $175 each. Just a thought.

Dave

 

[RCS]

Got my brakeaway today, installed it in 60 minutes, and road tested it on the highway. Works very well on flats and allows me to rest my hand for 3 minutes at a time. Just what I needed.

Installation wasn't too tough. You need a 10mm and 8mm box wrench to ensure the brake linkage is straight and doesn't bind the "clutch". Without these two tools it could take much longer time to get the proper adjustment.

 

[moosulkwanman]

I think a "cruise control" gadget like a crampbuster works good. Plenty cheap too, but mine seems to really work good, I can rest my hand while allowing the weight of my palm heel to hold the ST at a steady speed without any effort. Then when on short runs, errands, etc I can just either turn it down out of the way or, mostly I"ve gotten used to it and use it like a part of the throttle-grip. There is no way for this little device to foul up, get stuck or malfunction. The only problem I've had is maybe when hitting a hard bump and my palm heel hitting the tab of the crampbuster and the ST kicking a bit from the unwanted acceleration. But I've become conditioned now to be careful with how my palm heel rests or doesn't rest against the crampbuster (actually I think I have another brand of this type device which just snaps around the grip and can easily be rotated to wherever you want it, cost $10) I love this little dude.