Today was my first experence with a throttle lock known as the Go Cruise. A throttle lock holds the accelerator at a certain spot. There are varied ways but they mostly work the same. I had read the pros: releaf from wrist cramp as well as keeping yourself under the speed limit. But the Cons scared me: Imagine your bike spinning out of control after you took a dive, or if you tried to stop and couldn't because the motor was pushing forward?
So after reading other threads, apparently if you have the throttle lock on and something jumps out in front of you, You pull your clutch and both brakes at the same time all the while your motor revs up! The NT has a rev limiter at 8.5k. You can try this without being on the road, just leave the bike in neutral and rev as high as you want. 8.5k is a far as it goes.
Now the experence. On an open road with little traffic I ran my bike up to 65 set the throttle lock. I imagined something had jumped out in front of me and had to stop. Pulling my clutch, and brake I proceeded to SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF MYSELF! When the engine is roaring, even while I stopping is a complete experence!
Well the whole point of this thread is, if you plan to use a throttle lock, please practice with it. For me, that will take some getting use to high reving.
So after reading other threads, apparently if you have the throttle lock on and something jumps out in front of you, You pull your clutch and both brakes at the same time all the while your motor revs up! The NT has a rev limiter at 8.5k. You can try this without being on the road, just leave the bike in neutral and rev as high as you want. 8.5k is a far as it goes.
Now the experence. On an open road with little traffic I ran my bike up to 65 set the throttle lock. I imagined something had jumped out in front of me and had to stop. Pulling my clutch, and brake I proceeded to SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF MYSELF! When the engine is roaring, even while I stopping is a complete experence!
Well the whole point of this thread is, if you plan to use a throttle lock, please practice with it. For me, that will take some getting use to high reving.