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El Cheapo Throttle Grip Improver
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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 360424" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>I recently bought some new winter weight gloves 'cos my old ones were no longer rain proof.</p><p></p><p>These new gloves I found didn't grip the throttle as well, and I had to squeeze harder to hold it open. After an hour or so, my hand was suffering somewhat. I've already done the spring release, so I wanted another way to ease the strain.</p><p></p><p>Having worked out that it was the squeezing that was hurting, what I wanted was a way of increasing the friction between my gloves and the grip. I came up with a 2-minute, tuppenny solution.</p><p></p><p>I got an old inner tube, cut a length from it about 1cm (3/8 inch) wide, and about 40 cm (18 inch) long. This I wound round the grip in a spiral, stretching it a little, and secured in place at each end with a plastic tie, cutting off extra length.</p><p></p><p>Couple of piccies:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/fjr/tmp/1_DSCF8412.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Underside, showing plastic ties:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/fjr/tmp/1_DSCF8410.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Obviously needs engineering a bit better, but so far it's worked well, easing the strain on my hand. It also doesn't affect the grip's heating (quite important when it's only a degree or so above freezing).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 360424, member: 3187"] I recently bought some new winter weight gloves 'cos my old ones were no longer rain proof. These new gloves I found didn't grip the throttle as well, and I had to squeeze harder to hold it open. After an hour or so, my hand was suffering somewhat. I've already done the spring release, so I wanted another way to ease the strain. Having worked out that it was the squeezing that was hurting, what I wanted was a way of increasing the friction between my gloves and the grip. I came up with a 2-minute, tuppenny solution. I got an old inner tube, cut a length from it about 1cm (3/8 inch) wide, and about 40 cm (18 inch) long. This I wound round the grip in a spiral, stretching it a little, and secured in place at each end with a plastic tie, cutting off extra length. Couple of piccies: [IMG]https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/fjr/tmp/1_DSCF8412.JPG[/IMG] Underside, showing plastic ties: [IMG]https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/fjr/tmp/1_DSCF8410.JPG[/IMG] Obviously needs engineering a bit better, but so far it's worked well, easing the strain on my hand. It also doesn't affect the grip's heating (quite important when it's only a degree or so above freezing). [/QUOTE]
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