Thanks Tomo, I'll do just that! I'll try it on the left side to get a feel for the concept and the travel of the mechanism. What a great idea.
If I'm understanding the principle of this device properly, it "pushes" against the "end" of the plastic sleeve of the throttle twist (or even against the rubber grip itself) and prevents it from returning to "idle" position by introducing a compressive clamping action, until the helix device is released, or, the grip is forced back the the idle position (overriding the clamping action) by a reverse twist of the grip. Now, if you recall reading this in threads before, the Kuryakyn grips are about 3/4" to 1" longer than the stock ones. If my expectations are correct (and they my not be), do I need to figure out a way to increase the length of the grip sleeve so that the Throttlemeister has something to compress against, or will it simply compress against the end of the Kuryakyn grip?
The design of the Kuryakyn grips are different in that they are a "skeleton" of metal, made into the different shapes Kuryakyn grips are known for. And the rubber inserts have raised areas to match the voids of the metal skeleton. The rubber inserts (made in 2 pieces) are inserted down the middle of the metal skeleton and then pushed out thru the openings of the skeleton. The grip was difficult getting on the throttle sleeve because the rubber inserts kept "rolling" out of the skeleton. It took lots of time & care to keep the rubber inserts straight & in place during the pushing process. I don't recall how rigid the Kuryakyn grip is if you were to push on the end. These Kuryakyn grips have end caps which get screwed on with 4 small screws, so I'm thinking the Throttlemeister could work effectively against the end of the grip itself.
Any comments?
Pig9r, that is exactly the page I was looking at when I ask the question of the replacement grip. I figured the price ($13+) was just for the rubber grip. Maybe/hopefully it is the price of the plastic sleeve with the grip in place. The "left grip" shown surely is just the rubber grip, cause that is all that is on the left side. What do you think?