If you ride your motorcycle farther than the supermarket, you have probably experienced some degree of wrist fatigue, finger numbness, and even forearm cramping. If you are a distance rider, you are painfully aware of these conditions. It has always been easy to shake the fatigue from the left hand – it is not in perpetual demand. However, the right hand always has a job to do.
Throttle locks have been around for years. They are sometimes mistakenly referred to as cruise controls, which is a misnomer. Cruise controls (like in your car) actually regulate speed and are automatically disarmed when the brakes are applied. On the other hand (no pun intended), the vast majority of throttle locks must be manually released for deceleration.
Enter the BreakAway Motorcycle Cruise Control. While the name is still a little misleading (it’s still a “lock”), this BreakAway does have a nice innovation. The unit has both an instant push-button release, and an instant disengagement which is activated by the front brake. I have always been a bit leery about locks that must be released by a more complicated technique.
The BreakAway is 100% chemically polished and anodized aluminum. Another benefit is that the unit requires no modification or drilling. The BreakAway has models to fit most all two-wheeled applications, and retails for $209 - $219.
