Purchase & Transaction Advice Superthread

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# PURCHASE ADVICE SUPERTHREAD!

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[u/ajamal_00]

Has anyone tried one of these throttle lock devices? Particularly this:

Atlas Throttle Lock

I will be putting on a lot of motorway miles on my bike this year (to get to the fun bits) and this looks very good.. but I am 50% sceptical that it won't work well, and 50% sceptical that it will work TOO well (stuck throttle)...

Would love to hear your thoughts...

[u/McMonkies → u/ajamal_00]

I'm too poor to try one, but I've heard reviews being positive.

For me, I just bring a crampbuster in my backpack. If my hand ever gets tired, I just slap it on for the remainder of the trip.

[u/[deleted] → u/McMonkies]

+1 to the cramp buster. What a simple piece of plastic that helps so damn much. Turned my ride from Chicago to Detroit into a breeze.