Neil San Diego
One of "...those guys..."
Edit: See update with photos in post #9 - Now in matte black!
I recently found a throttle lock that I have never heard of before and thought some folks here might be interested as well. Tak-Lok. It works very similar to the BreakAway throttle lock – mechanically locks the throttle in place, and disengages if you touch the front brake or release the lock button. It also lets you adjust the throttle while it’s locked down. So it’s virtually identical to the BreakAway, functionally. It’s also a bit pricey as well, but still a few $$ less than the BreakAway.
Photo shamelessly stolen from their website:
So I picked one up over the weekend and slapped it on. Very easy install, in fact it took me less than two minutes (but I watched their installation video first). Of course the best thing for me, is that the Tak-Lok doesn’t require you to take the grips off. The throttle lock fits right over the grips as is – including heated grips. It comes with several adaptors for different size grips. FYI, the FJR grips use the “I” adaptor.
So far the only testing that I’ve been able to do is commuting to work, but it has worked flawlessly for the little bit of time that I have been able to use it. Don’t know if it will have any problems with extreme temperature changes as some folks have noticed with the BreakAway.
Pluses:
Don't need to take the grips off.
Works on heated grips.
Minuses:
It does take up about ¼” of grip on the inside. This is taking a bit of getting used to for me, but not bad.
It's a little bit more obvious visually than the BreakAway.
Only comes in chrome (I’m feeling a bit like a pirate).
Anyway, never saw this mentioned here, and thought folks might be interested in knowing about it.
I recently found a throttle lock that I have never heard of before and thought some folks here might be interested as well. Tak-Lok. It works very similar to the BreakAway throttle lock – mechanically locks the throttle in place, and disengages if you touch the front brake or release the lock button. It also lets you adjust the throttle while it’s locked down. So it’s virtually identical to the BreakAway, functionally. It’s also a bit pricey as well, but still a few $$ less than the BreakAway.
Photo shamelessly stolen from their website:
So I picked one up over the weekend and slapped it on. Very easy install, in fact it took me less than two minutes (but I watched their installation video first). Of course the best thing for me, is that the Tak-Lok doesn’t require you to take the grips off. The throttle lock fits right over the grips as is – including heated grips. It comes with several adaptors for different size grips. FYI, the FJR grips use the “I” adaptor.
So far the only testing that I’ve been able to do is commuting to work, but it has worked flawlessly for the little bit of time that I have been able to use it. Don’t know if it will have any problems with extreme temperature changes as some folks have noticed with the BreakAway.
Pluses:
Don't need to take the grips off.
Works on heated grips.
Minuses:
It does take up about ¼” of grip on the inside. This is taking a bit of getting used to for me, but not bad.
It's a little bit more obvious visually than the BreakAway.
Only comes in chrome (I’m feeling a bit like a pirate).
Anyway, never saw this mentioned here, and thought folks might be interested in knowing about it.
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make yourself a little sheet metal bracket... good to go... 25 bucks...
