RE: Throttle Mate
Got the Throttle Mate ups today. I purchased the Friction wheel, spring, and c-clip plus the friction shoe from the local Stealer. With some extra work it can be made to function on the ultra. OK so you ask why put it on the ultra? Some times ya just wanna scratch something but not set the cruise control. This lets you briefly hold the throttle locked to scratch/adjust or shake the kinks out of your hand. I did need to chuck up the knob on a lathe to very carefully cut it down to fit in the space available. A little careful filing on the throttle mate and shortening the set screw also got it to fit. Ugly job but sometimes ya just gotta do it.
For you people that do not need to deal with cruise control fit is not an issue. This is a real trick little gizzmo that no Harley should be without.
Joe
PS
This will not work very well if you have after market heated grips. The wire loop that allows the throttle to twist without binding gets in the way. At some point I will reengineer the throttle mate size to work with the grips. For now call me "Frosty Digits".
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