Wrist-rest review

I bought one of those plastic wrist-rest thingies for the throttle. My opinion: Meh. It's OK, I guess, on the open road. But around town, in traffic, it's annoying to the point of being dangerous, in my opinion.

I'd give it a mild recommendation for long road trips.

mickey wrote:

I bought one of those plastic wrist-rest thingies for the throttle. My opinion: Meh. It's OK, I guess, on the open road. But around town, in traffic, it's annoying to the point of being dangerous, in my opinion.

I'd give it a mild recommendation for long road trips.

Please be more specific which wrist-rest product did you use ... there are multiple wrist-rest products??

"Wrist Rest"
Crampbuster
Throttle(something)

I have one that slips on the handle bar, it's maybe two inches across. I just love it. You do have to set it correctly so it's not in the way at slow speeds. And you can spin it around if it gets in the way. Just like anything else you get used to it. When I first put one on a few years ago I remember it getting in the way at slow speeds but now I just don't even think about it. It really takes the pressure off of my wrist.

I have....the plastic one. Uhh......

Whatever it's called. It just slips on. I wish it was easier to remove because I'd just use it for long drives. I'm a little more used to it now, and it's not quite as obnoxious as it was at first, but it's no substitute for cruise control. (Unless, like me, you lack the $600. Then it's a GREAT substitute.)

CRAMP BUSTER! That's it. I remembered. It's definitely better than nothing.

mickey wrote:

I have....the plastic one. Uhh......

Whatever it's called. It just slips on. I wish it was easier to remove because I'd just use it for long drives. I'm a little more used to it now, and it's not quite as obnoxious as it was at first, but it's no substitute for cruise control. (Unless, like me, you lack the $600. Then it's a GREAT substitute.)

CRAMP BUSTER! That's it. I remembered. It's definitely better than nothing.

I started with a Crampbuster, but it interfered with an emergency
maneuver I was hitting the brake and still throttling. The Crampbuster
came off that night and replaced with a Wrist Rest
which has never interfered with emergency maneuvers because it does not
stick out like the Crampbuster and I believe it is positioned lower
than the Crampbuster at idle.

Here is the "Wrist Rest" I use http://newstyleleathers.com/wrist_rest.html

Mine slips on like that but it's about a two by two flat plastic piece. I don't put the little peice of rubber on first so that it moves if I need it to. I had a throttle control on my other bike and once I got this piece I never used the other.

I'd never have one of those throttle grippers. One thing about being old is that you remember why you don't want one. Harley never had a return spring on their bikes throttles and it caused a lot of accidents because in an emergency situation the rider didn't remember, or didn't have time to turn the throttle off. The govt. forced them, maybe sometime in the 80's, to put a return spring on. Now companies are selling these things to defeat the purpose of the return spring. In the 60's and 70's I rode a Harley police bike with no return throttle. On the weekends I was riding a Triumph 650 in enduros. The Triumph not only had a return spring but British bikes at the time had the brake on the left and foot shift on the right. Talk about getting screwed up. Sometimes I just grabbed both hand levers and pushed both feet down. May I suggest that you make a concentrated effort, after reaching speed, that you walk your fingers around the throttle until the back of your had is in a straight line with the back of your forearm. As long as your wrist is straight you'll have no problem.

Oh, I know what you mean now, I thought you were talking about the ones that clamp the throttle in position.

honda_silver wrote:

mickey wrote:

I have....the plastic one. Uhh......

Whatever it's called. It just slips on. I wish it was easier to remove because I'd just use it for long drives. I'm a little more used to it now, and it's not quite as obnoxious as it was at first, but it's no substitute for cruise control. (Unless, like me, you lack the $600. Then it's a GREAT substitute.)

CRAMP BUSTER! That's it. I remembered. It's definitely better than nothing.

I started with a Crampbuster, but it interfered with an emergency
maneuver I was hitting the brake and still throttling. The Crampbuster
came off that night and replaced with a Wrist Rest
which has never interfered with emergency maneuvers because it does not
stick out like the Crampbuster and I believe it is positioned lower
than the Crampbuster at idle.

Here is the "Wrist Rest" I use http://newstyleleathers.com/wrist_rest.html

By golly, that is the ticket!

I must admit, though, shadow's post (below) makes a lot of sense. If the throttle thingy is doing its job it WILL interfere with grabbing the brake in a tight spot. It's there to keep you from releasing the throttle. That's its job.

The nice thing about a genuine cruise control is that it automatically cancels when the brakes are actuated.

I guess there is no such thing as a free lunch. Or even a cheap one.

shadow wrote:

Oh, I know what you mean now, I thought you were talking about the ones that clamp the throttle in position.

No way I'd use one of THOSE. But even these little spoon thingies are intended to get in the way. It's their job.

The "wrist rest" looks like a better design. Mine is wide and comfortable, but by its very nature it WILL get in the way of the brake, even when you slide it all the way to one end of the grip or the other.

mickey wrote:

The "wrist rest" looks like a better design. Mine is wide and comfortable, but by its very nature it WILL get in the way of the brake, even when you slide it all the way to one end of the grip or the other.

With the "Wrist Rest" fully pivoted in either direction which is where I keep it 98% of the time ... it does not stick out anywhere near the other wrist resters.

If you can picture (from the outside of the handlebar) as a clock.

I had to mount the Crampbuster around the 10 o'clock position to be useful at highway speeds.

I mount the "Wrist Rest" around the 9 o'clock position (or slightly lower).

So the "Wrist Rest" make a huge difference because
1) Shorter (when pivoted - longer when fully extended )
2) Mounted lower
3) Able to pivot (with no distraction while driving) for more comfort