Is it a throttle lock?

[mehush]

My bike has a small star shaped adjuster knob on the underside of the throttle assembly(grip). I have tried on two occassions to try and adjust it on the fly to serve as a throttle lock. I'm a little hesitant to try to adjust it just using my right thumb since it looks and feels somewhat fragile. Reaching across with the left hand insures I don't break it, but of course isn't the safest way work it either.

Is this a standard feature of 98 ST2's? Is this the intended use? Easy to break? What is the best way operate it? Leave it alone?

Thanks,
Mike

[cb4265]

Photo's might help us?

Craig

[va duc]

Originally Posted by mehush

Is this a standard feature of 98 ST2's? Is this the intended use? Easy to break? What is the best way operate it? Leave it alone?

Thanks,
Mike

No it is not a standard feature, at least not on my 98 or the other 98 I am familiar with. I would say it is some kind of throttle lock?

[Tylerman]

Safest way to find out is in the driveway with the bike on its centerstand. Rev it to maybe 3k rpms and try setting the "lock".

[Derek]

In the old days here in the UK, before bikes had indicators, the twistgrip used to have a friction adjustment so that when you held out your arm to indicate a right turn the throttle didn't snap shut but stayed where it was. The idea was to adjust the friction just enough to hold the throttle but not enough to create any significant drag when you opened it.

[mehush]

Originally Posted by cb4265

Photo's might help us?

Craig

I wish. Photos are beyond my scope of practice with a computer.

[mehush]

It may be useful for maintenance/repair. The design is not good for use while under way so I will just leave it alone.
Thanks.

[stryder]

That sounds like a standard feature on Harleys, and yes, it's used as a throttle lock on Harleys. It may be the p/o had it installed?