I've done this on my last few bikes and surprisingly it works quite well and the best part it is totally FREE!
The trick is to first get one of those elastic pony tail holders for young girls. Stretch it over your throttle grip looped back over itself once and rolled over to the inside edge of the rubber grip flange. Then, push it down so it seats inside the small gap between the rubber grip and the opposite side of the bar. This gap is no more than about a couple tenths of an inch.
These thingies are nothing more than a fabric encapsulated rubber bands resembling an O-ring, that are sold in convenience stores, and I often find them just lying on the ground in parking lots (freebies).
With one (or two) in a figure 8 to make at least two loops filling the gap on the inside edge of the throttle grip, they add just enough resistance between the two opposing surfaces on either side of the gap to effectively HOLD the throttle grip open, under just enough tension, to any particular fixed position. This does NOT interfere with normal operation of the throttle. It merely eliminates the reverse pull on the grip so that it no longer automatically closes the throttle with your hand is removed.
PRESTO! That's all there is to it to have a poor man's cruise control.
The trick is to first get one of those elastic pony tail holders for young girls. Stretch it over your throttle grip looped back over itself once and rolled over to the inside edge of the rubber grip flange. Then, push it down so it seats inside the small gap between the rubber grip and the opposite side of the bar. This gap is no more than about a couple tenths of an inch.
These thingies are nothing more than a fabric encapsulated rubber bands resembling an O-ring, that are sold in convenience stores, and I often find them just lying on the ground in parking lots (freebies).
With one (or two) in a figure 8 to make at least two loops filling the gap on the inside edge of the throttle grip, they add just enough resistance between the two opposing surfaces on either side of the gap to effectively HOLD the throttle grip open, under just enough tension, to any particular fixed position. This does NOT interfere with normal operation of the throttle. It merely eliminates the reverse pull on the grip so that it no longer automatically closes the throttle with your hand is removed.
PRESTO! That's all there is to it to have a poor man's cruise control.