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Old November 27th, 2012, 06:31 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by alex.s View Post
they scare the **** out of me and i would never use one though... what if you pass out or for some reason fall off or have some other kind of conciousness issue... instead of naturally rolling off the throttle and the bike slowing itself down until it falls over, it keeps going the same speed until you slam into that semi truck
Same here.

Pre-1960, many bikes had a throttle grip that was not returning by itself.

There is a very important safety mechanism made mandatory by many governments after that time: the self-closing throttle.

"Twist-grip throttle (Right handlebar): Must be self-closing to idle in a clockwise direction after release of hand."

You are going back 50 years, guys!!
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