Using choke as cruise control...

[KLR600]

Ok, just an idea I was wondering about.

With winter setting in and me being too tight to buy heated grips I like to ride with my hands (one at a time obviously) on my lovely and warm cylinder head. This is fine for the clutch hand but as yet I haven't been able to master controlling the throttle with my clutch hand so I was wondering if I had the choke on whilst my throttle hand was warming up on the head would it cause any damage at all, short term/long term etc?

I wouldn't actually be using the throttle while the choke was on as my hand would be on the head warming up and after I'd put my hand back on the bars I'd knock the choke off.

Thanks in advance
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[MarJay]

[ZaphodBeeble]

Would probably start to foul your plug after extended choke-age. Obviously it would use more fuel too. Might coke up your exhaust a bit. Couple of things I suppose. To be honest I'd rather have cold hands than ride with the choke on.
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[KLR600]

Eeep! Ok I'll skip that then!

Is there anything else I could try that's simple? Maybe putting an elastic band between the grip and throttle body? Seems to be asking for trouble that though...

I don't get many traffic lights on my commute which is the only other time I can put my throttle hand on the head.
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[Fisty]

Turn the idle up, I rode my bike with the idle turned up for 30 miles after I snapped a throttle cable.
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[joop200789]

why not get sum gloves?? if youve already got sum, then get a cheap pair of magic (£1)gloves and wear them under the others ones

[Mudskipper]

[rotax81]

as said. on no account ride with the choke on. it will wash oil from the bores.

a little truth from about 20 years ago::::

a woman of about 60 brought herself a brand new VW Polo, she drove off all delighted with her new car. 3 weeks later she took it back for a service and the mechanics noticed it was smoking a lot.
the engine was diagnosed as completely worn out so a new one was fitted.
a few weeks after that she went into the VW dealership with complaints that the car was smoking too much.
the mechanic went to check it and saw that she was using the choke knob to hang her handbag from.

that is a true story
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[KLR600]

I already have gloves...

I've tried riding with gloves under gloves but that just failed miserably and I'm too tight/broke to spend out on new gloves or heated grips otherwise I'd of done that by now.

[Ichy]

Last year someone was selling heated grips for £20. If thats too much then get some muffs.
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[Cigaro]

Just out of interest, can it cause a problem occasionally riding with the choke on by accident? I've been known to do 40 or 50 miles before without realising. Obviously not very often.

[rotax81]

[Cigaro]

Unfortunately mine has a dodgy Kawasaki choke that needs to be on while riding for the bike to warm up properly.

I've warmed it up for 10 minutes before and it still stalled when I took the choke off

[virus]

[Davie_G71]

I constantly cancel my indicators too, and check my seat hump as it decided to make a bid for freedom on the M8 one night.

[Syx]

[loply]

If you can be bothered, relocate the idle adjuster to somewhere near your handlebars, then you can crank it up for cruise control when required.

Whacking the idle up is just the same as opening the throttle, unlike the choke which enrichens the mixture disproportionately.

Or buy an Aprilia RSV, it has an idle adjuster on the left handlebar, goes all the way up to about 4k
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[Mick_Rs]

Why don't you get they heat pads things. I used to use them for the golf its like the size of a tea bag and they are not dear about 50p or something.

[NSR Mick]

You could go for one of these.

https://www.brakeawayproducts.com/

Although heated grips would be cheaper.
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[Jamie S]

Get a throttle tube as fitted to 50's and 60's British bikes, they have a friction screw which you can adjust, so that the throttle will stick in the place its left at, this was useful when turning right whilst signaling with your arm.
Other bikes might of used them, but I have only seen them on old bikes.

[ravingriley]

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Buy the gloves they have !
20 quid.
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Alastic band, your mad !
And cold
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[Cigaro]

[Pete.]

[cagiva gezzer]

https://www.mrmotorcycles.co.nz/images/egos%20-%20no%20clamp.jpg

Can get cheap ones for £10. I've got some for mine, but they don't fit around my brake lever . .
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