Topic: Shimano thumb shifters (Read 16621 times)

chrisjones · « **Reply #50 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:09:57 PM »

Doh!!

alcoholicmaggot · « **Reply #51 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:20:30 PM »

You could always look here for the answers

http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/dogging/

not that i have ever ........cough cough..........is that the time :shock:

chrisjones · « **Reply #52 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:24:52 PM »

F**kin' Hell!!!!!! I'm into the wrong hobby!!!!!!! :shock: :shock:

Anonymous · « **Reply #53 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:30:31 PM »

Now come on, be honest, how many of you clicked on that url and looked in your area?
If you you all say you didnt I call you all liers!

Anonymous · « **Reply #54 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:32:22 PM »

Anonymous · « **Reply #55 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:37:29 PM »

I can honestly say I did not....

Only coz I'm in through work at the moment though.... not saying I won't later

Anonymous · « **Reply #56 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:41:18 PM »

Quote from: "chrisjones"

F**kin' Hell!!!!!! I'm into the wrong hobby!!!!!!! :shock:

yeah right!! I typed in "shrewsbury" & it gave me your address!!!

chrisjones · « **Reply #57 on:** September 05, 2005, 08:05:21 PM »

Think I'd best have a word with the misses then!!! :shock:

horobi · « **Reply #58 on:** September 06, 2005, 02:29:35 PM »

:tonqe: :tonqe: :tonqe:
:tonqe: :tonqe: :tonqe: :tonqe: :tonqe: :wink:

The hand throttle on my CJ is on the gearstick just below the knob!!!!

Useful for keeping it steady on the bumpy bits, Doing hill starts when you have a foot operated parking brake and driving home when your accellerator pedal arm has broken (takes co-ordination but possible! I know!!!!) :shock:

chrisjones · « **Reply #59 on:** September 06, 2005, 02:31:38 PM »

Gear stick on the XJ's too short. :roll:

I'll have to find somewhere else.

Anonymous · « **Reply #60 on:** September 06, 2005, 06:38:11 PM »

What about a telegraph pole they are quite tall :wink:

Bubba · « **Reply #61 on:** September 06, 2005, 07:16:04 PM »

i think these hand throtle things are plain unsafe and will never be fitting one some folks like em .............i dont

Woody · « **Reply #62 on:** September 06, 2005, 11:59:10 PM »

Guy's Wrangler at JeepFest ended up on its side in the lake coz of the hand throttle. Glasses fell on the floor and so he bent down to pick them up, as he came back up his arm nudged the hand throttle and he accelerated up a bank and rolled. His kids were in the back, fortunately they were all ok if a bit damp :shock:

Woody

Anonymous · « **Reply #63 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:01:16 AM »

Very nasty

Anonymous · « **Reply #64 on:** September 07, 2005, 05:24:11 AM »

To be honest Im with Bubba on this one.

Bubba · « **Reply #65 on:** September 07, 2005, 05:57:42 AM »

if you wanted one the only safe place and reason for having one is under the bonnet to use as an aid to winching idea then is you open bonnet [an old jeepers trick to keep ocupants safe if cable broke [before plasma] and then use hand throtle to lift revs for winching but like i say i just dont like the idea

Anonymous · « **Reply #66 on:** September 07, 2005, 08:38:04 AM »

But if you were really clever you could setup a tiny "Shit, can't remember what they're called, but those electrically controlled motorised hydrolic jobby, you'll get the idea"

Wire it up to the winch output so that as you use the winch, it pushes the throttle up a bit to assist... Wouldn't be as good but would help... Saying that, it'd probably cost as much as a second battery

Actuator??? damn, I am getting old.... (34 so god help you lot

)

Yep, googled for an actuator.... that's what I was looking for....

chrisjones · « **Reply #67 on:** September 07, 2005, 10:48:40 AM »

Hummm.......things to think about.

Anonymous · « **Reply #68 on:** September 07, 2005, 10:54:01 AM »

Sorry to hear about Guy's accident and glad no one was hurt...but, I dont think you should condem hand throttles based on that, he could just have just as easily put his foot on the throttle and caused the same accident. I drove my previous TJ around Marquenteere in France pretty much entirely on the hand throttle and had no problems whatsoever - its all about commonsence !

Anonymous · « **Reply #69 on:** September 07, 2005, 10:59:57 AM »

Whats commonsense? :lol:

Anonymous · « **Reply #70 on:** September 07, 2005, 11:04:44 AM »

exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated"

Obvious aint it ?

Anonymous · « **Reply #71 on:** September 07, 2005, 11:14:18 AM »

But if we had commonsense, then we wouldn't have bought gas guzzling 4x4's that ruin the planet, kill babies and probably caused the iraq war as well if you believe the anti's

Fit a second spring to the throttle return....

UKJeeper · « **Reply #72 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:02:13 PM »

I'm a flash Git, got me one of these

Works great. Turn it on, set the rpm, and leave it there. Great for winching, jump starting dead vehicles, etc.

I don't use it for driving though. One benefit of being a left hooker is that i can stuff my foot into the transmission tunnel, reducing bounce.

UKJeeper · « **Reply #73 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:02:54 PM »

BTW Ed, talk to the Dr, he's planning something like what you're suggesting.

Anonymous · « **Reply #74 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:05:10 PM »

Ha ha, I was just saying it's possible.... would try and help if someone wanted to do it, but I am happy using my right hand.....

Did I say hand... meant foot....

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