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Crampbuster!

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I have one, but unless I am going to be riding for over an hour I don't bother with it. On long rides it definately does help a lot though, just not so good around town. When I get in town I just roll it out of the way.
 
I just picked one up today. I put it on but I havent actually tried it since Im in the middle of town. Ill try it out on the way home. Hopefully Itll help out on the 600 mile roadtrip I have next weekend.
 
I just got one too but haven't tried it yet. I'm off to an FJR Rally this weekend so I'll check it out soon.

Joe
 
Got one a couple of weeks ago (the wide one) and I dont know how I rode without one all this time.You can ride for hours and not get throttle cramps.I would definitley get the wide one if anybody is going to purchase one.
 
Wow.. OLD THREAD!

Well... I bought one of these today and put it on right at the bike-shop... WOW! I'm looking VERY much forward to riding home tonight... Feels GREAT thus far! Bot the CB-2 version (wide)...
 
Good luck. I won't let one of those within about 10 feet of any of my bikes. :-\\\

I would MUCH rather spend a few extra dollars for the Vista Universal Cruise Control.
Much easier to use, and you can actually remove your hand from the grip to scratch a leg, if you need to. :D
With your "cramp buster", you still have to have a hand on the grip at all times.
And, ... I find them most aggravating to get into a position where it's almost tolerable to use.

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Good luck. I won't let one of those within about 10 feet of any of my bikes. :-\\\

I would MUCH rather spend a few extra dollars for the Vista Universal Cruise Control.
Much easier to use, and you can actually remove your hand from the grip to scratch a leg, if you need to. :D
With your "cramp buster", you still have to have a hand on the grip at all times.
And, ... I find them most aggravating to get into a position where it's almost tolerable to use.

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Steve,

Have the CC on the way as well... I need to be able to get my hand off the grip from time to time, and you are right, the CB doesn't do that. The CC is very helpful for longer rides, and I had one on the bike, but it broke, so I have a Vista on the way.

I just thought I'd try one of these in the meantime to see how it works to prevent the cramps in the first place. Getting the right position seemed easy. We'll see how it works out in the long-run, but thus far, I like it...
 
I just bought one about a month ago too, did 1400 miles on my B-King in 4 days and that Crampbuster was a life saver! I LOVE IT TOO!
 
I tried one on an 800 mile weekend recently. Nice for steady cruising. W rode a lot of twisty mountain roads. I had some trouble with abruptness there. You can lower it, but not that easily while riding. When you lower it it no longer works well for cruising.

Oh well...
 
I've been riding mine for a weekend now, and I find it to work fine for me. I'm pretty adaptable, however, and I can see where some might have issues with it.

I think this, combined with the new Vista Cruise I just installed, should really help with longer trips...

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=1699172&postcount=28

Thought I'd do a follow-up...

I've ridden quite a few miles now with the CrampBuster installed...

I started noticing that the tendons in my right arm, up near the outside of my elbow, were getting tender. I'd be remodeling a lot downstairs in my house, so I assumed it was something I did there, and it may have been. HOWEVER, when I'd ride, they would really hurt...

I noticed that when I'd ride with the Cramp Buster, it seemed to be worse. I took it off the bike a week ago, and the tendons feel great now. It was an immediate change. That area was simply not being stressed.

I won't be putting this back on. Seemed to make the outer portion of my palm hurt/cramp up as well.

I've been riding now, quite comfortably, for a couple of weeks now, since removing it.

Not a bad idea for some, but for me, this was the experience...
 
I've been using one for a long while now, and you do have to pay attention to how it's adjusted and whether it's influencing your grip in a bad way. Make adjustments as necessary. Just another part of paying attention to your ergos.
 
I rode up to Seattle and a few thousand extra miles without one. Rode back to Denver with it. Night and day difference. It's great for any long distance riding.
 
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