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Old 09-16-2014, 08:45 PM   #251 (permalink)
The donkey CRX
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Thanks Guys, The hand throttle has many uses. First for me that on long trips it allows me to rest my feeble old leg and ankle. HA! But it is also very useful as a hypermiler cruise control, which is just the opposite of a regular cruise control. You can apply more throttle at the crest of a hill (pulse and glide ) and use it to DWL up a hill to use momentum and bleeding off speed to increase MPH going up a hill.

Also if you practice using it, I find my hand can be even more precise at throttle response than my foot,

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