Many sports vehicles offer a simple to use throttle that allows the driver or rider to control their speed with some ease. Water bikes and ATVs provide hours of summer fun as the rider is able to throttle down and speed their way over water or land, but after a few minutes of keeping constant pressure on the throttle a lot of people experience the discomfort that comes from forcing their thumb to hold down the accelerator. Long days of fun end up with sores and aches from the machines that are intended to make being outdoors entertaining. Now there is a product available that makes it easier to spend a solid hour or two out riding a recreational machine without coming home with a sore thumb. Using a piece of Velcro that rests on the inside of the throttle lever a rider can attach the opposite end of the easy to use attachment to their wrist and allow the Velcro fastener to maintain the throttle thumb pressure that is needed to propel a wet bike, ATV or snowmobile.
Equipment that has a lever that is pressed to activate it can leave the operator with a sore thumb after they have had their fun. Although the design is simple and the practical use of the Velcro strap allows the person pressing the throttle to relieve the force on their thumb while still retaining full control of their vehicle. By sliding the strap down over the depressed level control the constant speed is maintained, but if someone needs to stop all they have to do is pull their wrist away from the handle bar and the Velcro releases, thereby letting go of the throttle and allowing the vehicle to come to a halt.
Because it is water resistant and can be used in the summer or the winter the invention of the throttle thumb mechanism is allowing people that own ATV's, watercraft and snowmobiles to enjoy the time that they are spending outside. The product is even useful when it comes to doing chores outside the house. Applied to a weed whacker or a pressure washer or any tool that has a trigger mechanism that is used to power the device the Velcro fastener can be incorporated into the operation of the tool making it easier to manage while providing the constant pressure that is needed to run a motorized tool. Keeping in mind the safety features that are built into recreational vehicles and power tools that require the operator to keep their hand on the throttle the addition of a physically freeing Velcro strap is making it easier for people everywhere to enjoy their recreational activities without endangering them self.