Testing the twist throttle

With a trip to the store to get a handle bar and reusing some of the pieces from the oarlocks I've successfully mounted the thrust engine twist throttle at the front of the cockpit.

The twist throttle mounted

It took a while to find a part at the bikeshop with a long enough straight section.  But cruisers have some long segments in their handlebars ...

The handlebars I repurposed. (note I used the longest straight section below the first bend.)

And here's a quick test: 

I also thought about mounting it on the tiller too. I didn't have enough slack in the control cable at the moment. But I think that the current mounting will provide a nice solid handle for the pilot to lean against.

The engine needs to warm up a bit before it can throttle up effectively. You can see some lag, it was way better this time than the first time I tested it completely cold. Opening up the throttle completely flooded the engine.