‘Racer grip’ as found on Johnson A-25

[smokeonthewater]

Gentlemen, I have found on my Johnson A-25/ A35 ‘mixmaster’ parts motor, (no crank or pistons) this longer than usual tiller handle with a (used to be) red grip, it says ‘racer grip’ on one side and ‘patent pending’ on the other.
Does anyone know if this was a Johnson accessory, or might it have been some aftermarket goodie. It looks like it was pretty well put together, but I can’t imagine myself racing an A-25 anywhere.
Any ideas welcome!
Thanks!!

[smokeonthewater]

[ADAM GIBB]

Is the tiller handel aluminum oe steel? Does the rivet that holds it in place have the large domed head that the factory units did? I find that most grip that are on these older motors have come from bicycles. That may be the case here, but does not explain the long tiller. I have never seen a long tiller in the early accessory catalogs.

[smokeonthewater]

I found the tiller takes a magnet, so steel, I suppose. Bicycle parts sounds plausible, maybe it’s just a steel tube pressed over the original without the rivet, and a handle over that.
Hearing it wasn’t an option in the catalogs is a good enough answer for me!
I’ll keep this part and clean it up, maybe I won’t mind having an extended tiller myself…
thanks!!

[lyks2tinkr]

Just a guess but I think the longer tiller is from the bigger Johnson opposed twins of the late 20s.
I found one a a meet that I am putting on my P40.

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