Abstract: Modified manual control lever devices and methods for use with motorized vehicles having handlebar-type steering mechanisms including a handle grip are disclosed. The devices include a main body having at least one flare (a lateral surface extension) extending from a body portion. Two flares are preferred each extending from the body portion opposite one another. The length of the flares is selected so that a distal end of the control lever remains prominent and readily manually engageable. The flares are configured on the main body to extend, in use, in a direction substantially normal to the plane of control lever movement.