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Motorcycle Cruise Control
Cruise Controls, Parts and Accessories for Motorcycles
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Triumph Rocket III Cruise Control (incl.custom loom) |
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Author: Brett - Australia
Hi Guys,
Well I have installed the Cruise Control on my Triumph Rocket and I am impressed! I appreciated the concise installation instructions with detailed pictures - it was actually enjoyable putting this on my bike and there was no drama. Not only the system looks part of the bike, it actually works very well without me having to tweak anything (what an unexpected bonus). I have just returned from a overnight trip with the guys (1200kms in 2 days) and I didn’t have the “numb throttle hand” to put up with and actually could divert more attention on the surrounds. Much more enjoyable...
I normally don’t send these kind of reviews to companies I have bought products from but this case is an exception. Thanks for your excellent product and service!
Regards
Brett
Western Australia
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Author: Volker - Australia 6 October 2007
Tony,
Volker here, You may remember I purchased the Rocket III Cruise Control a few weeks ago.
Mate I got to tell you I love it, the installation was easy and the instructions were great.
Everything fit as it should and nothing went wrong, the only way for anything to go wrong would be not to follow the instructions.
The only thing I ended up having to do was turn the sensitivity from the preset 8 down to 3 as it was accelerating too much and then slowing again.
Now it works fantastic and so far is the best thing I have bought for the bike and I’m the gadget king, so there are a few of them.
OK I just wanted to let you know but I did not want to register on the web site.
Thanks very much and all the best.
Regards
Volker
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Author: Jeffrey - Denver CO USA 30Oct 2007
Dear Tony,
I finally got the cruise control installed on my Rocket 3 last weekend, and I cannot be happier with it. It works pretty much exactly as promised, and takes riding the beast to a whole new comfort level. It actually worked quite well right out of the box (with just the in-shop tests completed), but I went ahead and road-recalibrated it yesterday just to make certain it was properly adjusted for my specific bike. Doing so makes it take hold and grab the setting better, and hold the set speed a little tighter. It even holds 30 MPH like a charm! I'm so glad I didn't return it to you!
Anyway, after being unable to convince the motorcycle people to do the install, I approached my Saab mechanic, who is a wonderful, meticulous and very technically adept fellow. I asked him if he would help, and he said "just send me the manuals and I'll take a look." It took him just a couple of days to get back to me (he said he took an hour or so to look at the manuals) and he agreed to help me get the system on the bike. We finally got to it last Saturday, and because of his doing everything absolutely "by the book," and not being familiar with the bike, it took about 6 hours to get it done, door to door. He was impressed with the quality of the components in the system, as well as the clear and detailed installation instructions. He really had no significant trouble with the install, even though he does not work on motorcycles at all.
The only issue I have now is that the throttle is a tad bit stiffer than before, and the engine returns to idle a little slower than before the install. My mechanic opted not to lube the throttle lines with light oil (the bike has only 3,500 miles on it), and he said the throttle cables are braided stainless in Teflon sleeved covers. the throttle was very light to begin with, and he told felt that lubricating the cables with Teflon sleeves in there would be counterproductive. Anything you can recommend to address this? I'd love to get the throttle back to the lightness it had before, but even if I can't, the extra pull is well worth being able to release my right hand while riding. So, let me know what you think please,
I know this is a long email, but I really want you to know what happened, and how happy I am with your product.
My very best regards,
Jeffrey
MCS' reply:
Hi Jeff,
Regrettably your mechanic called it wrong on the cable lubrication. The oil we recommend does two things – makes the Teflon lined cable outer slipperier without damaging it AND stops the inner cable rusting. We know it goes against a lot of common practice – but 20 years experience tell us this works. So…I do recommend you do this, but you must make sure you use exactly the oil we specify – sewing machine oil.
The other thing you should check is that there is freeplay in the throttle grip. It is critical that there is some freeplay here otherwise the continuous inner loop binds in the outer. You can adjust this with the adjuster on the opening throttle cable at the handlebar.
Naturally you have added the CIU and the new carb cable to the system, so it is inevitable that there is a little more friction. I hope you can be comfortable with it.
Best regards,
Tony Guymer
Director
MotorCycle Cruise Controls Pty. Ltd
6 Kingston Street
Mount Waverley, Victoria, 3149 AUSTRALIA
Ph. +61 3 9808 2804 Fax. + 61 3 9808 2445
email: mcsetup@bigpond.net.au
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