Throttlemeister cruise control on 2009 CBR 1000RR
The Throttlemeister CC comes with everything you need for a perfect installation. If you've got yourself a decent set of tools and don't mind working on your bike, this thing will go on in about an hour and you'll be sitting pretty. It's a reverse thread, which makes learning it feel natural because the TM locks the gas by turning the bar end weight in the same direction as when you give it the gas. And it releases in the opposite way. I had to cut the end safety wire on my ProGrip 714 (throttle side) so I could roll it back to install the friction collar, but aside from that it went pretty much as planned. The parts fit my 2009 CBR 1000RR perfectly.
The TM is a step up from the Vista Cruiser ones I have been using forever. I haven't had great success with the Vista on the CBR 1000, so I plunked down the substantial cash for the TM, and I am happy to say it was worth it. Prolly cost like a hondo fifty, or thereabouts.
The instructions were a little lacking. I can see now why there's no easy link to the directions on the TM website. Good thing there's illustrations, cause the text is pretty much non-existent when it comes to installing the main piece. There's no description of how to actually insert their new bar weight. I thought I was going to have to pound it in, but just pressing was enough to get it to go. This would certainly not be the case with the factory one I had just removed. The OEM piece that I needed to use the puller tool on was not inserted at the factory with mere hand pressure, that's for sure. So that makes me wonder, will the business end of the Throttlemeister stay put over time? Hmmmm... can't say. I only just installed it a few hours ago.
But I did take the CBR for a couple of short spins, and after a very brief period of fumbling, I already kind of have the feel for it. It holds the throttle dead solid exactly where I want it, and moves without releasing if I need to make a change. If you look you can see the gap where the Vista was. The Vista, when tightened to work effectively, never did not allow the total freedom of movement the Tmeister does when disengaged. This is a well made product.
It adds to the look cool too. I went for the milled.
The Throttlemeister CC comes with everything you need for a perfect installation. If you've got yourself a decent set of tools and don't mind working on your bike, this thing will go on in about an hour and you'll be sitting pretty. It's a reverse thread, which makes learning it feel natural because the TM locks the gas by turning the bar end weight in the same direction as when you give it the gas. And it releases in the opposite way. I had to cut the end safety wire on my ProGrip 714 (throttle side) so I could roll it back to install the friction collar, but aside from that it went pretty much as planned. The parts fit my 2009 CBR 1000RR perfectly.
The TM is a step up from the Vista Cruiser ones I have been using forever. I haven't had great success with the Vista on the CBR 1000, so I plunked down the substantial cash for the TM, and I am happy to say it was worth it. Prolly cost like a hondo fifty, or thereabouts.
The instructions were a little lacking. I can see now why there's no easy link to the directions on the TM website. Good thing there's illustrations, cause the text is pretty much non-existent when it comes to installing the main piece. There's no description of how to actually insert their new bar weight. I thought I was going to have to pound it in, but just pressing was enough to get it to go. This would certainly not be the case with the factory one I had just removed. The OEM piece that I needed to use the puller tool on was not inserted at the factory with mere hand pressure, that's for sure. So that makes me wonder, will the business end of the Throttlemeister stay put over time? Hmmmm... can't say. I only just installed it a few hours ago.
But I did take the CBR for a couple of short spins, and after a very brief period of fumbling, I already kind of have the feel for it. It holds the throttle dead solid exactly where I want it, and moves without releasing if I need to make a change. If you look you can see the gap where the Vista was. The Vista, when tightened to work effectively, never did not allow the total freedom of movement the Tmeister does when disengaged. This is a well made product.
It adds to the look cool too. I went for the milled.