fiddler
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I would be interested in this as well. I run the flexx bars and would love to know if the exel would work for me too.jc450 said:
Excel Throttle Control?
- Thread starter TheCabinetMan
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Flex bars.
OEM bar ends (on clutch side only now)
Excel
OEM bar ends (on clutch side only now)
Excel
Mzee
Active Member
I have been struggling to install mine. I cannot get the gap right and I think someone moved the wheel.
Buckeye71
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Hey Mzee, the aluminum spacer that goes inside the handlebars screws in and out so you can adjust the gap. Then you can use the star wheel to fine tune it.
CDMartin884
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Mine was the same, you will have to play with it quite a bit to fine tune it.Mzee said:
That might be the most efficient description yet for how to tune it.Buckeye71 said:
I adjusted the star all the way in. (all the way towards the silver ball)
Then adjusted what you call the "aluminum spacer" (threaded spacer) so that the whole unit got pretty snug when bolted up. This allowed the star wheel to require only a few clicks before everything felt perfect when engaged.
That internal spacer setting is the trick.
Mzee
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Buckeye71 and Snakebitten thank you. Your responses are very helpful. Yesterday i figured, I had to play with the aluminium spacer. It worked but was still tight. I will trying again.
I installed the Excel throttle lock today, probably the easiest mod I've added yet. The adjustment for throttle clearance was simple using the included orange piece of plastic to measure the gap. Just dialed the inner spacer till the clearance was correct, then used the daisy wheel to fine-tune the locking friction.
Mzee
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There are two little knobs just below the spacer do these lock somewhere?twinrider said:
So what di you use as the anchor? Do the flex bars have a built in insert or did you use an expansion thing? If so, which one?snakebitten said:
Thanks
Mzee
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I use the OEM bars. I have got the gap about right but still feel the throttle is tight.
Check this vid around 1:40, shows exactly where those nubs lock into.Mzee said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJtpwJzNCv8&feature=player_embedded#t=102s
Mzee
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My throttle is tight. That is what I am trying to solve now.
Mzee
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I finally figured out the problem. But no answer provided here so far could have helped. It turns out that when I received the throttle, A was glued to B. I thought that this was its natural position. In fact at one point, it broke off when the device fell. In my dumbness, I added even more glue to stick it back. Try as I could, watch the video many times, asked on the forum, my throttle simply refused to work. In desperation, I wrote to Tom Dowel. Now don't laugh at me.
In the meantime, I decided to disassemble the device. Then I noticed that B should actually stand alone from A. When I turned C, it responded the way it should. I assembled the device, put the screw back and fine turned the locking system. Viola, there it was working. Tom needs to add to his notes that there are three separate parts to the device.
It is the simplest device ever made; yet, it fooled me for four days. I did not understand why everyone was telling me that it is the simplest device to install, yet I could not get it to work.
Thanks everyone for your input.
In the meantime, I decided to disassemble the device. Then I noticed that B should actually stand alone from A. When I turned C, it responded the way it should. I assembled the device, put the screw back and fine turned the locking system. Viola, there it was working. Tom needs to add to his notes that there are three separate parts to the device.
It is the simplest device ever made; yet, it fooled me for four days. I did not understand why everyone was telling me that it is the simplest device to install, yet I could not get it to work.
Thanks everyone for your input.
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Mzee glad you got it to work in the video I made around the the 1:45-1:50 mark you can see the unit is two pieces.. Yours was glued together as one piece?? Just clarifying what you said..
Either way glad its working for you now..
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Mzee
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In mine A and B were glued together. That is what made it tricky. Once I unglued those two the problem was solved. But thanks. ::014::iridemotorbikes said:
Hard to believe Tom would use glue on yours. Mine were stuck together at first but came apart as I fiddled with fitting it, at one point in 3 pieces. But it was pretty obvious how everything fit together.Mzee said:
Mzee
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Firstly, it is disingenuous to draw Tom's name in this matter. I did not say anything about him, not even remotely. Secondly, perhaps glued together might be the wrong terminology since it might be read to imply a willful act.twinrider said:
Does it occur to you that what might be obvious to you may not be obvious to someone else? You seem to take every thing for granted mate. If it were that obvious why did I fiddle with the device for 4 days? You wish to answer that?
And for your information, Tom was very helpful in solving the problem. I hope this is of help in understanding my situation.
Draw Tom's name into this? You're the one who had insinuated that he had glued yours together. :Mzee said:
Does it occur to you that it's pretty poor form to lash out the same people who took the time and trouble to try to help you? ::005::