[image: View Post]Jovinski, on Jul 10 2008, 09:11 AM, said:
So, here's my dumb question. Are the 6th gen throttle cable(s) a single cable or a double cable? Like the NEP, but don't know which one to order. :unsure:
I was just going to mention this but since you asked :biggrin:
I've had the NEP unit for about 5 years now on my '03 with no problems at all. You'll want to buy the NEP version that is listed "for Yamaha" which is model CC-2. The VFR IS a dual cable set up but you have to slightly mod their "Honda CC-3" to make it work with the VFR, while the CC-2 "Yamaha/single cable" version works perfectly with no modding required with the VFR :warranty:
Don't know why anyone has had issues with the NEP( unless the got the wrong model?) but among the less expensive units, it seems to be the best. Do realize that it's not a cruise control therefore it will hold the throttle in position just fine for as long as you need if you're on a flat road....of course if the road goes up or down :goofy: you will increase or decrease speed accordingly.
So, if you get the right one and set it up right(which is rediculously easy) it should work well within it's intended parameters :fing02:
[image: View Post]SierraRider, on Jul 10 2008, 07:19 AM, said:
[image: View Post]shaynej, on Jul 9 2008, 10:22 PM, said:
[image: View Post]SierraRider, on Jul 9 2008, 10:19 PM, said:
I have the NEP installed. Works as described. Really great to give the right hand a break on longer days. Easy install.
ok, so whats the trick? mine doesn't hold the throttle, just delays in closing down. if i tighten it more than it is, it snaps out of place...
I remember slightly trimming the grip, however, I don't recall any other adjustments. Mine does work great. Another buddy installed his on a 5th gen and he says the same.
I see you are from Hesperia. I lived in Apple Valley for 12 years. Still visit my friends there many times each year.
sweet, give me a holler when you're out this way, I see you're in the Sierras, grew up in Tahoe, parents still live in Drano, just got back a couple weeks ago. 395 is fun but little boring southbound past Bishop...
Just finished installing a vista cruise. Looking at the job, I decided I needed a Dremel. I'm not sure how I made it so long without one; it has to be the greatest tool ever.
So to get the Vista Cruise to fit my 4th gen I ground down the rivet that holds it together and the side of the bottom half of the clamp that interferes with that ridge on the handlebar throttle tube thingy. Oh, and I cut down the lever so it doesn't hit my tank when turning the bars all the way to the right. And trimmed the grip. All told it was maybe a 45 minute job.
I love these throttle locks; I have had one on every honda I've owned and it makes long trips so much more tolerable. The key to getting them adjusted (once the interferences mentioned above are worked out) is SMALL adjustments. It's really sensitive; a few degrees makes the difference between perfect and not closing on its own when disengaged/closing when engaged. Once that sweet spot is found I've never had to do much adjusting. We'll see how it does on the VFR.
[image: View Post]txmatt, on Jul 11 2008, 09:45 PM, said:
Just finished installing a vista cruise. Looking at the job, I decided I needed a Dremel. I'm not sure how I made it so long without one; it has to be the greatest tool ever.
So to get the Vista Cruise to fit my 4th gen I ground down the rivet that holds it together and the side of the bottom half of the clamp that interferes with that ridge on the handlebar throttle tube thingy. Oh, and I cut down the lever so it doesn't hit my tank when turning the bars all the way to the right. And trimmed the grip. All told it was maybe a 45 minute job.
I love these throttle locks; I have had one on every honda I've owned and it makes long trips so much more tolerable. The key to getting them adjusted (once the interferences mentioned above are worked out) is SMALL adjustments. It's really sensitive; a few degrees makes the difference between perfect and not closing on its own when disengaged/closing when engaged. Once that sweet spot is found I've never had to do much adjusting. We'll see how it does on the VFR.
What are Dremels going for nowadays? I got one for Christmas when I was twelve and haven't really used it much, but when I did, it was always the right tool for the job.
Then again, if you have to buy one to mod the Vista Cruise, guess you shoulda bought the NEP instead? :laugh:
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jul 11 2008, 09:04 PM, said:
What are Dremels going for nowadays? I got one for Christmas when I was twelve and haven't really used it much, but when I did, it was always the right tool for the job.
I got mine for $50 at Target; it's the corded type. They also had a pretty good looking off brand for $30.
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Then again, if you have to buy one to mod the Vista Cruise, guess you shoulda bought the NEP instead? :laugh:
:laugh: LOL, yeah, probably. I actually had this one laying around since I kept it when I sold the CX500.
I should mention that I had a throttlemeister on a previous VFR and hated it. The NEP is just *so* much easier to engage/disengage and holds just as well. I did have to pull the grip out a bit to get it to work properly.
I found when I engaged the throttle lock it would not lock "exactly" where I wanted it to cause I think it was rocking some between the tubes. Also it felt insanely flimsy when locking as if it was pulling away... I removed a lot of material for it to sit flush and straight and also flipped the bottom piece that holds the two halves together and fits in-between the throttle cables, added the piece in the pic and rest was history.
I have the VFR heated grip kit installed from Japan. The grips are extending past the small collar on the throttle sleeve where the NEP collar would have matched to. So now the NEP locks from the inner most diameter to the normal portion of the sleeve. It's rock solid now and locks dead on where ever I engage it.
[image: View Post]jasonsmith, on Jul 13 2008, 12:43 AM, said:
I have the VFR heated grip kit installed from Japan. The grips are extending past the small collar on the throttle sleeve where the NEP collar would have matched to.
Hence the slop, & the fix! Good job making it work, although this shouldn't be an issue on a stock bike! :fing02:
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jul 12 2008, 09:28 PM, said:
Too much flex? Did the non-stock grips have anything to do with it?
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jul 12 2008, 09:45 PM, said:
[image: View Post]jasonsmith, on Jul 13 2008, 12:43 AM, said:
I have the VFR heated grip kit installed from Japan. The grips are extending past the small collar on the throttle sleeve where the NEP collar would have matched to.
Hence the slop, & the fix! Good job making it work, although this shouldn't be an issue on a stock bike! :fing02:
You nailed it SEB... :fing02: There is no way a product that would have required that much fiddling would have been successful.
[image: View Post]jasonsmith, on Jul 13 2008, 12:52 AM, said:
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jul 12 2008, 09:28 PM, said:
Too much flex? Did the non-stock grips have anything to do with it?
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jul 12 2008, 09:45 PM, said:
[image: View Post]jasonsmith, on Jul 13 2008, 12:43 AM, said:
I have the VFR heated grip kit installed from Japan. The grips are extending past the small collar on the throttle sleeve where the NEP collar would have matched to.
Hence the slop, & the fix! Good job making it work, although this shouldn't be an issue on a stock bike! :fing02:
You nailed it SEB... :fing02: There is no way a product that would have required that much fiddling would have been successful.
[image: View Post]navyhelodrvr, on Jul 10 2008, 07:10 AM, said:
Not sure if they are available anymore but I bought a universal car electronic cruise control and installed it on my '98. It was $100 at Advance Auto a few years back. Check out the pics...
Summit Racing may still have them. Works like a champ, cheaper than Throttlemeister and keeps speed up and down hills. Just wanted to show another option. Had a vista cruise on my F3 and it worked good for what it was.
You don't happen to have the instructions or have an install writeup do you?
Big bear claws and throttlemeisters don't go together well plus it would be nice to try something a little more exact that doesn't have me accelerating downhill or slowing uphill like the throttle locks do.
I've had the NEP unit for about 5 years now on my '03 with no problems at all. You'll want to buy the NEP version that is listed "for Yamaha" which is model CC-2. The VFR IS a dual cable set up but you have to slightly mod their "Honda CC-3" to make it work with the VFR, while the CC-2 "Yamaha/single cable" version works perfectly with no modding required with the VFR :warranty:
Ok, went out to Cycle Gear today and picked up the YAMAHA CC-2 for my 6th gen. Got home, installed it. Took the bike around the block. Came home. Threw my HONDA CC-3 in the trash after squishing it firmly with my boot. Now that is what I expected the NEP to do. Throttle firmly locked at what ever position I want, and does not slip. The HONDA version was a piece of siht, and never stayed in place. Thanks Das Bone...