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ThrottleMeister on a Concours
ThrottleMeister Installation is simple, requiring about one
hour. This page shows installation on a ZG-1000 Concours. I also
have photos of installation
on a GPZ-1100.
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The left unit is the "dummy", to replace the left-hand
bar end weight. The right unit contains a bronze piston that
moves outward slightly when the exterior shell is rotated.
Read
Warning
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| The ThrottleMeister replaces the existing (black)
bar-end weights, so they have to be removed. They are held in
place by a hex bolt, covered by a plastic plug. |
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| Pry the plastic plug out. I found I had to turn
it back and forth a bit, using pliers, first, before I could
get the tip of a screwdriver under the plastic for prying. |
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Using a 6mm hex wrench (not supplied) remove
the bolt and the bar-end weight.
There might be a black washer stuck
to the end of the bar. Remove it too if it's there. |
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| Assemble the throttle-side ThrottleMeister.
It comes with a bunch of shims (washers). Put two of the regular
thickness ones in, over the bolt, then put the machined cylinder
in on top of them. |
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Tighten the ThrottleMeister onto the bar.
Test the tightness and adjust by
adding or removing shims (take off, adjust, and reinstall each
time). If it is too loose to hold the throttle, remove a shim
or replace one of the standard shims with a thin one. If it is
too tight, and won't let the throttle turn freely when in the
"off" position, add shims. |
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| After you have the right shim selection, take
it off one more time and put a small dab of blue LocTite on the
threads, then reinstall and tighten. |
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Finally, install a pair of tiny
decals (supplied) that let you see whether the lock is engaged
or not.
Turning the steel shell in the
same direction as opening the throttle moves the bronze piston
(visible between the shell and the hand grip) slightly to the
left, pressing on the end of the rubber handgrip and holding
the throttle.
Total time is about an hour, most
of which is playing with various shim combinations. |
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| The left unit has no mechanism. Assemble it
with any spare shims (this is a good place to store them so you'll
have them if you ever need to do an adjustment on the road),
LocTite the threads, and put it on. |
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