Ideas on attaching to throttle bell crank

[Roy Epperson]

I was getting set to install the Audiovox on my FJR and saw a posting on a Yamaha VStar 1300 forum about a guy looking at installing the CCS-100 on a VStar.

I could use some assistance figuring out how to attach the CCS-100 to the bell crank of the VStar. From what I see, the FJR model does not work for these reasons:

1. The throttle crank turns counter-clockwise
2. The throttle advance cable pulls from the bottom
3. The throttle stop lever rotates counter-clockwise moving away from the throttle cables mountings
4. The throttle stop lever at idle is "almost" parallel with the cables coming from the stationary mount and the crank
5. There is "not alot" of room between the top of the throttle bodies and bottom of the tank

The only things I come up with is

1. Figure out how to attach the ball chain or cable to the crank at or between the throttle cable ends and overlay the throttle pull and have the CCS-100 mounted below the throttle advance cable. The concern I have is overlaying the cables and having something bind and as the "normal" pull pulls causing the CCS-100 sagging and coming off the crank
2. Figure out how to attach arm the crank which puts the CCS-100 cable below the existing lines. Looks like there is room.
3. Figure out how to attach another "half crank" between the existing one and the throttle bodies. It looks like it would have to go on the inside as the existing crank is very close the the front cylinder. Both this one and the previous one requires drilling holes in the existing crank

Any idea on how many degrees of rotation from idle is necessary to maintain hold a constant speed between 55 and 80 mph (for example)?

Any suggestions, thoughts? I think I'm in a "how the FJR install attaches" and there might be an "out of the box" solution.

Thanks in advance,

Roy

 

[Shane]

This is a good question.....

It does look as though an easy solution will be elusive, however,

Have you had a good look at the instructions that accompany the AVCC yet? There is a myriad of potential attachment and actuation diagrams and assorted parts from which to choose.

Also, there may be another actuation point that is not obvious. Have a poke around and see if there might not be another way to move the throttle along the mechanism somewhere, you might get lucky.

My first instinct is to run cables together, looping one of the noose ends around the throttle cable end ball. that may or may not be a good solution, as you point out above.

Good luck,

Shane