vista cruise

[wpbfjr]

i had the following email conversation with the makers of the 'vista cruise'...

does anybody have an unused clip from the vista cruise i can buy/have...

my thought is that if i heat it and bend it flat, then there should be no breakage...

tia,

dana

Dana.

We would like to honor your request, but the clips are made from heat

treated spring steel. The chance of flating the clip, with out braking it,

is almost zerro.>Even if you did flaten it the old joint will be so weak

that it would be unsafe to use.

Our official position, because of liability, is we do not fit that bike

with any of our cruise controls.

Doug

hello,

>

> i'm writing to ask for a replacement retaining clip(s)...

>

> i purchased the vista-cruise for yamaha single and dual cables with 7/8"

> handlebars. i broke the clip that was supplied with the unit. the

> breakage occured during modification for my motorcycle...

>

> i found that if i straighten the clip so that only the saddle for the

> retaining foot remains, the factory mounting hole on the clip will bolt

> directly into the upper throttle housing mount...

>

> bike model: 2006 yamaha fjr1300

>

> purchased from: azmotorsports.com

>

> i think that if i heat the clip prior to bending, it will not crack along

> the original bend line, hence my reason for asking for more than one clip,

> to allow for trial and error.

>

> pictures available on request...

>

>

> thank you,

>

>

> dana mendelson

> west palm beach, florida

 

[SkooterG]

Hi Dana,

I was out at WPB for the first time back in March. Visiting my father at his timeshare, actually in West Palm Beach Shores. Very nice. Great little vacation.

I may have the clip you desire, but am not sure which one. Got a pic?

Also, see the following thread for some alternative Vista-Cruise mounting methods: CLICKY HERE

 

[Pam]

I put a vista cruise on my FJ this weekend. I sawed off the plastic tab and used a tiny sheet metal screw to fasten it to the cable housing. It works great. I used the clip(modified with my grinder) on my FZ and I like the new way I did it better.

 

[Bullit]

Dana, take your broken clip to someone with a mig welder, get them to weld the broken end back on, in the opposite direction, then size it up to your throttle winder. See pictures attatched, if they come through,

I did this mod the other day, it works great! If you need any more help on this, just ask.

 

[wpbfjr]

Hi Dana,
I was out at WPB for the first time back in March. Visiting my father at his timeshare, actually in West Palm Beach Shores. Very nice. Great little vacation.

skooter: palm beach shores is one of the LAST remaining places to get a sense of the real, old time florida...

the clip is shown in the image that 'bullit' posted...

i was attaching it to the upper mounting screw so i could more easily flic the VC on/off.

thanks for the help and ideas..

dana