Explain this please - How come the controls are pinned??

[SLICE]

The left control is fully adjustable, Stephan? I’m not sure how that can be. It was the left hand handlebar hole that I had to elongate to rotate those controls. You only need say an extra 5mm of hole to give you 10mm or more of adjustment.

Why do you need to move the throttle side controls? There’s just one off controls there like Cruise, Starter, Hazard etc, unlike the left side with horn, indicators, shifter etc.

Pete

Arthritis in my wrist has left me with limited mobility.

I need to have my wrist in a ''flat'' position when cruising, imagine your hand & wrist in a brace, now try to pivot your wrist... yeah.

 

[Peteoz]

Arthritis in my wrist has left me with limited mobility.

I need to have my wrist in a ''flat'' position when cruising, imagine your hand & wrist in a brace, now try to pivot your wrist... yeah.

Ahhhhhhh. Gotcha. Zero margin, eh :thumbup:

Pete

 

[RazzleH]

Safety, safety, safety. The last thing in the world you want is for the control and grip to rotate unrestrained while you're riding at 80 mph down the Interstate. It's held in place with screws, and screws do vibrate loose and/or break. The pinned position is set to be suitable for something like 85% plus of riders.

Go ahead and make a change for your own particular individual needs but make sure that whatever mod you make will keep the configuration just as safe as the original.

And lastly, as an engineer I do take offense at your characterization of it being idiot engineering. Just because it doesn't fit with your specific needs doesn't make it a bad design. Incompatible, yes. Bad, no.

Hmmmm! Safety, safety, safety but not for the placement of the cruise control being so close to the Kill Switch, as I discovered at 100+kph when changing lanes on a local freeway. Medical paddles were not needed to get this heart rushing. Kill Switch is now jammed and unswitchable. Maybe it is just silly me ... not knowing that I am supposed to be looking at the switch instead of tne road!!

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Hmmmm! Safety, safety, safety but not for the placement of the cruise control being so close to the Kill Switch, as I discovered at 100+kph when changing lanes on a local freeway.

Actually it's not that big of a deal. Just reach over immediately and switch it back on and continue on your merry way! Of course you do have to turn cruise control back on. I've accidentally turned mine off several times when reaching over to touch my tablet screen.

 

[PSL5082]

The outside cover on the switch housing is slotted also, it provides minimal adjustment.
I need to rotate it about an half inch clockwise.

1 - I could elongate the slot, but electronics for throttle... :yikes:.

2 - Pull pin out of switch housing.

3 - Buy outside switch housing cover and pull pin so I have a spare if things don't work out for me.

I'll call and order a switch housing cover on Monday.

Peteoz is correct, rotating the bars up has put the controls at an incredibly awful angle, but wait there's more - the left control is fully adjustable :banghead: and it is now in the perfect position.


I'm so fed up with all the design flaws on this machine that I'm about ready to sell and go back to Harley Davidson.

Hi,

I would like to rotate the left control upward a bit on my 2022, RTL but can't see a way to secure the controls once in the desired position. How did you do yours?

 

[pegasus1300]

It shouldn't be that hard to pull the pin rotate the grip to where you want it drill a new pin hole and away you go.

 

[SLICE]

Hi,

I would like to rotate the left control upward a bit on my 2022, RTL but can't see a way to secure the controls once in the desired position. How did you do yours?

Just loosen all the screws and turn to desired position, that's all I had to do for the left control.

 

[Jetfixer]

FYI, F3 handlebars will work perfectly on your bike. I switched to the Attitude bars to get my wrist angle corrected.