Kaoko throttle lock install question / help please

I bought a "Kaoko" throttle lock (to give the right hand a break on the ride to the Phillip Island GP) & after a bit of a hand for the install.

The instructions state that the handle bar tube should be recessed inside of the throttle tube by 2mm-2.5mm. Mine is the other way round, with the handle bar tube sticking out past the throttle tube slightly ( have Oxford heated grips too )

To lossen the throttle tube to be able to slide it out along the handle bar a touch, do I just undo the screws under the switchblock near the throttle grip ? Or is there more to it than that ?

Any help much appreciated !

Cheers,

Hi Bucky, I haven't seen a Kaoko however something doesn't sound right if you have to move your switch block. The block is held in position by a plastic pin recessed into a hole in the original bars. You would need to drill another hole in the bars to stop the switch block from slipping round. Moving the block will also mean moving the throttle and brake cables, there is not too much spare length in them.

Sorry I can't be of any help with this setup, others on here might be able to assist. Good luck & post pics of how you get it installed once you figure it out.

Thanks, I'll have a play around with it & post some pics up when its done.

Cheers,

Sorry , I haven't fitted one of that brand , I use a vista one

Hi Paul,

Which Vista fits your Bandit, the Universal with the little 'bridge' over the switch block or the slim line one with just the one locking ring.

I prefer the single ring type but my research seems to indicate I need the 'bridge' sort. Yuk.

Thanks.

murmar wrote:Hi Paul,

Which Vista fits your Bandit, the Universal with the little 'bridge' over the switch block or the slim line one with just the one locking ring.

I prefer the single ring type but my research seems to indicate I need the 'bridge' sort. Yuk.

Thanks.

Yep the bridge one ; there isn't enough of a gap for the other type . don't get the imitation one either , my lad did & it flexed a fair bit // managed to get mine on without the extra little spacer as well .

Thanks Paul, I had a slimline one fitted to the 96 Bandit and was hoping to get another for the new Bandit.

The new throttle grip looks the same as the old one.......I wonder.......

murmar wrote:Thanks Paul, I had a slimline one fitted to the 96 Bandit and was hoping to get another for the new Bandit.

The new throttle grip looks the same as the old one.......I wonder.......

You might get lucky , but I couldn't find one to fit ( mate of mine had a series 1 bandit with one also )

I did it

I purchased a NEP CC4 ($24 delivered from USA) and it fits the 2010 Bandit.

My bike also has Oxford grips which means there is a slightly larger gap between the grip and the switch box. It would not have fitted with the standard grips.

There was no way I was fitting one of those Vista Universal things. They're ugly, they interfer wiht the grip and you need to move the clutch lever inboard a bit to mount the thing.