My AudioVox CCS-100 may have given up its ghost. (All diagnostic lights -- power, brake, ignition coil pulses -- are fine, mechanical links are fine) .
While I diagnose it, I am giving the Cheap-O-Matic O-ring (Danco O-Ring #13) cruise a try. Now this is not like the Caterpillar O-ring that can be easily rolled off and on. This is a semi-permanent installation that wedges between the bar end weight and the plastic throttle tube to defeat the throttle return spring. Its friction is adjustable by tightening the bar end weight screw appropriately. I thought I might hate it. But to my surprise, I find that I like the set up even for urban commutes. The stress relief from not having to grip the throttle is immense. I have never relied on the spring to return throttle, so that is not a problem. Granted it will not hold speed like my AudioVox, but even with it I never rode with my right hand completely off; so making minor changes for the conditions is not a problem (unless you live in an area with sinusoidal roads with large amplititude or frequency). Now If I can think of a way to loosen or tighten the bar end bolt on the fly it would be perfect for those who need a throttle spring return to be turned off or on on demand.
Back to my Audiovox. Any other way to test solenoid? Did not test vacuum booster. But would the cruise fail to hold completely without vacuum boost?
Happy Riding
--Ram
While I diagnose it, I am giving the Cheap-O-Matic O-ring (Danco O-Ring #13) cruise a try. Now this is not like the Caterpillar O-ring that can be easily rolled off and on. This is a semi-permanent installation that wedges between the bar end weight and the plastic throttle tube to defeat the throttle return spring. Its friction is adjustable by tightening the bar end weight screw appropriately. I thought I might hate it. But to my surprise, I find that I like the set up even for urban commutes. The stress relief from not having to grip the throttle is immense. I have never relied on the spring to return throttle, so that is not a problem. Granted it will not hold speed like my AudioVox, but even with it I never rode with my right hand completely off; so making minor changes for the conditions is not a problem (unless you live in an area with sinusoidal roads with large amplititude or frequency). Now If I can think of a way to loosen or tighten the bar end bolt on the fly it would be perfect for those who need a throttle spring return to be turned off or on on demand.
Back to my Audiovox. Any other way to test solenoid? Did not test vacuum booster. But would the cruise fail to hold completely without vacuum boost?
Happy Riding
--Ram