Just some updates:
- I found on the Adelaide trip that my throttle wrist was sore after the 800-900km days so I looked into a cruise control device.
- There are also update comments on:
- extending the chain guard and
- the loose Caribou case hinges.
Kaoko Cruise Control
I decided on the Kaoko Cruise Control Kit: Tig100 & TigXC (for Tiger 800 and XC with or without OEM Handguards). I bought it online from
Cruising Bikers delivered to the door for AUD$138.45. It seems a lot for what is basically a threaded piece of alloy with a plastic nut on it that wedges itself onto the end of the throttle to hold it in place.
I am yet to give it a real test but the fitting of it meant that I had to slightly adjust the right-hand side Barkbuster to fit a little better.
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| Kaoko Cruise Control fitted |
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| Brake hydraulic clears the BarkBuster bolts by 3mm. |
Chain Guard
The original chain guard is way too short at the rear allowing chain lube to be flung off on the back wheel and rear mudguard. I had some fairly rigid black plastic in the shed (its actually left over from putting a set of Rola Roof Bars on the car) which was easily shaped and riveted onto the original guard to lengthen it. It works very well.
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| Longer chain guard shaped from spare plastic |
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| This length seemed about right. |
Caribou Case Hinges
As I wrote about in an earlier post, the hinge pins on the Caribou case panniers work themselves loose even just riding along smooth bitumen. To fix this, I partially punched them out about 100mm, dosed them in ThreadLock and then pushed them back in again. This seems to have solved the problem.
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