CycleControl Rearset Adjusters Instal

I've searched and couldn't find any instructions. I've called Cycle Control and nobody answers. Does somebody have instructions, or detailed pics? There seems like the kit comes with a lot of shit, meaning bolts, and spacers for a simple bolt on. What's that secondary plate for also?

Any help would be appreciated.

Ok I've found some pics viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5784&start=125 but no instructions. Cycle Control had a link for instructions, but now the link is broken.

The other plate is for relocating your brake master cylinder so it lines up with your chosen position to keep a nice straight(ish) action on the piston.

The other rods and nuts etc are to extend your existing ones depending on where you choose to mount the footrests so you will for example on the gear side have a nut on your existing rod which locks it off against the olive so you'll wind that back a bit and remove the olive, then fit a barrel connector and lock it off with the nut, then one of the supplied rods and then another nut to lock that off and then fit another nut and the original olive on the end of that.

Then adjust it all to get the position you want, start with both ends wound in to the olives 50% of the way when you mount it back on the bikr so you have full scope to wind in and wind out.

Clear as mud?

I'll try and take a couple of close up pics of mine if I get a chance.

Once you have it set to a position you're happy with you can always measure the cobbled together rod and get a custom length one from somebody like HM Racing so it's nice and pretty again so to speak.

I have a HM quickshifter so I had to get a custom one to mount with that.

Here's the deal. I've got the left side all put on. For that I used the longer rod, one connecting barrel, and nuts to lock everything off. That is all good.

For the right side: So far I've got the brake cylinder mounted to the extra plate, using the stock bolts for this. But to attach the plate to the bike itself I only have one bolt (only one 3/4 bolt came in the package). So I'm missing a bolt?

So left in the package I have two 1 3/4" bolts that are not treaded up towards the head, which isn't right. And I have an extra smaller threading rod. I used the other one on the brake linkage, should I have used the longer one here? I also have an extra locking nut. And if you look at the supplied kit in the link, I didn't recieve the two silver colar looking things about the 4 locking nuts.

This is starting to piss me off!!!!

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5784&start=75

Parts link/photo

Ok, so basically if I remember correctly, those silver collar things you mention are spacers for the master cylinder, because of the shape of it you put the spacers between the master cylinder and the new plate and use the slightly longer than std bolts to go though the master cylinder and spacers to bolt it to the plate, you use the std bolts to bolt the plate to the frame.

The longest bolt goes through the big black spacer to attach to the brake rod and lever so it keeps it in line with the cylinder as you've moved the lever outwards from stock position when bolting it to the plate.

You will have an extra rod as it depends which position you have them in as to which length you use where.

Ok, thanks Jester. I'll work on it again tomorrow. I'll have to run the the hardware store and hope they have what I'm missing. I appreciate your help on this. I'm not very happy with Cycle Control...

Im looking at Plipton's pics really close. I'm 95% sure that my black spacer is shorter than his. Could somebody Please measure/estimate the length of that black spacer, and also the silver spacers used to mount the master cylinder to the bracket? And also measure/ estimate the length of the bolt used to bolt the brake pedal to the linkage? The two longer bolts that I have are about 1 3/4 inch long. Seems way too long for this application. I'll owe whomever. Thinking I got a kit for another bike.

I wound up buying shorter connecting rods at the hardware store to get the foot position I wanted on the brake side as the ones that came with the kit were way too long for me. I'm off to the garage to measure the spacer. You mean the one that mounts the brake cylinder - right?

Hard to get a ruler in there to be precise, but mine is about 52mm long. Round silver spacers look about 7mm. Hope that helps.

Yes, the spacers used to mount the brake cylinder to the Control Cycle bracket. The spacers look to be about the same width of the bracket itself, by the way they look in pics. Also need the length of the black spacer that is used to connect the brake pedal to the linkage. And if you know the size of that bolt. I don't need the length of the total linkage, that will very from each persons settings.

I thank you.

Ok so I popped out to the shed with my vernier but had to clamber over my RC8 to do it and set the alarm off

The spacers for the master cylinder are 8mm

The bolts holding the Master Cylinder to the plate are 30mm (They stick out the back about 5mm, I don't have nylon locking nuts on mine as I've seen on I think pliptons pic but the plate is threaded anyway so not really needed, bit of loctite doesn't go amiss though)

The black spacer for the brake lever connection is 20mm

The bolt which holds the rod to the lever is 35mm up until the point that it goes into the lever, in other words I didn't unbolt it so you can add at least 10mm although I think it might have been longer that that at the time I fitted it but did still go in, there's quite a lot of metal there but not sure how far the threads go in.

All my bolt measurements include the head of the bolts as well, so total length, not just the shaft

Jester, you're the man! Much appreciated, thank you, thank you!

Are they still being made?

I wouldn't risk ordering a set. I've been trying to contact them the past two days. The message machine is a generic recording, and they haven't called back.

A different company is making them now.. All star or something but can't remember the name for the life of me which is annoying as I want to get a pair of the adjusters

Yeah, I was gonna say, if you ordered them a while ago then make sure you're trying to contact the right people as the owner of cycle control had some health issues and passed the business off to somebody else.

Luckily Bert sorted the link so I didn't have to trawl the old threads to find it for you

Blimey, i forgot all abut these. Took em off over a year ago and refitted to the R, dont need em.

Sounds like a pain if the company have shut down and you didnt get instructions...

Gents...

I too purchased some rearset adjusters from A-L Motorsports..The co. that took over Cycle Control..
I asked him today for instructions too..Since the product didn't come with them...
He said he will look for them...but also said this:


1) remove the stock rearsets, and the brake master.

2) Bolt the adjuster plates onto the frame using the 8mm button head bolts.

3) mount the brake master plate (the small one) on the frame using the stock bolts

4) mount the stock rearsets in the position you like.

5) mount the brake master in the proper position so the linkage is as straight as possible. (Use the spacers, and supplied bolts)

6) Use the 6mm hex couplers and threaded extenders as needed to couple the brake and the shifters. (use the 6mm nuts to lock them)

Note... you will need the long spacer, and bolt to hook the brake linkage to the brake lever.

I haven't opened my package yet...but I will soon...

Cheers

Mike

Ha, its not that simple... Hope you've got the right sized bolts and spacers... Tho ugh I'm not bitter

tony at A-L Motorsports is a cool cat...He said he would look through the Cycle Control stuff and try to find it...

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Send him off an e-mail and he will respond quickly...I'd bet if enough people write he will surely
find a solution..He also makes the Cycle Control levers everyone was raving about...

I will be in the next few days getting into that project...We'll see what I put in backwards...


Mike

Got this emailed to me by Tony when I bought my set in May:

Shifter side:

1) Remove the rearset, and disconnect the shift link
2) Mount the plate on the frame using 2 of the 8mm button head bolts
3) Install your rearsets on whatever position you like, using the factory
hardware.
4) install the needed threaded rod extension, using the coupler nut, and 2
of the 6mm nuts to lock it in place.

Brake side:

1) Remove the rearset, and disconnect the brake link
2) Mount the plate on the frame using 2 of the 8mm button head bolts
3) Install your rearsets on whatever position you like, using the factory
hardware.
4) unbolt the master cylinder, and install the smaller mount plate to the
frame.
5) depending on where you put the rearset... mount the master cyl to keep
the link in line. You will use the 2 short spacers, and the supplied 6mm
bolts.
6) use one of the threaded rods, coupler nut, and 2 lock nuts to extend the
link as needed.
7) Use the long 6mm bolt, and long spacer to install the brake link.

Maybe this should be a thread in the How To page...

If anyone is interested here in the states. I have a brand new set that I will let go for $80.00 plus shipping. Just never got around to installing them.