G’day Frank.

So nearly 3 months later I still had the MCCruise package in the bike cave. I hadn’t been game to install it prior to a planned ride in case I stuffed it up and was left with my bike off the road. How wrong was I. I’m so excited, I had to reply with something you can use as a ‘testimonial’ perhaps.

Yesterday was the designated day. I got up early to clean the bike cave so I had a spotless work area that I could actually move in. By 10am I was ready to put the bike on the stand, and so it started. I opened the carton and laid out all the parts neatly on the bench. Daunted by the small dictionary that accompanied the hardware, I set about the anticipated 2 weeks of reading. To my delight it was a picture book! How good was this! I think it said read everything before you start – but whose got that sort of patience. Away I went – one pictured instruction at a time. A lunch break came and went and progress was good. By early afternoon all the hardware was mounted and the electrical was started. How could I expect this to go well? Those plugs? I’ve always wondered how something so fiddly was manufactured let alone worked on. How simple are they! A design masterpiece! And the photos make it so simple to dismantle them! So all of a sudden I only have one wire left to connect to the front brake switch. A little extra heat shrink to hide the ‘orange wire’ (I’m not riding a KTM) and I’m done. Now to reconnect the battery cable and watch the whole thing go up in smoke! That was yesterday and still no smoke!!! And the best feeling? Switching it on and seeing all the lights come on. Apparently that means “the connection is correct”. Yee-hah! I ran through the diagnostics page, adjusting cable free play etc as described. I expected failure at every point due to doubting my abilities, but all responses were as specified. Unbelievable! Now to hit the long road and give it a good test. I’m excited!

Now don’t assume I’m a wizard by any stretch of the imagination. This is designed to encourage others to ‘have a go’. Honestly – the set of DETAILED instructions made it child’s play (almost). These guys have gone above and beyond to make this as simple as it can get. They must do numerous installations to develop such a detailed document describing any expected pitfalls and solutions (with PHOTOS). If you have a few tools and right mindset, I cannot see any issues whatsoever. I completed this install in about 7 hrs on a 2014, ABS, Triumph Thunderbird Storm, including packup, cleanup & test ride. I was methodical, and often read each step twice to be sure. I was in no rush, and now have a great sense of achievement. Many thanks MCCruise. Thumbs up!

Now I’m dreaming of an Africa Twin – so looks like I’ll be in touch again soon

Regards
Geoff - Point Lookout QLD Australia 2 July, 2018

Approximate cost: $1150