Is it possible??? - Cruise control
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No but yes.
No to the OE BMW unit.
But yes to the McCruise unit:
https://www.mccruise.com/collectio...-our-compact-electric-servo?variant=869308333
£900 plus to get it into the country, a day to fit. Dead good though.
No to the OE BMW unit.
But yes to the McCruise unit:
https://www.mccruise.com/collectio...-our-compact-electric-servo?variant=869308333
£900 plus to get it into the country, a day to fit. Dead good though.
is there something wrong with your wrist ?
Had one of these on my f800gsa , then modified it to fit my KTM, Okay it is not a proper cruise control but it works safely and takes the strain off your wrist on longer motorway sections
https://kaoko.com/?s=&ymm_search=1&post_type=product&_make=BMW&_model=R1200GS Adventure&_year=2011
https://kaoko.com/?s=&ymm_search=1&post_type=product&_make=BMW&_model=R1200GS Adventure&_year=2011
I found them useless. Go up a slight incline and the bike slows significantly, downhill and it'll accelerate like a greyhound chasing a bunny!
being less sarcastic , why ? i have cruise on one of my Guzzi's , but rarely use it .
In my case it was due to me having my distal radius split into 8 pcs and a bad repair, meaning I've lost around half of the movement and a bad ache after an hour or so of riding.
what about a throttle rocker
https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/b...rt/grips-lever/throttle-rocker-25020-000.html
, over compensating now, and being all helpful...atm.
https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/b...rt/grips-lever/throttle-rocker-25020-000.html
, over compensating now, and being all helpful...atm.
Less than £100 gets you a Kaoko friction cruise control.
I Have one on my 2010 TC and it’s not perfect but it’s a whole, lot better than holding the throttle open for hours on a motorway.
I Have one on my 2010 TC and it’s not perfect but it’s a whole, lot better than holding the throttle open for hours on a motorway.
Of course it will. It's a throttle lock, so it locks the throttle. Still lets you rest your right hand from time to time though.
I have an Atlas fitted to my 850, rather than Kaoko. I reckon it does as good. job as the highfalutin radar-controlled electrickery on my V4S 90% of the time
What’s not to like about any kind of cruise control?
Now it’s winter there are fewer bikes around so you don’t feel such a clown for greeting oncoming bikes with a friendly wave to acknowledge that you’re both double hard for riding in winter and it also allows you to accompany your tirade of verbal abuse with a few appropriate gestures when you see cars parked in bus lanes.
Be careful though, that car in the bus lane might be an unmarked police car so you could end up in a spot of trub
Now it’s winter there are fewer bikes around so you don’t feel such a clown for greeting oncoming bikes with a friendly wave to acknowledge that you’re both double hard for riding in winter and it also allows you to accompany your tirade of verbal abuse with a few appropriate gestures when you see cars parked in bus lanes.
Be careful though, that car in the bus lane might be an unmarked police car so you could end up in a spot of trub
I used to use one of these in the past. Brilliantly simple and cheap. Worked a treat and could hold it with the slightest of touches from my little finger.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19551460...G5CFvtwT-G&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I now have one of those roll wheel things on the throttle twist grip but still carry the plastic jobbie in my top box.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19551460...G5CFvtwT-G&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I now have one of those roll wheel things on the throttle twist grip but still carry the plastic jobbie in my top box.
Albeit 30 years ago, my last two BMWs had a threaded hole underneath the twistgrip. This was to house friction screw on the throttle to ease the pressure on the wrist. This never showed on the "normal" retail microfiche. However there was, at that time, a microfiche for Police and public utilities. This fiche included crash bars, mudflaps etc not advertised to the normal public. My current CCM GP450 has such a larger BMW rear mudflap, cut down from its use (for 12 years) on an FJR1300, prior to that on a 1996 BMW R1100RT and previously on a 1990 K75.
The point? Check under the twist grip and see if there a threaded hole. There may be a cheap throttle friction screw that works just as well as any electronic cruise control.
tom
The point? Check under the twist grip and see if there a threaded hole. There may be a cheap throttle friction screw that works just as well as any electronic cruise control.
tom
What’s not to like about any kind of cruise control?
Now it’s winter there are fewer bikes around so you don’t feel such a clown for greeting oncoming bikes with a friendly wave to acknowledge that you’re both double hard for riding in winter and it also allows you to accompany your tirade of verbal abuse with a few appropriate gestures when you see cars parked in bus lanes.
Be careful though, that car in the bus lane might be an unmarked police car so you could end up in a spot of trub
Exactly this....then wondering if he (because 99.9% of bikers are men) is a tart with heated clothing........like me....
but yes, any form of throttle control, whilst not perfect if it is a twist lock, will still give relief on a long journey and allow you to travel longer.
budget is your marker.......
Steven.
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