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General => General => Topic started by: brooker81 on 03 April 2014, 08:18:54 am

Title: Bike cruise control.
Post by: brooker81 on 03 April 2014, 08:18:54 am

Seen these on ebay .... just me or a really daft idea??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-1000-Fazer-2003-Cruise-Control-Kit-/400688217833?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5d4ae0fee9 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-1000-Fazer-2003-Cruise-Control-Kit-/400688217833?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5d4ae0fee9)

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: Yamrider on 03 April 2014, 08:42:04 am

I won't be fitting one.

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: richfzs on 03 April 2014, 09:08:50 am

Overly complex solution! I use an omni cruise (Google it) from the states on my tiger, works well on long motorway stints, doesn't get in the way, and easily removed. I wouldn't consider the product in the link...

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: brooker81 on 03 April 2014, 10:29:42 am

either one looks terrifying to me have visions of terrible crashes.

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: richfzs on 03 April 2014, 11:07:09 am

Why?

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: brooker81 on 03 April 2014, 12:49:29 pm

id prob not take it off in time and go screaming up the back of someone

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: richfzs on 03 April 2014, 01:17:17 pm

Thought so. Go read about the omni cruise. Design of the thing means that Pulling the brake lever, disengages the throttle lock. Or you just close the throttle, job done. No problem (unless you're not paying attention to the road in front of you, in which case you're pretty much stuffed anyway).

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: brooker81 on 04 April 2014, 07:59:12 am

true. any uk suppliers about or just from the US?

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: Fazafou on 04 April 2014, 08:36:33 am

Tons on ebay for the uk.

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: bigralphie on 04 April 2014, 03:44:51 pm

Rich ,do you think it would still work with shorty levers ? 

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: richfzs on 04 April 2014, 03:47:19 pm

BR, I don't see why not - it mounts  at the inner end of the bar, so the fact it's a shorty lever shouldn't make any difference...

Title: Re: Bike cruise control.
Post by: bigralphie on 04 April 2014, 03:51:16 pm

Umm might be good for the boring motorway slogs on a tour

Cheers for the info  :)