Cruise Control

[dickturpin]

Anyone tried one of these....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Go-Cruise-Univ...4cf89b4b67

Looks less intrusive than traditional crampbuster.

[b1ondini]

looks interesting, not tried one but am interested if anyone has too.

[DryRob]

Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me

[richfzs]

Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me

:agree there's a reason throttles are designed to close when you let go the grip...

[dickturpin]

I think it would be used in very limited circumstances but may have it's uses for short spells.

[rustyrider]

[quote author=DryRob link=topic=1270.msg8911#msg8911 date=1325605715]
Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me

:agree there's a reason throttles are designed to close when you let go the grip...
[/quote]Probably the same reason as a throttle that doesn't snap shut is an MoT failure......

[dickturpin]

As would a car also fail an MOT with a sticking throttle pedal..........

[richfzs]

I was thinking that the sticking throttle was MOT failure, but wasn't sure on that one, so kept schtumm...

But it does raise an interesting point - if your bike fails its MOT, its classed as not road worthy - so if you fit one of these devices, which when deployed creates a situation akin to a MOT failure point, is your bike then not roadworthy? And if that's the case, your insurance would be justified in refusing a claim should you have a crash?

[dickturpin]

I think we all see the concern about a throttle that doesn't return and I would be very wary about using a 'cruise control' on a bike. But I have also been in the saddle for long periods when a couple of minutes of relaxation on the right wrist (oooh er!!) would be welcome.
As I said, these look less intrusive than the crampbuster alternatives and I wonder if anyone has tried one....it appears not.

[rustyrider]

But it does raise an interesting point - if your bike fails its MOT, its classed as not road worthy - so if you fit one of these devices, which when deployed creates a situation akin to a MOT failure point, is your bike then not roadworthy? And if that's the case, your insurance would be justified in refusing a claim should you have a crash?

Almost certainly, we all know how they will wriggle out of any claim if they can.

[DryRob]

But I have also been in the saddle for long periods when a couple of minutes of relaxation on the right wrist (oooh er!!) would be welcome.

If that's the case, would you put a brick on your car's accelerator pedal to give your leg a rest?

[dickturpin]

No, I'd use the car's cruise control!

[richfzs]

which is a very different beast to the item in the link...

[ghostbiker]

Did anyone watch the route 66 thing on the trike? he crashed his trike when he lost control because of a cramp buster type thing.

i suffer a lot from numb hands and have offten thought about the cramp buster or something. but every time i think about it i come to the same conclusion.... its not for me on a bike.
i drove 44 ton tankers for 12 years useing cruise control but i dont think they are a good idea on bikes. its a personal choice. if you would feel safe doing it then fair play, i do stuff all the time on the bike others wouldnt do

[Robbie8666]

i think for £20 i'd rather stop and rest my wrist when it got tired and maybe arrive later than I anticipated!

you only need to fiddle with it once and get it wrong and end up in a serious accident!

maybe if you were sitting on miles and miles of straight interstate doing 65 then maybe but IMHO I think not a good idea in UK or europe!

[erix2]

You could save yerself £15 and buy a cheap pair of Molegrips.. :eek ......or not..... :rolleyes

Eric 

[Grahamm]

Maybe I'm lucky, but I've not generally had problems with cramp even after eg 3 hours riding up to Birmingham.

Mostly I take the opportunity to ease the hands off when I'm stopped at lights etc, but there was one time I was on a long straight bit of motorway, so I just pulled in the clutch and let my right arm hang down whilst I wiggled my fingers, then brought the revs back up and gently let the clutch back in.

I've heard (though I can't confirm) that often cramp is due to a bad riding postion or gripping the bars too tightly, so that might be something to consider.

[ghostbiker]

My hand/wrist problem is down to a few medical issues. But it is deff agrivated by to tight a grip. It's something I have allways done since a kid, its why I can't ride off road and my on road ride is never smooth. Tried for years to change it and not grip the bars but just can't stop the bad habbit.

[bigralphie]

My old CCM R30 did it on its own lol, if you pushed the throttle rubber to the left it would stick there.
Some riders use to use a rubber O ring for the same effect,always sounded ropey to me

I,ve seen the paddle thing that you open the throttle with the palm of your hand I think the snotoiler people bang it out.

I have crap hands and to flex my hands on long journeys I hold the throttle by pinching it between the first 2 fingers and thumb and then the 2nd 2 fingers for a while to help the cramps

[Fazerider]

Have to agree with all the dissenting voices here. Quite apart from the dubious legality, and potential for such devices to jam or get in the way, it doesn't seem to have much to offer in this country... on the congested motorways I use there isn't much opportunity to leave the throttle in one position.
A cruise control on a car is very different: it maintains a constant speed rather than a fixed throttle opening so you don't slow down and speed up as you go up and down hills and disengages when the throttle or brake is touched.