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Aug 3, 2012 | 11:52 PM

#11

FLD4sure

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From: AZ

I use the GoCruise. Under $20 and works great.

http://www.thecycleguys.com/go-cruis...ttle-assist-1/

Bill
Phoenix,AZ

Aug 4, 2012 | 01:20 AM

#12

hboat

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From: Berkeley, CA

+1 on the GoCruise...I love mine.

Wish I would've invented it...

Aug 4, 2012 | 06:14 AM

#13

11bDad

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From: SC Lowcountry

Throttle Mate. Can't beat it for the price & it works.
http://www.throttlemate.com/

Aug 4, 2012 | 09:30 AM

#14

jpooch00

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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddghost

The OEM one is under your right hand. you have to reach under with your left and tighten that little black star shaped wheel in motion, which is do-able but I rarely use it. Make sure you loosen it to resume cruising speedand remember if you have to slow down in a hurry you have to manually turn the throttle down. It is really just screw that holds the throttle at any particular position of your choosing.

You can also just use your right thumb to set it, at least that's the way mine works. I use mine constantly with no problems. A real cruise control would be kinda nice, but also just one more thing to crap-out.

Aug 4, 2012 | 09:33 AM

#15

maddghost

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From: Out on Deranged

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Originally Posted by p51bombay

$20 for a piece of plastic that should cost $3.95?

It gots velcro too!

Aug 4, 2012 | 09:35 AM

#16

maddghost

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Originally Posted by jpooch00

Never tried with the thumb, but I will. And agree that any extra gizmo is just more **** to maintain, let alone install n stuff.

Aug 4, 2012 | 05:03 PM

#17

jpooch00

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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddghost

Never tried with the thumb, but I will. And agree that any extra gizmo is just more **** to maintain, let alone install n stuff.

Yeah, using your thumb works great & once you get used to it, you don't even think about it.

Personally, I'm not sure I'd even like real cruise control on a bike. Never rode one that had it. But that's just me, to each his own.

Ride safe.

Aug 4, 2012 | 06:24 PM

#18

Ratbob

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From: Newberg OR

I rode with a throttle mate for about 2 years, till it fell off on the way to Idaho. Installation was easy, just one locking screw that holds it to the star nut but I could never get it to work really well. It was either too tight or too loose.
I put the cruse-mate on a couple of weeks ago and man what a difference. What makes the cruse-mate so much better is the lower thread count on the actuator mechanism, so that you get more vertical travel on the friction pad. Now a quarter turn goes from no friction to no slip even with the throttle barely cracked open. The cruse-mate lever also is a lot lower than the throttle mate. Now I never accidentally engage the throttle lock when I grab the grip.
Installation is a little screwy with the cruise-mate. The alignment guide for drilling and tapping the new hole did not match the contours my Dyna switch housing. I had to remove a bunch of material on one side, and use a couple of cut lengths of tie-wrap between the forward end of the switch housing and alignment block. Once I got the alignment block in place the rest was cake.