Cruise (speed) control on a VFR

As a long distance rider fan, I would like to know if someone have any experience with cruise (speed) controler on a bike. I already have a throtle lock but not useful to keep a regular pace on the road (even on highway, the speed vary as much as +- 15km/h), the fuel injection system is to quick. I already saw in the past a cruise controler (just like on cars) on an old CBR1100xx but I did'nt have any feedback or supplier of that system. :

 

Go here: http://www.mccruise.com

I have their cruise on my bike ('99 vfr) and it is sweet beyond belief. Works exactly like in your car, only better, due to the bike's excellent power/weight ratio.

I've had it 2 years and it's been 100% reliable.

 

Rob- That's pretty interesting...about how much does it run for that unit? couldn't find a price on-line. Thnx.

 

I installed a Throttlemeister on my 01'. It replaces the stock bar end with a stainless bar end that turns and engages a brake against the bar. This holds your throttle at whatever point you are at. So the throttle is fixed but your speed will vary if you go up or down grade. This is a beautifully machined piece and seems foolproof and looks good. You can still move the throttle once it is engaged, it's like an old BMW throttle that stays wherever you leave it. I have found it a little tricky to smoothly engage at speed. Some people just turn it on before they take off. I prefer to turn it on and off to rest my throotle hand. If you are at all mechanically inclined installation is simple, directions and diagrams pretty good. E-mail me if you want installation advice. Costs about $125 from Throttlemeister.com (I think). Jeff McQueen

 

I put the Throttlemeister on my bike, too. Like Jeff said, very well engineered, weight-matched and machined items...and you can either engage it before you head on to the freeway, which just means your throttle won't return by itself, you have to do it manually, or you can do it when you're under way. Since it's a bar-end device, if you do it with your throttle hand, that may mean a momentary slowing while you take that hand off the throttle to twist the bar-end, or you can use your left hand to hold the throttle open for half-a-second while you twist it with your right. Although it sounds awkward, it's really not circus-trick material.

 

Thank you guy for all theses tricks. I already have a generic cheap plastic throttle lock from Vistacruise (35$CAN) that fit between the grip and the throttle cable box and now work well, but I had to trick a bit the installation: the mechanism was hitting the tank when fully steering right and the tickness of the mechanism was a bit to big so I had to cut a bit of rubber on the grip and machine a bit the locker. The tension is also ajustable with a set screw (but not while riding) so you adjust it to compensate the spring return action of the throttle and keep the movement easy to handle even if engaged. But the throttlemeister look better and it's a real cruise controller I'm looking for, like the one propose before.

 

Ran me $650 Canadian. Sorry It took so long to post a reply, I don't come over here that often.