Cruise control?
 

In my freetime I make some money riding as a courier with my bike. It wont get me rich, but it pays for my bike and the extra's I want to put on it.

I am doing quite a bit of kilometers on highways or interstates. As a courier time is more important then the scenery.
It is for therefor that I am looking around for something like cruisecontrol.
But... does it exist and where can I find it?

Hai Pieter,

They are out there, I have seen a few examples.
You should be able to find them at a good Bike-shop. I saw them at Safe-motors and Motoport.

It's a very simple system. A ring, wich is open on one side and just a little bit smaller then the throtle-handle, goes around the throtle-handle. When angaged, it just clamp's the handle. It is just tight enough to keep it still, but you can still easy close the throtle in case of an emergancy.

I am thinking of building one myself, if you want I can send you some plans's

Take care
Maarten

[This message has been edited by mmaarten (edited 17 December 2001).]

see www.onderdelen-struik.com
under accesoires.
I'm thinking of buying one myself.

Freek (Netherlands)

There is a very high quality bar-end unit available for purchase from Throttlemeister.

It is not cheap, but it is extraordinarily well made, and in my opinion, worth the price. I have used one for the last year and been very pleased with it.

Here's a photo that shows the original Honda bar end weight (the black one), and the Throttlemaster (installed) that replaces it. The company also ships a matching bar end weight for the other side, so that the mass and appearance are the same on both sides. About US$ 100.-

http://pics.tdiclub.com/members/PanE...d%20weight.jpg

[This message has been edited by PanEuropean (edited 28 January 2002).]

Hey PanEuropean,

I like the Throttlemeister model, but seems that they don't have a model for the Honda Transalp. I think I'll go with the model from 'Struik' (www.onderdelen-struik.com).

Ah-ha - The Transalp model is not sold in North America, and the manufacturer of the Throttlemeister is in the USA. If you really wanted to pursue it, you could see if the Transalp has the same specification (diameter) handlebars as another bike that they do make this throttle lock for.

I've just made a 'cruise-control' on my KTM-Adventure for $ 0,50 .
I simply put a 5 mm (20 cm long) piece of rubber around the right handguard and through the gap between the throttle and the handlebar.
Works great, is easy to remove and costs almost nothing.

Freek (Netherlands)

I just bought the one from that you can find on this site: http://www.onderdelen-struik.com/index2.htm
look under 'accesoires'. I like it a lot, seems to work really good. I am planning some modifications to make it les bulky. But very happy, worth the money.

Not quite as good, but also check out Throttle Rocker (http://www.throttlerocker.com). I haven't done extensive testing yet, but seems to do the job well. Although I would only use it for 'transport stretches' and long road trips as it does restrict throttle roll-off a bit. It is quick to put on and take off (10 seconds, no tools), but you need to stop the bike to put it on. A good alternative if you only need it occasionally.

Fireboomer,

I too need a cruise control. On the http://www.onderdelen-struik.com website it mentions a Dino Cruise Contril Deluxe and a Dino ECO Cruise but I don't speak Dutch. Which one do you have? The ECO one is cheaper and smaller by the looks if it. Does it work in a simailar fashion to the Throttlemeister? The Deluxe one looks like an adapter for the left handlebar.

thanks

George

Sorry for this late reply. Having some hectic times.
The cruisecontrols from Struik onderdelen are VERY different from the Throttlemeister. They work on two very different ways.
Between the Eco and the Deluxe version there isn't that much difference and they work in the way. I believe I have the Eco version. Works great. But is does take some space away from you right handgrip. The Throttlemeister doesn' do this.
If you can get the Throttlemeister (it doesn't exist for my bike) I would go for it. Think it is more comfortable and it looks nicer too.