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Have any of you used this company's cruise control kits before? Would any of you have interest in such a kit for the CB1100 to maybe coax the owner to make a kit?

http://www.mccruise.com/

I really like the 2014 CB1100 Deluxe, but was hoping to have real cruise control on my next bike. (Any fun roads are very far from where I live). I contacted the owner of McCruise and asked if he had any intent to develop a kit for the CB1100, but he said no, he had no plans. He made a kit for the CBF1000 and has only sold a handful. IE his general (and probably correct) assumption is that naked bikes and their owners are not really in the market for such a device. Likely due to cost and also that naked bikes have no body work to "hide" the equipment. There is a general kit that one can buy and install on anything, but I don't think I have the skills or patience to figure that out.

McCruise does make a kit for the 2009+ Bonneville. But you can see a lot of the cruise hardware is visible after the install and to some extent clutters the "look".

I know there are throttle locks and cramp buster paddles that help on long interstate rides, but after riding my brothers Victory cruiser with real cruise control, I got a little envious of that feature.

Those things are.....Pricey!

I could be wrong but I doubt there would be enough CB 1100 owners wanting a real cruise control to justify their efforts.

Yes, the cost for the kits are quite high, but understandable to me. The company is giving you an electric actuator to operate the throttle cables, extra throttle cables, a bike specific wiring harness set to know speed / engine rpm / and other things and make everything communicate, a device to read engine vacuum, an ECU to control it all, a switch panel on the handlebars to control the ECU, and likely a significant amount of time invested in control algorithm coding to make it all work smoothly just like in a car. That's a lot of stuff, so while I wish the kits were cheaper too, I understand why they cost what they do.

Anyway, I thought it was worth a shot to ask if anyone else had an interest. If lots were interested I was hoping we might initiate a group buy to get him to make a kit if x orders could be guaranteed. But I suspect if I decide to go with a CB1100, I will just use a crampbuster paddle.

Not to mention, the only thing I've seen, thus far, that shuts off with a brake.

Do you want fries with that McCruise control?

I'm not lovin' it!

Cruise control on a motorcycle, what a preposterous idea.

(06-14-2014, 12:59 AM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Do you want fries with that McCruise control?

I'm not lovin' it!

Cruise control on a motorcycle, what a preposterous idea.

"Preposterous" is a pretty baiting. The OP and many others think cruise control is fine.

Tortuga, in theory, I kind of agree with you. But if it could add and hour or two to my ride, because of wrist discomfort, I'd be all about preposterous ideas.



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(06-14-2014, 12:59 AM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Do you want fries with that McCruise control?

I'm not lovin' it!

Cruise control on a motorcycle, what a preposterous idea.

you must not tour much?

(06-14-2014, 12:59 AM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Do you want fries with that McCruise control?

I'm not lovin' it!

Cruise control on a motorcycle, what a preposterous idea.

Something like 10 of our states are larger than the UK, it's fairly easy to burn through a whole tank on our freeways without ever needing to use the brake. I try to avoid routes like that, but sometime you just need to make good time. In situations like this, my throttle hand get uncomfortable way earlier than my butt.