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Cruise Control

scudrunner said:
Cruise control will only engage in 5th gear.
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Good no know... I originally was going to comment that mine will not go +1mph no matter what I do. But at least mine will set the Cruise at any speed over 35 MPH and any gear from 2nd on... :2thumbs: So I think I will leave it at that...
 
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My cruise will engage in any gear if the RPMs are over 3500. If it pulls down and drops below 3500 the cruise will disengage. This is in non trailer mode. Just my experience with my bike.
 
retired1 said:
My cruise will engage in any gear if the RPMs are over 3500. If it pulls down and drops below 3500 the cruise will disengage. This is in non trailer mode. Just my experience with my bike.
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:agree: I do not recommend using cruise anywhere but on highways (two-lane or divided), however. I personally believe they should set a minimum speed of 45 for it to be able to be engaged.
 
No issues whatsoever with my cruise control. Use it mostly on the highway rides over 60 mph. We have a lot of roads that are twisty, and needing gear changes ever so often--so I don't use cruise on those roads. Cruise should engage at 15-20 mph if desired---I have engaged mine as low as 30. Cruise holds the speed with 1 to 2 mph. Mine seemed to work a little erratic at first as far as engaging it and changing speeds up and down--currently, I have not had any of these issues after several uses of the cruise. Maybe I'm getting better at working the controls.
 
bikeguy said:
I just took my RT SM5 out to test it because I was curious. I engaged cruise control at 20 MPH in first gear with no problem and it held it right on the speed. I was wondering why anyone would want to engage the cruise at that low a speed
Cotton
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I live on a street where the speed limit is 20 mph and the law enforcement is very enthusiastic. I routinely finish my rides with a 20 mph cruise control use. Besides, travelling that slowly gives me time to turn off the a/c and dry out the vents... Oh wait, that's my other vehicle!
 
NancysToy said:
:agree: I do not recommend using cruise anywhere but on highways (two-lane or divided), however. I personally believe they should set a minimum speed of 45 for it to be able to be engaged.
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Scotty,

Not sure I understand, but I'm eager to learn. Is there damage I'm exposing my RT to by using the cruise at lower speeds?
 
Brevet05 said:
Scotty,

Not sure I understand, but I'm eager to learn. Is there damage I'm exposing my RT to by using the cruise at lower speeds?
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It won't hurt your RT. I just feel it is a serious safety hazard. My personal opinion only. If you are using cruise I feel you become "zoned" and are not as alert to hazards. A motorcyclist has to be right on top of his/her game every second...those cagers are trying to kill us! I also feel that effect of placency can slightly delay reaction times, which are critical, say if a child ran out in the street in front of you. Out on the highway you have fewer hazards. Houses are farther away, and intersections are spaced far apart. In town there is just too much stuff for it to be safe, IMO. Sorry to be sour grapes, but to me there are just times and places to avoid using cruise control...just like a prudent person avoids using it in bad weather in a car.
 
OK, that makes good sense. I guess my take was that it precluded my inadvertently climbing above the posted speed limit, so was therefore more efficient. I'll have to re-think the safety piece. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood, so not a lot of other cars, kids, etc., but I can see where that mightn't be good policy overall.
 
Perhaps it's just individual differences, but I use cruise control in many different situations, because I feel it makes me more alert, not less. When I don't have to worry about my speed I can be more alert to hazards in the road, to signs, to everything else. Without a doubt, though, I'll agree that it should not be used in bad weather!
 
Brevet05 said:
OK, that makes good sense. I guess my take was that it precluded my inadvertently climbing above the posted speed limit, so was therefore more efficient. I'll have to re-think the safety piece. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood, so not a lot of other cars, kids, etc., but I can see where that mightn't be good policy overall.
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I may well be the only human on earth that feels the way I do, but I feel there is a tendency for use of cruise to produce a 'highway hypnosis" type of effect, slowing a drivers reflexes. It is a sort of distracted driving to me. You'll have to make up your own mind about "when-and-where". I won't be the slightest bit surprised if your decision does not agree with my views. :D
 
dancogan said:
Perhaps it's just individual differences, but I use cruise control in many different situations, because I feel it makes me more alert, not less. When I don't have to worry about my speed I can be more alert to hazards in the road, to signs, to everything else. Without a doubt, though, I'll agree that it should not be used in bad weather!
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:agree: with this and what Scotty is saying as well. Depending on the weather and my personal capacity that particular moment decides which way I go.

I found at first that I had to use the cruise control a lot. Mainly because it was so easy and fast to be speeding, while on the other hand it drops so fast when you push the throttle up...

Anyway... I love the Cruise for my arthritis in my wrists. It allows me to take a break when needed/possible. Both hands still on the handlbar mind you, just not "Gripping" as hard or having to hold in one position to long.
 
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Well, I guess my cruise will be looked at when I take it in for the clutch recall (which we got in the mail today). The cruise worked well when we first got it, but now it is hard to set and will only increase speed with an upward bump, but the downward bump disengages it. And only works in 5th gear, regardless of RPMs. But I don't use it often.
 
The cruise on my RT is the first real cruise control I've ever had on a bike and I love it. It may vary plus or minus 2 - 3 mph but that's close enough for me. As I posted earlier, I engaged mine at 20 mph in first gear just as a test and it worked fine. Still, I seldom engage it under 60mph and just don't see many reasons to use it anywhere but on relatively straight stretches of highway. One thing I have had to become accustomed to is that I can't cancel cruise by simply twisting the throttle off. Having used Throttlemeisters or other versions of throttle locks for many years, I was used to simply twisting the throttle off and that doesn't work with the Spyder's cruise control. I'm not complaining about it, just saying that I try to be sure that my foot is always over the brake pedal to disengage the cruise and slow down if I need to.

Cotton
 
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