Oh. I thought the Rostra CC is vacuum operated.
They made both available.
Oh. I thought the Rostra CC is vacuum operated.
Has any body tried making their own cc using a raspberry pi micro computer or equivalent. I’ve been thinking about this and the inputs should just be an adc for the speed and some input sensor on the break light circuit. Outputs should then be a motor attached to the throttle. The programme itself would be rather simple. Just a thought.
Read post #8 above, from Uncle Phil.....They made both available.
You can spend a lot less than that with a Caterpillar o-ring that works as a throttle lock - about $5 IIRC when I bought mine years ago. I've also had NEP and Vista throttle locks and have a Go Cruise one (nice piece of kit) for when I rent a bike. But when you live and ride in the hills and mountains like I do, those devices are not very effective for anything over a few minutes if you are slabbing it for any distance. I've had 6 hand surgeries so being able to give my right hand some extended relief makes doing long distances possible for me. Due to many orthepedic 'adventures' I've gotten really good at riding with one hand or the other over the years. I even set a personal record on the Natchez Trace one day of riding 25 miles with no hands- and electronic cruise control. There's even a picture of me somewhere floating around where I'm riding standing up with no hands.I use a mechanical 'cruise' control and quite honestly it works as well as any......OK you gotta adjust for hills but to be honest how often do you take your hands off the bars......before spending a fortune on the electronic ones it's worth $100 and see if this satisfies your needed for a cruise control....
Read post #8 above, from Uncle Phil.....
You can spend a lot less than that with a Caterpillar o-ring that works as a throttle lock - about $5 IIRC when I bought mine years ago. I've also had NEP and Vista throttle locks and have a Go Cruise one (nice piece of kit) for when I rent a bike. But when you live and ride in the hills and mountains like I do, those devices are not very effective for anything over a few minutes if you are slabbing it for any distance. I've had 6 hand surgeries so being able to give my right hand some extended relief makes doing long distances possible for me. Due to many orthepedic 'adventures' I've gotten really good at riding with one hand or the other over the years. I even set a personal record on the Natchez Trace one day of riding 25 miles with no hands- and electronic cruise control. There's even a picture of me somewhere floating around where I'm riding standing up with no hands.
I have managed those 'unpleasant' events quite well one handed. No hands and standing up was done on the Natchez Trace where the pavement is butter smooth and the traffic is seldom seen - just so you don't think I'm completely insane - just partially.Let's hope you don't hit a pothole or stone or have to swerve for some other idiot on the road.....safe riding....
I'm not up to the task of installing one. But if I were then there'd probably be one instead of a Go-Cruise throttle lock.
I would be interested in it, I would like one for a spareI have a vacuum cc in a box somewhere in the garage. Would there be a intrest in it you good folks think? I'm wondering if it's worth getting its info and posting for sale?
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After reading through this thread I took a look at the MCCruise site for pricing. $1000! I guess I'll stick with my Throttlemeister. It gives me the right wrist strain relief I need and I don't really even think about the little adjustments I now make automatically as the road slope changes. Sometimes good enough is just that.
After reading through this thread I took a look at the MCCruise site for pricing. $1000! I guess I'll stick with my Throttlemeister. It gives me the right wrist strain relief I need and I don't really even think about the little adjustments I now make automatically as the road slope changes. Sometimes good enough is just that.
In a nutshell. As to the price there was a Whiskey Tango moment at $1000 but then I saw it was AUD which like CDN converts to something like $1.29. Ok maybe a little more but at least the sticker shock doesn't hurt as much. Or as much as my backside after a ride to Unc's for installation pointers.Anytime you look at some 'improvement' the question to ask is 'How many years am I keeping this bike?'... So if you prorate the cost over x number of years, it can be so cheap it almost becomes free...
Let me know when you're coming and I'll try to be at home. Don't know how much help I'd be on one of those new fangled ST1300s though ...Or as much as my backside after a ride to Unc's for installation pointers.