NO real cruise yet, Hoping Pete gets it done soon. Like you I am missing mine more than I thought I would.
Throttle lock devices simply don't work here in the mountains.
NO real cruise yet, Hoping Pete gets it done soon. Like you I am missing mine more than I thought I would.
Throttle lock devices simply don't work here in the mountains.
Throttlemeister for me too until a full cruise is available. My TM is so much better than nothing at all. It works great with this bike - even pulling a trailer.
Russ
I bought the new Aluminum go cruise! works good for me .
I have successfully installed a Rostra cuise contol on the F6B. It was a difficult task, but it certainly doable. The cruise engages smoothly & holds speeds within a mile an hour or so. Due to local traffic conditions, I've only been able to test it between 40 & 60 mph.
Interesting.......
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Great minds think alike it seems did you pickup the speed pulse direct from the bike or did you have to use a multiplier/divider what are your DIP settings
We went side ways with the mount allows for the heated grip switches
Making this part for the throttle body
Not fully fitted needs a 7mm thread extender
Cable routes around the front
If you'll notice, my throttle body lever is bent with an offset, so that it fits within the recess in the stock throttle cable rotary arm. My throttle arm is .060. I removed the stock lock washer & used a star washer, which is much thinner than the stock washer. I reused the stock nut.
I mounted my cruise control the way I did so that i could access the dip switches easier. I had to move the wire attachments for the heated grips. I still have room for the heated grips controller & I can get the radiator cap off if I have to.
For the speed signal, I tapped into the VS wire near where it goes into the ECM. It's the white wire w/black stripe (#A10) on the Black connector. I used a X4 frequency divider between the VS wire and the Rostra unit. I was never able to actually determine the "pluses per mile", but it's somewhere in the neighborhood of 70,000 to 75,000. The VS signal is picked up off of the counter shaft 4th gear, which has 27 teeth and the engine turns 3250 @ 60 mph. 27 X 3250 = 87750. If I knew the gear reduction between the engine crankshaft & the counter shaft, the exact pulses per mile could be calculated.
I also tapped onto one of the coil driver wires (#A26, A27, or A28) for the RPM signal. This won't give the Rostra unit the exact RPM, but it doesn't matter, because the Rostra unit monitors the "rate of RPM change" for safety purposes if the clutch is pulled in or the transmission is knocked out of gear somehow.
The dip switch settings I used are based on the length of the lever arm and the relative angle that I used as it's attached to the throttle body. My arm has a C-C of 1-1/2" & the angle would be about 4:30 on the clock.
Gain: low
Pulses/Mile: 19,300
Engine/set up: 4 cylinder low
VSS Source: Square wave
Tranmission: Manual
Control Sw: Open
Great work now everyone can stop bugging me to make the kit just need to tell them which pulse divider
BARRYS770;
Great job, and good info. I installed this same unit on my Rune, and am really pleased with it.Gain: low
Pulses/Mile: 19,300
Engine/set up: 4 cylinder low
VSS Source: Square wave
Tranmission: Manual
Control Sw: Open
Curious why you set the "engine/set up" at 4 cylinder instead of 6.
What is the minimum speed you can set with the pulses/mile setting at 19,300 ?
Thanks.
Hi All, sorry to revive such an old post, but does anyone here happen to have the pics in this post saved? I'm hoping to tackle the rostra install in my 2014 this fall. I'm trying to gather up as much info I can find to be prepared. Any info you have would appreciated.
Thanks,
Dean