Cruise Control

[TexasDave]

Cruise control sounds like an absolute necessity in Aus. With such low tolerances and high fines I don't think I could enjoy riding there. Here in Texas you can get away with 10mph over and the fines are a lot less.

Years ago the U.S. Department of transportation tried to install a 55mph national speed limit. The great state of Texas refused. The Department of Transportation then said they would revoke Texas highway funding. Texas said fine. It took the Department of transportation over 2 weeks to realize Texas paid in millions more in highway funds than it received. After that they said Texas could have any speed limit they wanted.

A few years before that Texas started installing speed cameras on highways. They removed them after repairs were too costly. That big white box with a black lens in the middle just made perfect targets. Not saying I shot any. No more remote speed devices.

Ride safe
Dave

 

[ZOA NOM]

I think I would quit riding if there were speed cameras on the highways. That's just too goddamned far. Government is just out of control. Drain the fucking swamp.

[red]

In 2006,              I fitted the Australian made MC Cruise cruise control to my FJ and have never looked back...

IMO staying within these tolerances while concentrating on driving or in hilly country is unachievable and becomes more a game of luck rather than good management.Those MC units have a very good reputation but are expensive, almost as much as I've paid over the last year in speeding fines!
Noel

Noel,

Given a choice between tickets, fines, possible loss of license, -OR- spending the same money (once, not yearly!) on a cruise control, I would prefer the great convenience of a cruise control.  Seems 'way better to me than feeding the constabulary each year.

[PaulG]

I think I would quit riding if there were speed cameras on the highways. That's just too goddamned far. Government is just out of control. Drain the fucking swamp.

Coming to your state soon if it's not there already.   

A few years ago in Ontario they started with automatic plate scanners on the cruisers.  Deemed contentious, but it didn't raise the ire as much as photo radar since they only nab the "bad guys".  Since this article it has expanded even more.  I'm sure it exists elsewhere and will probably be standard everywhere eventually.  Photo radar was canned back in the 90's and hasn't been able to be resurrected yet....

Now back to cruise control on your local station.   

[Bones]

Not all of Australia is as bad as where Noel lives, I haven't copped a fine or lost a point off my licence in over 30 yrs and do stray over the limit quite a bit. Not sure what cruise control would be like on a bike, but in the car I hardly use it because not long after you set it to a constant speed you have to disengage because you always seem to catch up to someone in front and are constantly hitting the off/resume buttons. Roads in the country away from suburbia are fine but virtually impossible to use on some of the motorways as your always changing speed and lanes getting around people who have no idea of the road rules and insist on driving slow in the overtaking lanes.

[fj-f3a]

GS Jockey (Dave)

By all means, shoot me an email.

I could post some photos of my installation if others are interested. 

[Sparky84]

I haven't copped a fine or lost a point off my licence in over 30 yrs and do stray over the limit quite a bit.

  I'm over here book me.

I've had my fair share of tickets and licences. If memory serves me right, car and riders licence used to be separate identities, if you lost one you used the other.
I was given the option once of 12 months of probation licence or 3 months loss of licence. I took the 3 months, I thought if I can drive for 12 months without a fine, I can surely do 3 months without one.

Cheers
Alan

[HydroDog]

GS Jockey (Dave)

By all means, shoot me an email.

I could post some photos of my installation if others are interested. 

Please post some photos!
I'm curious on where you mounted the cable interface unit, the computer, the vacuum servo unit and how you tapped into the speedo for the speed impulse.

I purchased a McCruise unit for my Super Tenere 2 years ago, and never regretted it. It was a 100% plug and play installation. I'm guessing you purchased a universal kit?

[Bozo]

I haven't copped a fine or lost a point off my licence in over 30 yrs and do stray over the limit quite a bit.

  I'm over here book me.

I've had my fair share of tickets and licences. If memory serves me right, car and riders licence used to be separate identities, if you lost one you used the other.
I was given the option once of 12 months of probation licence or 3 months loss of licence. I took the 3 months, I thought if I can drive for 12 months without a fine, I can surely do 3 months without one.

Cheers
Alan

Alan, in Western Australia, you lose one licence you automatically lose the other, we are issued one licence only for different grades of vehicle. After  15years of running the gauntlet I was booked in QLD in a 60 zone  in the middle of no-where, no on coming roads, house nearby or a town (ask Xray) I'm certain the bugger had to meet a quota because I was booked at 13kph over and it just happens to be 1kph above the smaller fine.

[Bones]

I haven't copped a fine or lost a point off my licence in over 30 yrs and do stray over the limit quite a bit.

  I'm over here book me.

I've had my fair share of tickets and licences. If memory serves me right, car and riders licence used to be separate identities, if you lost one you used the other.
I was given the option once of 12 months of probation licence or 3 months loss of licence. I took the 3 months, I thought if I can drive for 12 months without a fine, I can surely do 3 months without one.

Cheers
Alan

Alan, in Western Australia, you lose one licence you automatically lose the other, we are issued one licence only for different grades of vehicle. After  15years of running the gauntlet I was booked in QLD in a 60 zone  in the middle of no-where, no on coming roads, house nearby or a town (ask Xray) I'm certain the bugger had to meet a quota because I was booked at 13kph over and it just happens to be 1kph above the smaller fine.

Same in Queensland, one licence covers the lot. In my younger days It was the other way around where I couldn't keep a licence, wether it was drink driving, burning rubber, speeding, or in general just being a young bloke in a hot car, but back then police used to be more viligant in their patrols instead of letting cameras do all the revenue raising for them. Come to think of it, all the dramas happened while driving a car not riding a bike. These days I'm not as stupid plus the road gods must be looking after me, that or just plain lucky.

[fj-f3a]

Some photos of my Cruise Control installation

[HydroDog]

Thanks for posting up the photos!  The vacuum unit fit under the side panel nicely.

[Yamahahammer1300]

Jeez, I think I will just spring for some new grips.  All those electronics

[X-Ray]

I was booked in QLD in a 60 zone  in the middle of no-where, no on coming roads, house nearby or a town (ask Xray) I'm certain the bugger had to meet a quota because I was booked at 13kph over and it just happens to be 1kph above the smaller fine.

Yep, was only talking to someone about this exact incident tonight. The monetary value placed on minor infringements ( Bloody hell Noel ! ), is ridiculous. And you John, yep he could have been nice and given you the $150.00 fine, but oh no, he bumped up into the next bracket. Someone on the SEQ Riders FB page was saying a few of her friends were done today doing lane filtering incorrectly. Instead of the cops educating her, ( she honestly did not know), they all got $378.00 fines with 3 points lost. Utter BS. Save the big fines for the dangerous hoons on the roads, not people who make minor mistakes!! Would go a long way for PR goodwill, instead of saying nope, have to write the ticket.

Sory for digressing, I love my Vista cruise, so simple to use. Have to get another for the '94. It actually had the same type on it as in Freds photo, but I took it off. Got in the way of the switches. Just the simple round ring type of Vista is the one I need. Heres the incident John mentioned before, in the middle of nowhere.......