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BadToTheBown
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I'm building a touring project bike that I'm collecting parts for. One of the things I want on this bike is a good cruise control. I don't mean a throttle lock, have those, I want it to work like other cruise controls where it moves the throttle or the injector butterflies to maintain speed. Anyone done this and can point me?
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I've been riding R's since '03 and I've not heard of anything other than a mechanical system which you know about. From what I've seen on later BMW's I think a ride-by-wire system is used? Not sure how you'd manage this as I would think it's all tied into the computer/motronic system. I wonder if there would be some sort of aftermarket system but just haven't heard of one.
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I've been looking for something like that too. But on this side of the ocean, I haven't seen anything but mechanical systems.
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Anyone work with MC Cruise (Australia) or Rostra (US & Canada)?

I have an MC Cruise for my HyperStrada which is CAN bus and throttle by wire, so no applicability. The Rostra looks more like what i'm used to seeing for a car (my Harley).
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