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[Goughie]

Holy crap! I fly aeroplanes with less hassle!!

 

[Goughie]

right on bud!!

 

[Goughie]

Well, I for one didn't know about the cruise control cancelling trick of twisting the throttle beyond idle to cancel, and yes it works . Another thing I found that I didn't
know about is that if you turn off the ignition, then push the indicator switch to the left then the parking lights will come on and stay on until you switch on/off the ignition.

Any more tips ?

Heres a tip for you: for solo adventure riding get yourself on an XT660Z Tenere. Simples!

 

[blues n twos]

I always have led spots on with DRL and dipped beam. So bright and very visible. My trip to Central London every day means I want to be seen.

I can't understand any rider who does not make themselves as visible as possible

Be seen, be safe.

Jon

 

[Bigtrucknuts]

Yes agreed about the lights. I found it best to switch driving light to manual so you are in control. Otherwise the lights have a satanic mind of their own.

Yes, genius, they do have a 'mind of there own', it's called a computer FFS.

 

[Troppo]

Hello all

My Trumpy Explorer (keep calm...I'm just about to replace it with a GS LC...) does the same thing ref the cruise control, except the roll off past idle position is more pronounced and easier to feel.

Re the DRL, yes you are right, I had 2 hrs on a demo GS and on the Aussie models, you can turn the low beam on with the light switch.

 

[dmilne]

If you have the BMW aux lights, will they also come on automatically, or do you have to switch them on manually every time you turn the bike on?

They seem to stay on if they were left on. But not always...

I like to leave mine on all the time.
D

 

[Grahamb]

After a little practice one is able to cancel cruise without any change in rpm or jerk by rolling the throttle forward while pulling in the clutch.

Just operating the clutch lever (and/or the brake leaver) enough to operate the switch will cancel the cruise control by itself. No need to do anything with the throttle.

Graham

 

[pistole]

if you kill the cruise without advancing the throttle to "catch" your rapidly decelerating motorcycle , the thing will slow very abruptly.

 

[tecman]

Just operating the clutch lever (and/or the brake leaver) enough to operate the switch will cancel the cruise control by itself. No need to do anything with the throttle.

Graham

BMW came up with this feature, so you now can just roll throttle slightly beyond resting point and it will also disengage Cruise control and I'm using this method most of the time, especially in situation where I'm approaching slower vehicle in my lane and using brakes or clutch is not needed.