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BMW R1200GS Cruise Control Fix

Discussion in ' GS Boxers ' started by Miatatat , Jun 15, 2018 .

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Hey everyone, I wanted to share a fix to my faulty cruise control that helped me. I searched online for a fix to this issue, and didn't find anything, so I'm writing to get this information searchable online for anyone else who might have this same problem. The bike: 2014 R1200GS The problem: I would set the cruise control, and it would be super difficult to actually get it to work. I finally figured out it would only engage if I put pressure on the "on/off" slider while touching the "set" button and releasing the hold on the on off slider just right. Sometimes it would work, and sometimes it wouldn't. The solution: I slid the slider to "off." I put the strongest super glue that was water and heat resistant on the control where the path of the on/off slider would be in the on position. I slid it to "on" over the super glue and used a strap to keep pressure on the slider in the on position. I came back about 48 hours later, removed the strap, and now my cruise control works flawlessly. Yes it is constantly "on" technically, but pushing the set button is what makes the little light come on saying cruise control is activated... and obviously is what activates the actual cruise control. I hope this is helpful to someone else that has a faulty left hand control cluster on their bike and is having cruise control issues. Ride on!

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Nice McGiver fix without spending a ton on a new set of switch gear. FYI, I never turn mine off. I don't know if that is good or bad, but I just always forget to turn it off. It doesn't seem to hurt anything.

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JimVonBaden said: ↑ FYI, I never turn mine off. I don't know if that is good or bad, but I just always forget to turn it off. It doesn't seem to hurt anything. Click to expand...

Miatatat said: ↑ I put the strongest super glue that was water and heat resistant on the control where the path of the on/off slider would be in the on position. Click to expand...

krussell said: ↑ If every happen to hand your bike to a dealer etc., make sure they know about your enhancement so they don't break things trying to turn it OFF. Click to expand...

kannonvaggon More experience than skill

Yep, my CC works just great, and I never turn it off just leave it in the "armed " position. Seems to work just fine that way and doesn't wear out the switch. YMMV

nobody0101 Been here awhile

I had almost forgot there was a cruise on/off switch, as mine had just been on since I got it. If the set/increment/decrease button stopped working I’d notice that immediately.

Miatatat said: ↑ Hey everyone, I wanted to share a fix to my faulty cruise control that helped me. I searched online for a fix to this issue, and didn't find anything, so I'm writing to get this information searchable online for anyone else who might have this same problem. The bike: 2014 R1200GS The problem: I would set the cruise control, and it would be super difficult to actually get it to work. I finally figured out it would only engage if I put pressure on the "on/off" slider while touching the "set" button and releasing the hold on the on off slider just right. Sometimes it would work, and sometimes it wouldn't. The solution: I slid the slider to "off." I put the strongest super glue that was water and heat resistant on the control where the path of the on/off slider would be in the on position. I slid it to "on" over the super glue and used a strap to keep pressure on the slider in the on position. I came back about 48 hours later, removed the strap, and now my cruise control works flawlessly. Yes it is constantly "on" technically, but pushing the set button is what makes the little light come on saying cruise control is activated... and obviously is what activates the actual cruise control. I hope this is helpful to someone else that has a faulty left hand control cluster on their bike and is having cruise control issues. Ride on! Click to expand...

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R1200GS Electronic Cruise Control

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• Start date Mar 1, 2006

'05 R1200GS

• Mar 1, 2006

Help! I have misplaced last year's Owners News that had the article on electronic cruise control for R1200GS. Can anyone remember who manufactured or sold that product? Thanks in advance.  

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DougyB said: Help! I have misplaced last year's Owners News that had the article on electronic cruise control for R1200GS. Can anyone remember who manufactured or sold that product? Thanks in advance. Click to expand...

• Mar 4, 2006

jacco said: It took me a while to find it actually, the article was in the July issue (p. 82)... Time flies I guess! Anyway, the link is: http://www.ridersresourcellc.com/ Their phone number: 985-785-8299. In case you care, there is an earlier thread about this: http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=4801 Click to expand...

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Hi guys, Can anyone vouch for throttle locks "that work" for the R1200GSA? I used a Throttlemeister for my Yamaha FJR, but it eventually slips and requires my intermittent adjustment/attention every 5 minutes. No bueno.... Also, might anyone have an electronic cruise control set up for the GSA??? Any experience on the difficulty/cost in setting those up vs. cheaper cost/install of throttle locks? All input gratefully appreciated. Cheers, mates.  

There is a very expensive ($1000+ ?) after market cruise control. Don't remember the name, but some googling of "r1200gs cruise control" will probably find it. The cheapest thing I've read of is this: http://www.2wheelride.com/throttle_pro.html I use the Kaoko throttle lock on my bike. It is good enough for my needs. If I didn't already have it I'd probably throw $20 at the above just to see how well it works.  

marc said: The cheapest thing I've read of is this: http://www.2wheelride.com/throttle_pro.html . Click to expand...

Throttle lock Thanks Marc, Yeah, I was thinking about a grand on the cruise, and it's just really pricy for me at the moment. Does your Kaoko throttle lock slip at all, like my Throttlemeister does? Thanks for the link. What a simple design that thing is. Just wondering if it will clear my handguard before it rests on the lever. Cheers  

Kaoko slippage depends upon how tight it is. I can tighten it enough to not slip, but it then takes a lot of work to move the throttle. Also, there's alway an issue with heated grips. A light amount of drag will turn into a lot of drag if I turn the grip heaters on and the grips expand in the heat. I saw a picture of the cheap thing on a GS with hand guards. Don't know if it was the new style or old style hand guards, though.  

+1 for Kaoko.  

MC Cruise, http://www.mccruise.com/BMW-Motorcycle-Cruise-Control.html , makes a very nice unit and I purchased one for my then brand new '09 GSA for around $1100. I knew I didn't want to install it so I took it to my dealer. A BMW master tech looked over the directions, said he could do it, but it would take 10+ hours. The directions indicate that, by the way. At $90 an hour . . . well, you see where this was going. I decided to send the unit back as I had not unpacked anything. The exchange rate changed and, with the charges getting it back to Australia, it cost me a tad over $400 to find all this stuff out. I bought a Kaoko throttle lock, rode the GSA from NC to CA and back, and couldn't be happier. Mike  

zman1968 said: Damn, Mike... that's some major bucks!! What a shame it cost ya so much to unwind it. Thanks, that's quite a story! I will seriously check out the "Karaoke" model. Cheers~ Click to expand...

zman1968 said: Yeah, you said a mouthful. A couple bucks lost is an infinitely better lesson learned than high siding over a guard rail, etc. I have a loosely similar story and it will make you feel better. In 2005, I bought a brand new Honda Shadow/Sabre 1100 cruiser, put Vance & Hines Longshots on it, bags, windshield, etc. Long story short, it just wasn't doing it for me and I sold it 4 months after I bought it with only 1850 miles on it... and (drum-roll please)...I lost roughly $5K on it... That stung, but my 2005 FJR-1300A helped heal my wounds. Click to expand...

Kaoko I went ahead and purchased at first a wunderlich throttle control which was a major disappointment (felt really cheap to start with). Then purchased a KAOKO and it has been superb i use it very often on the motorway. Only problem is that when ordering you need to measure first the length of the tightening screw inside the throttle. Also i never had major problems with heated grips etc., maybe i have not paid attention. Then my gtl arrived and i have to admit that i realized how an electronic throttle control should work on a motorbike..... I believe that the character of the GS is complemented with the KAOKO and not with the electronic adjuster.  

zenzen70 said: I went ahead and purchased at first a wunderlich throttle control which was a major disappointment (felt really cheap to start with). Then purchased a KAOKO and it has been superb i use it very often on the motorway. Only problem is that when ordering you need to measure first the length of the tightening screw inside the throttle. Also i never had major problems with heated grips etc., maybe i have not paid attention. Then my gtl arrived and i have to admit that i realized how an electronic throttle control should work on a motorbike..... I believe that the character of the GS is complemented with the KAOKO and not with the electronic adjuster. Click to expand...

Go Cruise I can testify to that. Go Cruise works pretty well and is danged inexpensive.  

Just ordered one - if it works remotely well it seems like a great solution.  

electronic is better It will try to maintain speed up and down hill. The throttle lock just, well, locks the throttle. I have found that the $9 US (maybe the price has gone up) plastic bit that allows you to use the heel of your hand to hold the throttle position to be very useful. No numb fingers or cramped wrists and when I need to change throttle input it's easy.  

electronic is better I would agree that electronic is the only "true" cruise control to adjust the throttle for hills to maintain the desired speed... but the trade off is the heavy cost. Even an amazing home mechanic is in for $1000 roughly. I have the palm rest also and I agree about it being decent on freeways for long rides. I take it off when I'm on local city streets where more shifting and throttle twisting occurs.  

Go Cruise update Installed this on my new GSA and was getting a little slip. I wrapped some self vulcanizing wrap on the grip and it now works like a charm. The best throttle control I have ever used except for the electronic on mt R1200RT. Highly recommended and very simple to install and use.  

cycleguy64 said: Installed this on my new GSA and was getting a little slip. I wrapped some self vulcanizing wrap on the grip and it now works like a charm. The best throttle control I have ever used except for the electronic on mt R1200RT. Highly recommended and very simple to install and use. Click to expand...

self vulcanizing wrap Self vulcanizing wrap is that rubber-like tape that will stick to itself when you wrap it around something. Works well on sailboat turnbuckles to keep the sails from snagging cotter pins, etc.  

ca1ic0cat said: Self vulcanizing wrap is that rubber-like tape that will stick to itself when you wrap it around something. Works well on sailboat turnbuckles to keep the sails from snagging cotter pins, etc. Click to expand...

I was pondering the same issue. I found this on another forum. I had the part in about 3 days and cost me around $25. It took about two hours of meticulous work with a rotary tool but it came out great and works good. Yes you vary speed a little up/down hills, but sure didn't cost me a grand to find a solution. MEP Throttle Lock - ADVrider  

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As I mentioned in another post, I am looking at the possibility of getting an RT over another LT. In my looking I see that not all RT's have cruise control. What years, or trim levels came with Cruise Control? Due to severe arthritis in my right wrist, I really have to have it. My last trip was 2000 miles and I would never have survived without it. And what I mean is real electronic cruise control, not an aftermarket throttle lock.  

It was the R1200RT, starting in 2005. R1150RTs and R1100RTs did not have it. 2007 was the first year BMW dumped servo-assisted brakes from the R1200RT. So that is the earliest year you would want. https://bmwdean.com/r1200rt.htm  

Jeff - isn't cruise control an extra option for the hexhead and camhead? THAT is what he's asking!  

Yes, exactly. Was it possible to get it on the R1100RT or the R1150RT? Those are closer to my budget. If not, I may have to keep looking for the right LT. However a RT with cruise would be nice.  

Electronic cruise control was NOT an option or available on the 1100-1150 series RT. While subsequent models may show cruise as an option, it will be on a very high percentage of them.  

I know that I have seen other bikes have an aftermarket cruise control system added. I have added them to cars also. Has anyone done this on a RT? Finding a smaller sport touring type bike with cruise control is not easy in the budget I have to work with.  

I would not touch a pre-2005 RT with aftermarket cruise control. You want a 2005+ RT with BMW cruise control. Better yet, a 2007+ RT They are not all that expensive on the used bike market. $4K to $5K should get one.  

My last bike (before I upgraded) was a 2005 RT, no cruise control so it may not be as common as you think but there’ll be plenty to choose from. You just have to be choosy. I never had any issues with the servo brakes in 3 years of ownership so as long as it’s well serviced you could pick up a good one for low money. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk  

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

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We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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