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| rmiller | | Set |  | | Reg. Date | : | 22/08/2016 | | Posts | : | 1 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Aug 2016 - 15:30 Post title : 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control | | | Cruise control for 2013 thunderbird abs
Anyone know of one that fits and where to order?
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| peteronkarra | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 829 | | Location | : | Karragarra Island, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2016 - 09:19 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | | Only ever seen one
A few years back, was fairly ugly.
Looked like a home made unit
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| gwight | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2016 - 09:35 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | | Throttle locks are the go, I started off with a home made palm grip & progressed to a throttle lock.
Guido. 
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| VABird | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2016 - 10:49 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: gwight) | | |
gwight wrote:
Throttle locks are the go, I started off with a home made palm grip & progressed to a throttle lock.
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As inaccurate as a throttle lock is, it does the job of relieving your hand for a few moments. I have $10.25 in a homemade one including a $10.00 stainless steel knob. I have it on the end of my kuryakin grips. . You may need a different design if you have the stock grips and bar end weights.
BTW, the other 25 cents is a quarter inside the grip to act as a friction stop.
| The ride may be fun, but in the Great Scheme of things, it really is about the destination! John 3:16 
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| gwight | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2016 - 12:37 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: VABird) | | | VABird wrote:
gwight wrote:
Throttle locks are the go, I started off with a home made palm grip & progressed to a throttle lock.
Guido. |
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As inaccurate as a throttle lock is, it does the job of relieving your hand for a few moments. I have $10.25 in a homemade one including a $10.00 stainless steel knob. I have it on the end of my kuryakin grips. . You may need a different design if you have the stock grips and bar end weights.
BTW, the other 25 cents is a quarter inside the grip to act as a friction stop. |
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Throttle lock inaccurate ? How did you come to that conclusion ?, It locks on for as long as you want it to, I have mine set so that if I have to overtake a bike/vehicle, or brake for a 'roo, it's no drama. Set the friction so you still have control & release friction when you get close to twisties/hills, etc.
Guido.
| | Post edited by gwight on 23 Aug 2016 - 12:40 |
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| Jerseyjon | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 22/06/2016 | | Posts | : | 24 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2016 - 14:08 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | | Saw this on another Triumph forum. Go to mccruise.com . They have what looks to be a fully electronic and complicated setup. About $800.
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| VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Aug 2016 - 01:29 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: gwight) | | |
gwight wrote:
VABird wrote:
gwight wrote:
Throttle locks are the go, I started off with a home made palm grip & progressed to a throttle lock.
Guido. |
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As inaccurate as a throttle lock is, it does the job of relieving your hand for a few moments. I have $10.25 in a homemade one including a $10.00 stainless steel knob. I have it on the end of my kuryakin grips. . You may need a different design if you have the stock grips and bar end weights.
BTW, the other 25 cents is a quarter inside the grip to act as a friction stop. |
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Throttle lock inaccurate ? How did you come to that conclusion ?, It locks on for as long as you want it to, I have mine set so that if I have to overtake a bike/vehicle, or brake for a 'roo, it's no drama. Set the friction so you still have control & release friction when you get close to twisties/hills, etc.
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Throttle locks don't control speed to a constant when going up or down a hill.
That is all I meant.
| The ride may be fun, but in the Great Scheme of things, it really is about the destination! John 3:16
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| gwight | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 24 Aug 2016 - 03:21 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: VABird) | | | Not many hills in the desert, Bob.
Guido.
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| VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Aug 2016 - 12:03 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: gwight) | | |
gwight wrote:
Not many hills in the desert, Bob.
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How naive of me!!
| The ride may be fun, but in the Great Scheme of things, it really is about the destination! John 3:16
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| ThunderRat | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,056 | | Location | : | Castle Hill, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2016 - 04:37 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: gwight) | | | Guido,
Ray tells me you use the "Palm grip"most nights....
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| rabbi | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 926 | | Location | : | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2016 - 05:32 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: ThunderRat) | | | Don't forget the pepper and magnifying glass , rumour has it that the 2018 Triumph medium cruiser will be fly by wire which includes cruise control I believe.
| "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably why so few people engage in it"
Henry Ford
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| gwight | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2016 - 19:52 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: ThunderRat) | | | ThunderRat wrote:
Guido,
Ray tells me you use the "Palm grip"most nights.... |
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That was the case, Stevetac old mate, but I soon stopped when I realised I'd end up like you two pair of senile old farts.
Guido.
| | Post edited by gwight on 25 Aug 2016 - 20:07 |
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| drhach | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/10/2011 | | Posts | : | 250 | | Location | : | Waukegan, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Aug 2016 - 21:02 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: gwight) | | | Throttle locks aren't true cruise control. But as far as I'm concerned they're just as good. Unless you want to ride for hours on end without ever touching the handlebars, you still must keep your hands on the throttle. The throttle lock allows you to hold on loosely or no handed. It is only ever an issue in erratic traffic. Even then modulating the throttle with the locks is better than no lock. I leave mine on almost all the time (except in heavy traffic). It's a nice feature. Save your money and time. replace your bar ends with a Throttlemeister.
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| gwight | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 30 Aug 2016 - 21:41 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: drhach) | | | Was only saying what I use, (the t/locks are simple & uncomplicated) & good for straight boring roads, can't use in hills/heavy traffic, obviously. Car cruise controls aren't much good in hills as well, as fuel consumption increases due to kick back of the transmission (auto) (just my opinion).
Guido.
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| eddieriv | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/06/2015 | | Posts | : | 25 | | Location | : | Bloomfield, NJ, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2016 - 15:20 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | | I have these Avon grips Link that come with a throttle boss attached on my bike & I was able to go 13 hours from Chicago to New Jersey in one shot. I would not have been able to make this trip non-stop if not for these grips. It's not cruise control but it's a much cheaper alternative for long distances.
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| ufothunderbird | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 220 | | Location | : | TBirdHills, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Dec 2016 - 07:30 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | |
Like JerseyJon : Australian made McCruise - about $1000 for us here .. + fitting on top of that 
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| Daycruiser | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 704 | | Location | : | Garner, NC, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Dec 2016 - 01:24 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: ufothunderbird) | | | The OP hasn't logged on here since he posted that question about a cruise control for the Bird. In any case I have two McCruise units and installed both of them myself. Yes about $800 US, a reasonably intelligent person with some mechanical skills and that can follow directions can install these in about 6 to 8 hrs. They work perfectly, throttle locks are useless on anything other than perfectly flat level terrain with no traffic.
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| srowcroft | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/02/2017 | | Posts | : | 4 | | Location | : | Adkins , Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2017 - 15:58 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: rmiller) | | | I put a Throttle Meister on my bird looks and works great
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| PES | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2009 | | Posts | : | 927 | | Location | : | Tulsa, OK, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2017 - 18:50 Post title : Re: 2013 Thunderbird Cruise control (Re: srowcroft) | | |
srowcroft wrote:
I put a Throttle Meister on my bird looks and works great |
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I just put one on this week also. $800 is a little steep for something you don't use all the time. Also I live in Ok. Lots of straight long highways before I get to the curves. And then when hitting the twisties you're not going to be using any kind of cruise control. Don't get me wrong if they go to ride by wire and offer it on a Tbird, I'd be the first in line. But sad to say the Thunderbirds future doesn't look good. So I doubt that happens.
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