Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: Damn Potholes on July 05, 2011, 06:36:48 PM
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I bought the Go Cruise hoping for a miracle from a $20 piece of...well...plastic. No such luck. Mine slips even with that rubber band they sent me. Thought I would try modifying before spending some bigger bucks on a Throttlemeister or such device. I took a drywall saw and made some serrations in the plastic with the hope that it will grab onto the rubber band better. It does but its still just a piece of plastic. Good luck. The top picture is from the factory and the other two are after.
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That sux... Mine works great, do you have aftermarket grips? Just curious...
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Yea that really stinks, I bought one as well and really like it.
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I bought the Go Cruise hoping for a miracle from a $20 piece of...well...plastic. No such luck. Mine slips even with that rubber band they sent me. Thought I would try modifying before spending some bigger bucks on a Throttlemeister or such device. I took a drywall saw and made some serrations in the plastic with the hope that it will grab onto the rubber band better. It does but its still just a piece of plastic. Good luck. The top picture is from the factory and the other two are after.
What about putting a couple of rubber bands around it to tighten up the grip?
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What about putting a couple of rubber bands around it to tighten up the grip?
This is what i had planned to do if mine didnt work or started slipping.
i jsut make sure the rubber band is free of dust and it seems to work great.
but i only use mine for a few minutes at a time to give my hand a break or to adjust something.
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No aftermarket grips. Everything is stock. I will try putting an additional rubber band on the grip and see if that makes any difference.
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No aftermarket grips. Everything is stock. I will try putting an additional rubber band on the grip and see if that makes any difference.
I didn't mean on the grip, I meant on the Go Cruise it self. Something to make it squeeze the grip harder.
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They sent be a band also and it seems to hold better. Mine held good unless I set it at about 70 MPH, then it would slip, must be the position of the grip. You could wrap some black electrical tape on the grip and then put the Go Cruise over the tape area, that might help.
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Strange. Mine works perfectly and I use it constantly.
Have you placed it as far inboard on the grip as possible?
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Damn Potholes, Did you get the Small or Large size Go Cruise?
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Strange. Mine works perfectly and I use it constantly.
same here. I don't see it as a cruise control, only as a means to aliviate strain or rest my right hand. But I do use it for a few minutes at a time and it does its thing. Good value for money, IMO.
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I was just getting ready to order one myself and was going to ask if I should get the small. I assume the small is the size I want since I don't think the handlebars are 1".
Also has anyone had issues leaving it on and it getting stolen? I don't want to take it off and on all the time and wear out the gripping power.
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I have the small .... it works great.
once you get used to setting it!
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I was just getting ready to order one myself and was going to ask if I should get the small. I assume the small is the size I want since I don't think the handlebars are 1".
You know, I was just wondering the same thing- which to order. I have Grip Puppies installed, so that is going to make the grip diameter larger. Does that mean I should order the "large"?
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I bought the Go Cruise hoping for a miracle from a $20 piece of...well...plastic. No such luck. Mine slips even with that rubber band they sent me. Thought I would try modifying before spending some bigger bucks on a Throttlemeister or such device. I took a drywall saw and made some serrations in the plastic with the hope that it will grab onto the rubber band better. It does but its still just a piece of plastic. Good luck. The top picture is from the factory and the other two are after.
I haven't got one of these, but, try dunking it in some Plasti Dip (rubber tool dip) to decrease the inside diameter of the grip portion. Thought being, smaller hole - tighter grip...
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You know, I was just wondering the same thing- which to order. I have Grip Puppies installed, so that is going to make the grip diameter larger. Does that mean I should order the "large"?
Order the small size.
I have the Grip Puppies also and if you put the Go Cruise OVER the Puppy, it WILL slip. The Foam Puppy just doesn't provide enough friction for the Go to stay put.
My solution was simple and effective: just roll back the Puppy on the inboard end enough so that the Go has a direct hold on the stock grip, as close to the inboard edge as you can get it. The rolled-up part of the Puppy also helps add frictional hold for the Go. Trust me, it works.
As for leaving it on the bike; I've never taken it off and it's still there. If it gets stolen I'll buy another, or maybe two or three at the same time. Jeez, there ain't much you can buy for twenty bucks that is as effective and useful as the Go Cruise. I may buy a few more just to have them around when the dude who sells them figures out they're worth twice what he charges... :)
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Going on 2 pages and no link to the Go-Cruise? You guys are slipping.....
BTW, so you are saying the small go cruise still slips on the grip puppies? What about Murphs grips? Still use small?
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Going on 2 pages and no link to the Go-Cruise? You guys are slipping.....
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=motorcycle+go+cruise (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=motorcycle+go+cruise)
http://www.2wheelride.com/throttle_pro.html (http://www.2wheelride.com/throttle_pro.html)
BTW, so you are saying the small go cruise still slips on the grip puppies? What about Murphs grips? Still use small?
That is not at all what he said. He said to get the small and have it operate on a portion not covered by the grip puppies. I would like to know others' experiences with go cruise + grip puppies too...
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Didn't you spend like $10k to $15k for this bike?? (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif)
Spend that $20 on a couple cold beers and a slice... :chugbeer:
Then go spend a little more $ on some other sort of throttle lock, you get what you pay for sometimes...(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/hiding.gif)
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Broke down and bought the Throttlemeister. LOVE IT! Still hoping that Kawasaki is going to come out with a factory plug-and-play cruise control. If so, you'll see a couple throttle locks up for sale. Here's to hoping!
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I have the small Go Cruise on stock grips, and it slips if it's over the Grip Puppies, next to the Grip Puppies, with the rubber band thingy or without. I have the Caterpillar o-ring that goes into the gap between the bar end and the grip and that slips a little too when used by itself. Soooooo.... I use them both together and it holds nicely! I don't use it all that much, but I do have trouble with my right hand going numb sometimes and it's nice to have a few seconds to shake it out. Just installed some handlebar risers, so I'm hoping that helps with the numbness issue.
My Go Cruise did not originally come with the rubber sleeve that goes between it and the grip. They added that after I got mine, so evidently there were some issues with slipping that they were trying to correct. When I emailed them asking about the rubber sleeve they promptly sent me one and told me if it still slipped I could send the whole thing back and they would refund my money. Seem like good people to deal with. I don't dislike it enough to send it back, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to anybody I liked ::) .
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I have the ultimate fix for this. I was taking mine off to adjust the rubber band and it broke in half. Slipping problem solved! (PS, this was the third time I had removed it.)
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Mine would slip a bit with the rubber band thingy installed. I had another wider band that came with a Cramp Buster that I had previously bought. I slipped the second wider band over the one that came with the Go Cruise and it works like a champ. Rather than use it as a "cruise control", I use mine to get a minute or two relief from "numb hand".
As far as breaking, I refrain to taking mine off and will see how long it lasts. If you notice in the instruction, they're pretty clear about where, and where not, to grip it when removing it.
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I tried a Go Cruise today and it would not hold the grip in place (even with the rubber band).
I took a medium size zip tie (wire tie), run it through the hole in top closest to the grip then looped it around the bottom part, pulled it down just tight enough to add some pressure and now it holds great. It's an easy fix and looks fine with a black tie, just be careful not to pull it down too tight and break it.
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I still find my Caterpillar oring to work much better than the Go Cruise.
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Mine works great now, maybe a little thing but when I first installed it I put it on upside down and it slipped. Once I looked at the picture they sent me and turned it over it worked great. I used it all the way to Alaska and back and it sure saved my wrist on some long 12 hour days. I too have it as far in as it will go on the grip. Not sure if it was just my luck or what but the one I got had a picture only, no instructions or other paper work.
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My GoCruise is still working perfectly. Installed it last March. Best 20 bucks I've ever spent.
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I've got 7500 miles on my Go Cruise and it still works perfectly, right out of the box (no rubber bands). It may be that people are in fact putting it on backwards? I also use it almost all the time, other than city riding, just to take pressure off my wrist.
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I've got 7500 miles on my Go Cruise and it still works perfectly, right out of the box (no rubber bands). It may be that people are in fact putting it on backwards? I also use it almost all the time, other than city riding, just to take pressure off my wrist.
If I recall (not at home looking at it), one of the two arms has holes in it and the other does not. Which way is yours installed, with the "holey" arm on top, or bottom?
It took double rubber bands for mine to work, but it works great.
I believe that some people have used a Dremel to cut several shallow grooves on the inside where it contacts the grip.