simonmmm
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Howdy all,
I just wanted to make a warning about using cruise control in wet weather. I personally don’t really trust it off the bat in the rain, but with broken hands it is good to get off the throttle sometimes. Anyhow this has happened to me twice on my R18. The first was mild and the second severe. Both times in the rain, on a straight section of highway, at 85km/h, in rain mode and encountering a slick patch of road. The first time out was just a small break loose. The second time the bike fishtailed violently throwing me partially off the saddle. I tried to improve my position on the bike to disable the cruise control, but before I could the road surface improved and the fishtailing stopped. It was like the cruise control and asc were at war with each other.
Anyhow I love the bike in every other way but my cruise control will never be activated in the rain ever again.
I just wanted to make a warning about using cruise control in wet weather. I personally don’t really trust it off the bat in the rain, but with broken hands it is good to get off the throttle sometimes. Anyhow this has happened to me twice on my R18. The first was mild and the second severe. Both times in the rain, on a straight section of highway, at 85km/h, in rain mode and encountering a slick patch of road. The first time out was just a small break loose. The second time the bike fishtailed violently throwing me partially off the saddle. I tried to improve my position on the bike to disable the cruise control, but before I could the road surface improved and the fishtailing stopped. It was like the cruise control and asc were at war with each other.
Anyhow I love the bike in every other way but my cruise control will never be activated in the rain ever again.
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