2009 SG cruise control concern
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Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Alabama Gulf Coast
I have read aout the 2008 cruise control problem that caused the death of a club president. Having said that...
A friend and I were enjoying a week long ride in the Smoky Mountins and on the way home riding the Blue Ridge Parkway he ran off the road and skinned up the 09 SG. Lucky for him he has a bruise or two but is for the most part ok. Bike has some minor damage and will trailer it home as the front brake rotor may be damaged as far as runout. When I back tracked to see where he was, to my horror he was off the side of the road. He said the bike just, "Picked up speed in the corner." After having a day or two to think it out, he is pretty certain the cruise "resumed" by itself. I figured he may have activated the rear ABS and maybe panicked, but don't know as I was in he lead at the time and did not see anything...
My question: Has any one of you had an issue with a 2008 or 2009 cruise control deciding to "resume" on its own?
Thanks in advance for any and all comments...Please save the pull in the clutch, hit the kill switch, etc. comments. We are tring to find out if there are other bikes that exibit this behavior relative to the cruise control.
Ride safe....
A friend and I were enjoying a week long ride in the Smoky Mountins and on the way home riding the Blue Ridge Parkway he ran off the road and skinned up the 09 SG. Lucky for him he has a bruise or two but is for the most part ok. Bike has some minor damage and will trailer it home as the front brake rotor may be damaged as far as runout. When I back tracked to see where he was, to my horror he was off the side of the road. He said the bike just, "Picked up speed in the corner." After having a day or two to think it out, he is pretty certain the cruise "resumed" by itself. I figured he may have activated the rear ABS and maybe panicked, but don't know as I was in he lead at the time and did not see anything...
My question: Has any one of you had an issue with a 2008 or 2009 cruise control deciding to "resume" on its own?
Thanks in advance for any and all comments...Please save the pull in the clutch, hit the kill switch, etc. comments. We are tring to find out if there are other bikes that exibit this behavior relative to the cruise control.
Ride safe....
Last edited by Deepsouth251; Oct 12, 2008 at 01:19 PM.
Paranoia has made me use the switch on the console quite often. I only keep the cruise switched on when I am on the highway. Once I get off the super slab the switch gets turned off. It is habit to me now.
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From: ST. Louis
11,000 miles on my 08 and 7,000 miles on my 09 and I never turn the cruise master switch off. I use the cruise all the time. There are "speed traps" everywhere here in East Texas.
I wouldn't use it riding hard or in groups, but I didn't have to say that did I ?
I wouldn't use it riding hard or in groups, but I didn't have to say that did I ?
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