Disengaging the cruise control

zenwhipper said:

Funny... just back from my last trip (1600 miles to MT and back). Tried all options except the rolling the throttle. Which as I write this would not seem to be my preference for disengagement. I prefer tap clutch + a little throttle - feels the smoothest to me. Taping the brakes, for me is too herky-jerky and if you are riding with your mates, they will get a brake light presented to them when you're not really braking.

BTW, my habit is to ride with the CC slider on all the time.

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+1 on this clutch / throttle method...

Was out on the road testing a windshield and decided ( with an open mind ) to test all methods for releasing cruise control.

You can tap the brake while holding open the throttle a bit and there is a smooth transition. If you are slowing for some reason, and will be using the brake, this is going to be the way to go. But to do this to release c/c might be less than ideal as you are flashing brake lights to those behind you.

You can turn it off with the switch. You can hold the throttle and make that a smooth transition.

You actually can feather the clutch lever just right and not allow the clutch to slip or rpms to flare up. Not all that hard to master, but it does take a bit of precision to do. Holding the throttle open makes this a smooth transition.

You can roll the throttle forward to release c/c. If you leave the throttle at idle you do have compression braking of course. But, if you roll it forward and immediately back to "power" it is just as smooth as any other method. There must be a slight delay built into release of the throttle plates as this is just as smooth as any method I tried. Since your hand is usually already on the throttle, I see no advantage to using the other methods. More effort for the same result. Try it and see if it works as well as it does for me.

jpl77 said:

This exactly the smoothest method I've found.

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Absolutely!

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Realshelby said:

if you roll it forward and immediately back to "power" it is just as smooth as any other method. There must be a slight delay built into release of the throttle plates as this is just as smooth as any method I tried. Since your hand is usually already on the throttle, I see no advantage to using the other methods. More effort for the same result. Try it and see if it works as well as it does for me.

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That was my take--essentially just a rapid blip past full roll off and return to prior throttle and you will do it completely smoothly. I wish I knew that on my 9.1K mile last year!