Cruise Control Addition
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From: Snag on 7 Apr 2007 05:54 Road Glidin' Don wrote: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:11:26 -0400, "Virginia Squire" <notmy > address(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> Evening folks, I am buying this round and quite frankly, it's Friday >> and I need one myself!! >> >> I have priced out a Harley electronic cruise control ($548.07) for >> my '98 Electra Glide Classic. Since no kit was available, the >> dealer priced it from the replacement parts catalog for an Ultra. >> Has anyone ever attempted this addition? The dealer tells me that >> they have previously made this addition. Part of the problem is >> that I have talked to two dealers. One says 2 hours installation >> and the other 6 hours. To be perfectly honest, I don't have a clue >> it either one is correct. By the way, mine is a carbureted version. >> >> Has anyone added a cruise control to an Electra Glide Classic? >> Thanks in advance for any response. > > As far as I know, the cruise is only for the fuel injected models. > Maybe you'd better check on that. Mine came with cruise factory installed ... and it's carbed . I don't think the servo cares which it's pullin' on .One of these days I'll actually go thru the test procedures and figger out why it doesn't work . Probably a dirty connection , the PO had it (and a buncha other stuff) disconnected . -- Snag aka OSG #1 '90 Ultra , "??" BS132 SENS NEWT none to one to reply
From: "Virginia Squire" notmy on 7 Apr 2007 08:08 "Road Glidin' Don" <langkd_NO_SPAM(a)shaw.ca> wrote in message news:461746fc.114462378(a)shawnews.ed.shawcable.net... > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:11:26 -0400, "Virginia Squire" <notmy > address(a)cox.net> wrote: > >>Evening folks, I am buying this round and quite frankly, it's Friday and I >>need one myself!! >> >>I have priced out a Harley electronic cruise control ($548.07) for my '98 >>Electra Glide Classic. Since no kit was available, the dealer priced it >>from the replacement parts catalog for an Ultra. Has anyone ever >>attempted >>this addition? The dealer tells me that they have previously made this >>addition. Part of the problem is that I have talked to two dealers. One >>says 2 hours installation and the other 6 hours. To be perfectly honest, >>I >>don't have a clue it either one is correct. By the way, mine is a >>carbureted version. >> >>Has anyone added a cruise control to an Electra Glide Classic? Thanks in >>advance for any response. > > As far as I know, the cruise is only for the fuel injected models. > Maybe you'd better check on that. > > -- > Home page: http://xidos.ca The dealer stated it iwould work if the carb had a clip attachment on the side. This is where the servo cable connects. He further stated that some Harley carbs (the Harley carbs are the only ones that will work) of the same year do not have the clip. He checked and mine does. The biggest problem I have encountered is that Harley does not make a kit for bikes older that 2002 or so I'm told. The dealer parts department parted this out. It supposdly includes everything ing include the fairing switch, right lower switch housing, etc. -- Virginia Squire '98 FLHTC '02 VT750DC
From: "Virginia Squire" notmy on 7 Apr 2007 08:25 "Chilly" <wjghouse(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Xns990AEDFDB498FChillyspewage(a)69.28.186.121... > "Virginia Squire" <notmy address(a)cox.net> sed: > >> Evening folks, I am buying this round and quite frankly, it's Friday >> and I need one myself!! >> >> I have priced out a Harley electronic cruise control ($548.07) for my >> '98 Electra Glide Classic. Since no kit was available, the dealer >> priced it from the replacement parts catalog for an Ultra. Has anyone >> ever attempted this addition? The dealer tells me that they have >> previously made this addition. Part of the problem is that I have >> talked to two dealers. One says 2 hours installation and the other 6 >> hours. To be perfectly honest, I don't have a clue it either one is >> correct. By the way, mine is a carbureted version. >> >> Has anyone added a cruise control to an Electra Glide Classic? Thanks >> in advance for any response. > > Yup. Put one on my 04 FLHTCI. Took me about three hours, but I'm a hack. > Wrote it up here: http://webpages.charter.net/bghouse/Chilly/cruzctrl.htm > > > -- > Chilly BS#226 > Eating a steady diet of government cheese and > living in a van, down by the river Thanks Chilly. From what I am reading from you and other folks at RMH, it's doable somewhere between the stated parameters. Even though I cannot get a "kit" as you did, the dealer guaranteed (never liked that word from a dealer!) the parts he is providing is all that is needed and the quoted price of the kits is $516 vs. $548 for the collection of parts. So, being charitable and cautious (Jimmy Buffet's words) I am going to approach this task now with an eye of optimism. Thanks again and have another on me. -- Virginia Squire '98 FLHTC '02 VT750DC
From: "Virginia Squire" notmy on 7 Apr 2007 08:37 "Dale R" <nospamdreitz(a)dsoelectricwb.com> wrote in message news:g4idnU3zE-hsYovbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d(a)trueband.net... > >> >> Has anyone added a cruise control to an Electra Glide Classic? Thanks in >> advance for any response. >> >> -- >> Virginia Squire >> '98 FLHTC >> '02 VT750DC > > > I put one on the 97 FLHRI. I don't see how it could take 6 hours. I > probably spent that much time but half of it was spent running all the > wiring through the handlebars. > > It was a very straight forward install on the RK but it was FI. I wasn't > aware that they even made one for a carbureted model. Mine ran about $300 > in 98 or 99 and it was the best money I've ever spent. > > If I decide to get another touring bike it'll be a Carbed Evo so let me > know how it turns out. > > Dale R I will track the installation and provide a report when complete. Other than changing the short rear brake pedal, this will be the first attempt at working on the Harley. -- Virginia Squire '98 FLHTC '02 VT750DC
From: Mild Bill AH 27 on 7 Apr 2007 09:33
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:25:37 GMT, langkd_NO_SPAM(a)shaw.ca (Road Glidin' Don) wrote: >On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:47:26 -0500, Mild Bill AH 27 ><bill(a)REMOVEbamph.com> wrote: > >>Here's a question for the crowd. The throttle lock screw would not fit >>on the new switch housing so I left it and the friction grip off. >>Neither were listed in the parts manual. Not to mention the new hole >>was not threaded. I'm thinking of sealing the hole with some >>form-a-gasket. Thoughts? > >I had mine off for years on my '98 FLTRI, Bill. No problems, even >though the hole was open all that time. Thanks friend. Have some coffee, with Baileys if you like. mb 27 |