Cruise control

[Tony K]

Hi. Unfortunatelly the problem isn't solved yet. The bike has been in the repair shop for a period but they are not able to fix it. Yesterday I called the Yamaha dealer (unfortunatelly the shop is quite a distance from where I live) and asked for a time at their repair shop. They where very busy but I can probably get a time later on. The problem is that I have to take vacation from my work to get there. Keep you informed.

I had the the same problem as Bowman. Cruise would not set after service (valve check). GV550 was dead on. The throttle switch assy was the culprit. This is a wire about 9in. long with a micro switch on one end and a double female plug on the other end. The micro switch attaches to the throttle body. In my case the tech would get continuity or NOT depending on the lay of the wire. This can make grown men cry. Good luck to you Bowman. I hope this helps.

 

[boman]

Because of this and other things I decided to sell the bike. Maybe I will get another ST in the future (I have quite a lot of accessories) but not right now.

 

[MonkeyBut]

Wow!!! I would shove a shoe in someone's ass at the repair shop that would cause you to ultimately sell the bike!! Well, water under the bridge now but that is an aweful outcome. You mention 'other things,' were these also motorcycle related? If not, no need to get into anything personal. Such a shame to give up on a great motorcycle because of someone else's complete incompetence.

 

[boman]

I will try to raise money to buy a new ST but probably not until next year. For now I will live with my old BMW R1100GS which is also a great motorcycle but it is not new and has quite a lot of km:s. But it's a trusty old bike called Black Beauty. The "other" reasons I mentioned is that my ST (which I sold) had been abused by the prior owner and it was quite a work to get it nice again. When I bought the ST I didn't see that there was cracks in the panels (covered by duct tape). But I liked the bike and will by a new one as mentioned.

 

[MonkeyBut]

Thanks for responding and good to read you're not bikeless. Good luck with your next S10 purchase.