Itdoesn'taddup
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Price tag at around $18k US puts it too near the Goldwing for me. I'd just get the 'wing.
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I have owned a Honda GL1800 since 2004 that has factory standard cruise control. I have put 72,000 miles on the machine, with some mileage being on open roads and rural interstate highways. I found it easy to maintain my speed via the sound and feel of the engine. I never have throttle wrist problems. I very rarely use the ‘Wing’s cruise control as it just doesn’t seem to serve much purpose. As a result, cruise control is not on my list of desired attributes for a motorcycle. I don’t even want or have a throttle lock on any of my motorcycles.I first had cruise control on a Yamaha Super Tenere and now have an aftermarket model installed on my 2018 Africa Twin. Like you, I never thought I would find it useful, but on some of the mind numbing stretches here in the western US it is very helpful, if only to keep the speeding tickets away. The thing is, an aftermarket addition is pretty expensive and requires a lot of management to put on, but one that comes from the factory is a whole lot less trouble to get. Packages are always going to be problematic, whether in a car or on a motorcycle. After all, who needs a moonroof, but you have to have it to get the turbo charged combustulator that your heart desires.
Just made a simple exercise with prices found on the Honda french site (honda.fr) to figure out the rough price we could anticipate if ever the NT1100 comes to Canada and USAPrice tag at around $18k US puts it too near the Goldwing for me. I'd just get the 'wing.