yes, my 2025 behaves the same. it also irks me that it cannot be set any higher than 85mph. and the "resume" function is wonky---sometimes it works fine and other times it refuses to reengage. first world problems I suppose

 

I have owned many brands with CC. Kawasaki is by far the worst.

 

A software update would be enough to solve the problem... I will write to customer service.

 

Good luck. My 2020 was like that and my 2025 is the same.

 

You've likely already tried this, but I've found it usually helps to hold the throttle constant for a second or two after setting the cruise control and then letting it go gently, rather than just immediately releasing the throttle after setting it. This is particularly true when "resuming," for those occasions where the resume function decides to actually work at all.

 

From Kawasaki side I think there is some risk of being in court and hearing, "Let me see if I understand....the rider turned on the cruise control and the bikes speed increased? The machine was moving faster than the rider expected it to move?"

If the system was programmed to slow 1-2 mph when it's set, you could give a much more friendly answer.

A salesman I worked with crashed his Suzuki quad. He ended up paralyzed from the neck down. He was an incredible person. A retired police officer, war hero, you name it and he was that. He was not the lawsuit type of person but his personal care was something like 50k, per month, in 2001 dollars. He was desperate.

Because of this suit we were all able to see full reports about kill switches throttle cables, b rake levers, etc. He lost because Suzuki didn't do anything wrong and they had test procedures and specs from every part it took to build the machine as well as the correct warnings regarding the machines use.

 

No, what actually happened and what Kawasaki would hear in court is: I set the speed to 100 km/h, but the bike slowed to 95 km/h and the car behind hit me.

 

The car behind you was at fault, not Kawasaki. Kawasaki’s defense would go like this….

”So what you are saying is that if the rider slows down on the road for whatever reason, and a car behind the rider runs into them, it’s the riders fault for slowing down”

 

This is the same idea used when they calibrate our speedometers. They always read a higher speed than what reality says they are. With tire wear factored in, exact is never going to be an option, so they read faster than real life speed.