On our last ride the cruise control would kick off and I couldn't reset. I finally figured out if I bumped the rear brake pedal I could reset it. Anyone had this problem. If so what was the fix?

 

Sounds like an issue I had with mine. Had to take it in and get the brake switch replaced. It was covered under warranty.

 

Yup, probably rear brake light switch failure, there was a recall on this, depending what year your bike is.

 

It is a 2008 Ultra.

 

I have this problem from time to time...is intermittent...seems to be related to the adjustment of the throttle cables...I like them tight with little if any slack, doesn't work so well with the cruise control...check that too...

 

Brake light switch is likely the problem, I have ridden my 07 Ultra with the throttle cable cruise kick-out switch unpluged for years. I had it replaced under warranty when the bike was newer but it still kicked out from time to time so I unpluged the switch on the throttle cable (right side on the head of the frame). Only thing affected is when you roll the throttle back the cruise doesn't kick out but it does when you touch the brake or clutch.

 

only time my 2013 kicks off is when I hit a bump like a bridge abutment. that said, my 2010 did it a lot. They replaced the brake switch on recall and the problem pretty much went away.....so, I would also likely tie it to the brake switch.

 

THanks

 

When I got home last night, there was a gathering of black Street Glides up at my neighbor's house...along with my own black FLHX, that was four of the dern things on my cul de sac...so I went up and as it turns out, one of the guys had changed out his bars a couple of weekends ago, among other things, and LO! His cruise control wasn't working, and all involved were perplexed. I suggested adjusting his throttle cables correctly, which he actually had already done, and showed him this thread and suggested that his problem might be related to the brake switch et al.

Turns out that the thing now works perfectly after adjusting the cables, so kinda what I'm trying to get across is don't overlook throttle cable adjustment as being a likely cause of the problem identified by the OP...that's the way it's played out for me, too.

 

Usually when the brake switch goes... the brake light is stuck on. My brothers 08 RG just did this very thing. It is actually a fairly easy fix, and the switch is less than $20.