What is the first year the Heritage came with cruise control standard?
Was it an option before becoming standard equipment?

I'm looking at used bikes, and think I may want cruise control.

Thanks

 

As far as I am aware is 2016. That's when they went from throttle cable to throttle by wire

 

2017 is the first year.

It was offered standard on the S models in '16. SlimS and Fatboy S

 

2016 is the first year a Heritage came with cruise.
Prior to 2016 the only option for cruise on a Heritage was a custom fit by non-Harley vendors.

 

It was standard for all 2016 Heritage Softail Classics. I didn't know if I would need it. But now I use it all of the time. 2016's also came standard with ABS.

 

I stand corrected. Didn't realize the '16s were standard.

NEW IN 2016
High Output Twin Cam 103B™ engine
Newly designed air cleaner cover with High Output 103 badging
Refreshed style with fewer studs and updated conchos that feature red starburst inserts
Redesigned saddlebags with improved internal structure and new mount system
Left-hand cruise control, standard
Electronic throttle control system
Paint color options including Custom colors

 

I put the cruise mate throttle control on my 02 heritage & love it, you don't have to buy a 2016 for cruise control. for $75 and about 1/2 hour +/- you can have it & not have to worry about an electronic glitch down the road.

 

I know this is an OLD thread. I know for sure cruise was standard on the Heritage Classic, if you had EFI on it, in 2004. I had one brand. But, I don't know what year it became standard on all EFI models.

 

I only bring this up for the sake of accuracy.... I'm sorry, but you are mistaken...

If you had a cruise control on a 2004 Heritage Classic w/EFI, it was either aftermarket, or a Harley mechanical cruise control unit for the touring models, retrofitted to fit a Heritage. The 2004 Heritage DID NOT come from the factory with a Harley cruise control unit.

Some Touring models were offered with the mechanical cruise control module, starting about '89. The one pictured below was from 2003.




But no Softail models got a Harley OEM automatic cruise control either as an option or standard, until they went to the throttle by wire, in the 2016 Twin Cam models.

FYI, I'm not counting the old throttle lock screw as a cruise control, although some of us used it as such...

Here are the HD online factory parts diagrams for a 2004 Harley Heritage. You will see no "Cruise Control module" in the OEM parts. Notice there is no "Cruise Control" listed in proper alphabetic order.







For the sake of comparison, here are the 2004 Road King Classic parts diagrams, which came OEM with an optional HD mechanical Cruise Control. The "Cruise Control" module is listed in proper alphabetic order. This is what the Heritage parts list would look like, if it came from the factory with an OEM cruise control unit.





I hope this helps to refresh your memory about the Harley factory cruise control..