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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Been searching and went through my maintenance manual - Cannot seem to find an answer -

Got an 02 Ultra - Went on a trip, set the cruise - Stayed on for a few moments then shut off - Cruise indicator would light then off as normal - Tried it a couple different times - Sometimes it would stay on for 5 minutes, other times, a few seconds - Everything seems to work fine except it will self-disengage - Checked connections, all good and tight - Hope it's not the module but then again, the bike is 12 years old -

Anyway, thanks in advance for any suggestions and help -
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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Check your front brake leaver . It may not be activating the brake light switch.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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check brake light switch.

turn on bike...stand behind it and have your pal whack the tires with a ball bat ( or jump up and down on the seat)...see if the light goes on.
if so, that would disengage the CC

mike
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 05:31 PM
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Thanks - Lever is activating brake lights and they are working like normal- It was in the shop before the trip and they did adjust my front brakes - Did not dawn on me at the time of the post - I will give them a call in the morning and see what they say -
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 05:45 PM
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Check the cable lash on the throttle cable.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:11 PM
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Are you using a power commander tuner?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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Mewalker0 - Yes on the PC - Just had it dyno'd - Had the PC on there since I had the bike and it has always worked before - What are your thoughts on that?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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"adjusted front brakes" doesn't make any sense. There is no adjustment on front brakes[or rear for that matter]. Maybe they BLED the front brakes? If that front brake lever is the slightest bit worn or loose,it cold hit the switch and shut off the cc.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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If the throttle or idle cable are out of adjustment it will kick the cruise off or cause it to not set at all. I would start with those.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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If the switch gets weak, it can activate while riding, and thus de-activate the cruise.

I had an '07 that the front brake switch was weak, my buddy following said he didn't know when I was on the brakes as the brake light was constantly coming on at odd times...
 
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