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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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I got an 01 ultra and the cruise worked just fine when i got it.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; The front brakes were very spongy and wouldn't hold so bled them one day.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; From then on cruise wouldn't work very often.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; The red cruise light for the on button always comes on and has power there.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; But&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;the green one for the speedo won't come on or engage the cruise.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; Only way i could get it to work from time to time was turn ignition on and off and sometimes i would get lucky and it would work.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; Once it works once works the rest of the time until i shut off ignition then just luck of the draw if it works again.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; The brake lights are not on so not that.
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Just not sure if there is a sensor by the brake lever sensor in there that may have gotten stuck in or something and making it think that the brakes are on or something.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; Hopefully someone knows what to check or mess with there.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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Try a service manual. There are many pages devoted to cruise control diagnostics.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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90% of the time on the older bikes it's the roll off switch. It's in the throttle cable up by the neck just before it&nbsp\\;runs in under the tank. disconnect the roll off switch and I bet it works fine!
 
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tried that and it didn't help either.
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