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May 25, 2011 | 01:16 PM

ramblin

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cruise Control Deactivates

O5 Ultra Classic. Once I set the cruise it will remin on until I hit the slightest and I mean slightest bump then the cruise turns off. With lots of tinker I have found that just the slightest touch of the front brake will turn cruise off. I can hold the brake lever forward against the stop and the cruise will remain on even over bumps in the road. Any help would be greatly appreicated.

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May 25, 2011 | 01:19 PM

EricD10563

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You might want to check the rear brake light switch, my bike did that and shortly after the rear switch went bad and after replacing it my cruise control problem went away.

May 25, 2011 | 06:55 PM

Ridin'withTheKing

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I had a similiar problem when I reinstalled my grips after switching bars. Turns out when I installed the right hand grip/brake lever sections, I didn't have the parts on perfectly, and the contact switch for the lever wasn't making contact sufficiently. All I had to do was loosen the lever assembly, and checked that contact with the switch was correct. Works perfectly now.

May 25, 2011 | 07:10 PM

TFTCAR

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Harley cruise or for that matter any cruise system deactivates when the brakes are applied, your front brake switch may be to sensitive or your master cylinder may be sticky not allowing the lever to return to it stop. Trouble is definitely there tho.

Last edited by TFTCAR; May 25, 2011 at 07:19 PM.

May 25, 2011 | 07:52 PM

Sefferdog

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I swapped grips without shimming the front brake lever and broke the tit off the front brake switch, causing the exact problem you are describing.

May 26, 2011 | 05:53 AM

ramblin

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Wow, thanks guys for the feed back. I just changed grips over the winter months. Had a knee replacement and rode bike for the 1st time a few days ago. I will check out the right grip assemble to make sure every thing is OK.
Ramblin

May 26, 2011 | 05:30 PM

ramblin

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Amazing what you can find out from guys having the same issue. I did find that the tit was broken off the switch. Will replace ASAP. This is a great website

Thanks
Ramblin.