Cruse control problems

[Sgt. Maj.]

started having the cruise kick out when I climb an overpass or hill. Where can I start looking for problems ?

[Marcarl]

Start with your levers on your handle bars. If they jiggle they can activate the switch and kick out your Cruise.

[Mike G in SC]

Do you have leather cover/tassles on the levers.

 

I was having problems. Swore it couldn't be the tassles (catching wind).

But I cut them off, so now I just have lever covers, and problem went away.

 

But maybe a vaccum problem.

[Sgt. Maj.]

I do have leather fringe on both levers but cruise control only kicks out in a climb. Changed out the clutch lever and the little brass barrel on the cable. Thinking I may need to change out vacuum hoses. So any help you can offer will help me for sure.

[Freebird]

Do you notice your bike losing speed before it happens? The cruise will cut out if the MPH drops a certain amount from the set point. I don't remember right off hand what that point is.

 

If that is the case, the cruise may not be the problem. You may need to determine why the bike is losing speed on the hills more than it has in the past. Maybe you've lost a cylinder due to a bad coil or something?

[ragtop69gs]

Do you have leather cover/tassles on the levers.

 

I was having problems. Swore it couldn't be the tassles (catching wind).

But I cut them off, so now I just have lever covers, and problem went away.

 

But maybe a vaccum problem.

 

No need to cut them ! All you need to do is take up the slop in the lever with the small adjustment screw at the lever pivot point. When there's slop it allows enough lever movement to kick out the cruise.

[djh3]

Looked it up in my 09 OM. It reads like lawer speak but 5mph seems to be the threshold for speed difference.