help needed with cruise control

[dhague]

2018 super tenere es
34000 km
early this summer on a return trip cc quit working. pulled over, shut bike off and restarted it and cc started working again and ran until this week. now the cc light keeps blinking and cc does not work or engage whatsoever. I shut off and restarted bike several times but same thing, blinking cc light and cc does not work. any ideas what it could be ? any advise on what to do appreciated. thank you

 

[bimota]

possible issue

Occasional Cruise Control Failure?

I've been getting a very intermittent issue with my cruise control. Every now and then when I hit to button to enable it, the little yellow light just starts slowly blinking and I can't use cruise control. Stopping and turning the bike off and on again usually resolves it. When it does happen...

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rob

 

[Saint rob]

Most likely suspect is the Front brake light switch, but man they are expensive - £135 in the UK.
You could try removing it and dosing it with contact cleaner, mine has been playing up and the contact cleaner definitely worked for a while, but I'm just going to have to bite the bullet soon and part with the dosh

 

[trimannn]

Yep, Mine was the front brake light switch. You could see the brake light not going off when I'd disengage the front brake lever. Put a new one on and problem solved.

My bizarre & seemingly unsolvable cruise control issues...hoping for new ideas.

I'm wondering if the cover blowing might have done something to the rear brake lever or possibly the front? Probably un-related coincidence and superstition. After looking at all the 'fixes' here I'm despairing taking it to the dealer under warranty. I will use the method described to check for...

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[LJM]

Yep, mine did same exact thing I replaced the FB switch and it's working great there is a good thread on this foeum with pics of how to replace the switch I think it's under Elec. section

 

[LJM]

Here it is

My bizarre & seemingly unsolvable cruise control issues...hoping for new ideas.

Hi everyone, I have a 2014 Super Tenere ES that I bought new in April of 2014 and it now has 43k miles. I did not buy any extended warranties when I purchased it, FYI. This motorcycle has been the best motorcycle I have ever had, and it is the only motorcycle I've ever had that continues to...

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[stubble]

So I'm putting this here in case it helps someone. Coincidentally I was reading one of these cruise control threads over the weekend while on a trip. The very next day my cruise started acting up - flashing after I had been on the bike for a while. Restarting the bike cleared it for a while, then it came back. Based on what I'd read my thoughts went straight to the front brake switch.

I found a radio shack in the middle of nowhere and picked up a little can of electrical contact cleaner. Sprayed it into the hole on the underside of the brake switch and actuated the switch a bunch of times. This seems to have resolved it (at least for now, did about 1k miles afterward with no issue). I did the clutch switch too just because.

My advice is to add this to the list of preventives every oil change or two, just like checking spoke torque and greasing the shifter pivot.

 

[dhague]

thanks for all your inputs. much appreciated.great help

 

[dhague]

thanks for all your inputs. much appreciated.great help

front brake switch was the problem. thanks to all.