Hoople and all, when i rode home after this thread the other morning , the cruise control indeed wasnt operating normally. It would hold for a couple hundred yards then not work. The engine light would come on when the cc would malfunction, so i then cut the cruise switch off and the engine light would also cut off. Now this morning I rode with cc on and it functioned normally and no engine light came on. Hard to troubleshoot an intermitent issue. appreciate all input on this issue.