Make sure that when you "roll off" the throttle for the necessary 3-5 seconds, that your cruise light comes on and that it is the proper color. Also, once you initiate the program, it is always active until you "roll off" 3-5 again, and get a cruise color change. This may sound silly, but a friend was under the impression that you had to "roll" each time he thought the engine was getting hot(and we all know that never happens), so he was actually turning the program on and off and on and off. Johnny boy is a real brother, but NEVER READS THE MANUAL.(That's for him as he does read this site.) Bikes, or VCRs, it doesn't matter. He does get emotionally involved with cereal boxes though.