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So bought the Triglide on Saturday. Yesterday reverse gear would not work, circuit breaker not tripped. Today after a 5 mile ride I stop at some lights and I get an Oil warning light. Rev the bike and it goes out. Checked the info screen and it says OK or check Oil not the pressure it used to on the 2016 Ultra I had before.

Spoke to Harley and they want the dealer to resolve this. It has 120 miles on the bike, shouldnInpush for a new bike or new engine?
 
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Damn Skippy, relax! Let the dealership do it's job & find out what's going on. Get back & post what they find out. By the way, welcome from NorCal.
 
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That's fine to say but why should I have an engine that has oil pressure failure after 120 miles with unknown damage?
 
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Why is it failre? It could be a bad wire, and what makes you think the motor has been hurt?
 
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Or they didn't put enough oil in it...
 
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Originally Posted by glj100
So bought the Triglide on Saturday. Yesterday reverse gear would not work, circuit breaker not tripped. Today after a 5 mile ride I stop at some lights and I get an Oil warning light. Rev the bike and it goes out. Checked the info screen and it says OK or check Oil not the pressure it used to on the 2016 Ultra I had before.

Spoke to Harley and they want the dealer to resolve this. It has 120 miles on the bike, shouldnInpush for a new bike or new engine?
Speaking to Harley is a last resort, not the first. As stated, give your selling dealer a chance to diagnose and correct. Buy backs and new motors are not the norm with motorcycles with 120 miles on it. It is disappointing to have an issue, but not the end of the world either.
 
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:47 PM
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Damn Skippy, relax! Let the dealership do it's job & find out what's going on. Get back & post what they find out. By the way, welcome from NorCal.
Skippy, now that's funny! BTW Skippy, take your meds.
 
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Why is it failre? It could be a bad wire, and what makes you think the motor has been hurt?
Oil light goes out when revving the engine
 
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Speaking to Harley is a last resort, not the first. As stated, give your selling dealer a chance to diagnose and correct. Buy backs and new motors are not the norm with motorcycles with 120 miles on it. It is disappointing to have an issue, but not the end of the world either.
Dealer was closed today and I was 20 miles from home so had to call HD to see if they wanted it towed or I could ride it back home
 
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Speaking to Harley is a last resort, not the first. As stated, give your selling dealer a chance to diagnose and correct. Buy backs and new motors are not the norm with motorcycles with 120 miles on it. It is disappointing to have an issue, but not the end of the world either.
Good opinion but its not your $38k that was spent on a bike with a bad engine
 
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