Front plug wires
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
Has this happened to other bikes. The front plug wires on my 2015 Street Glide Special and 2015 Ultra Limited are rubbing against the tank and wearing through. Both bikes have less than 5000 miles on them. I talked to Harley dealer and they said I had to buy new wires any route them so they didn't rub. I would think this should be a Harley recall. What happens when they start to short on the tank? Maybe check your bikes.
I used a zip-tie around the wire and the little extension on the rocker box bolt to hold the wire away from the tank. Did it on the showroom floor before taking delivery of my new bike.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: NorCal Rocklin
Thanks for the heads up here. Ill definitely look at mine now. But for you guys that complain about the littlest type of ****, please stop, you are embarrassing yourself. People like me dont have the time to take their bikes to the dealers a complain about something as stupid as wires rubbing on a tank. If you see it then fix it. This is why we have forums to let everyone know about simple fixes like these.
Right? I mean are you guys that weak?
Right? I mean are you guys that weak?
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: New Braunfels, TX
Thanks for the heads up here. Ill definitely look at mine now. But for you guys that complain about the littlest type of ****, please stop, you are embarrassing yourself. People like me dont have the time to take their bikes to the dealers a complain about something as stupid as wires rubbing on a tank. If you see it then fix it. This is why we have forums to let everyone know about simple fixes like these.
Right? I mean are you guys that weak?
Right? I mean are you guys that weak?
There was a jackass in another thread complaining about low brake fluid levels that he noticed 25,000 miles after the fact, after some dealer did brake work.. and the title of the guy's thread was "this is why I do my own maintenance". Apparently assuming rather than checking is maintenance now.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: P.E.I. Canada
I had the same issue. Plug wire replaced and secured by dealer. Any dealer that doesn't want to take care of a minor issue like this to keep a customer happy really doesn't deserve repeat business. I'm sure the MOCO can afford to send each dealer a box full of plug wires and zip-ties, but since they aren't interested, it was nice to see my dealer step up to the plate.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: P.E.I. Canada
Just kind of the way of the world now it seems. "I should be able to obliviously stumble through life and everybody else should be responsible for doing everything perfectly so that I never need to think or apply myself".
There was a jackass in another thread complaining about low brake fluid levels that he noticed 25,000 miles after the fact, after some dealer did brake work.. and the title of the guy's thread was "this is why I do my own maintenance". Apparently assuming rather than checking is maintenance now.
There was a jackass in another thread complaining about low brake fluid levels that he noticed 25,000 miles after the fact, after some dealer did brake work.. and the title of the guy's thread was "this is why I do my own maintenance". Apparently assuming rather than checking is maintenance now.
While I agree with you that people should be fixing that stuff themselves, I will say that I had zero interest in paying for the new plug wire. I didn't have the bike for a month and it was near worn through. I would have been just as happy to walk away with the new wire in my hand and not on the bike.