2014 Limited
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2014 Limited
I am thinking of buying 2014 Limited but my friend at the Harley shop said to hold of until 2015 so they can work out the bugs...Any one riding 2014 Limited with big problems ???
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From: Olive Branch, MS
They are great bikes. I personally bought the dry head Ultra. Many others bought the Limited. I think everyone is pleased although there are a few issues. All you have to do is read some of the threads here and it will answer your questions.
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OMG, please search this forum on this subject. This one has been beat to death, maybe ever worse than synthetic oil vs dino oil and do I need a tuner since I changed mufflers. I"m sure you will finds lots of stuff to read. BTW I love mine.
I have not put many miles on mine yet (100 miles), but so far mechanically I have not experienced any issues. The only issues I am experiencing is some minor software anomalies with the infotainment system. Had to pull the main fuse once to reset the system as it wouldn't respond to any input and it would not shut off. It also seems to not remember my icon choice in the navigation system.
I was going to wait initially as well, but after talking with a lot of other owners, reading this forum, and other various sources of info on the interwebtubes, it was clear to me that all the initial production issues that mechanically had plagued this bike have been addressed so I felt it was ok to not wait. The clutch stuff and the 2 coolant issues have been fixed at the factory since late last year. The infotainment system I am sure will continue to be updated as the software is perfected - but IMO that is no reason to wait.
The only other major complaint that I keep reading about, but have yet to experience, is the PTT button location being on the wrong side, and there is a thread on here that has rumored that MOCO has this on their radar as something that might change in 2015.
The Rushmore bikes have been put through extensive testing for several years, so most of the kinks have been worked out, and what remains is more about production issues and parts coming from various vendors not meeting specs, and again these have now been addressed.
But waiting wouldn't hurt or be a bad thing, but there is no reason to IMO.
I was going to wait initially as well, but after talking with a lot of other owners, reading this forum, and other various sources of info on the interwebtubes, it was clear to me that all the initial production issues that mechanically had plagued this bike have been addressed so I felt it was ok to not wait. The clutch stuff and the 2 coolant issues have been fixed at the factory since late last year. The infotainment system I am sure will continue to be updated as the software is perfected - but IMO that is no reason to wait.
The only other major complaint that I keep reading about, but have yet to experience, is the PTT button location being on the wrong side, and there is a thread on here that has rumored that MOCO has this on their radar as something that might change in 2015.
The Rushmore bikes have been put through extensive testing for several years, so most of the kinks have been worked out, and what remains is more about production issues and parts coming from various vendors not meeting specs, and again these have now been addressed.
But waiting wouldn't hurt or be a bad thing, but there is no reason to IMO.
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From: NEW ORLEANS
I have talked to several new owners of the Rushmore Limited and have yet to find one with any coolant leaking problems. Most didn't know there was a problem. They do however have the same problems with the Boom system.
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Got mine in September - traded in a 2011 - absolutely a great bike...smoother, faster and tops over the 11. Even with the info situations, I still love it
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At this point in production of the 2014's I don't see how the 2015's will be any different. I doubt HD is going to change anything but color choices for 2015. Any "bugs" have already been addressed. If you want a bike now, I say go for it. It's not going to be like the poor guys who bought a 2013 this time last year.
