Question about dealerships
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Central Florida
Give the dealer a call and let them know your old tire failed on the way home after they refused to replace it and you plan on contacting a lawyer. 
Seriously.. what is more dangerous.. mismatched tires or worn tires?
Seriously.. what is more dangerous.. mismatched tires or worn tires?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: anacoco, la
because the stock tires are not radials. there are only a couple of models that do have radials, and the touring models are not them....
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Toronto
I'm siding with the dealership on this one.
Would be akin to many tire shops refusing to install 2 new tires on the front of a front-wheel drive car - they'll only install the new tires on the rear, moving the worn rear tires to the front... New tires on the front with worn tires on the rear = potential spinout.
Folks changing-out to radials should be aware that if you encounter trouble with one tire, a HD dealer will most likely have this policy where they will not install a bias-ply tire with the existing radial. And they may not install radials if your bike didn't come with them.
Is this what happened at Chuck/Deluxe last year?
Would be akin to many tire shops refusing to install 2 new tires on the front of a front-wheel drive car - they'll only install the new tires on the rear, moving the worn rear tires to the front... New tires on the front with worn tires on the rear = potential spinout.
Folks changing-out to radials should be aware that if you encounter trouble with one tire, a HD dealer will most likely have this policy where they will not install a bias-ply tire with the existing radial. And they may not install radials if your bike didn't come with them.
Is this what happened at Chuck/Deluxe last year?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Ft Myers FL
Same exact thing happened to me....brand new tire Venoms on the rear, Metzer 880 on the front...yes i was already mis-matched ( two rear tires for every front tire ).....on my way to Lake of the Ozark rally...my rear developed a gauge from something underneath the frame/fender.....also found out that the Venom profile was a bit wider then my older Rear Metzer 880, thus the gauge.....went into the Lake of the Ozark dealership ...they had no problem putting on a Dunlop in the rear.....still running the Metzeler in the front Dunlop in the rear.....went to Wyoming and back via Sturgis with absolutely no issues.....
Your dealer took you for a ride for sure.
Your dealer took you for a ride for sure.
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From: NC, USA
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Question about dealerships
I wouldn't go back to that dealer ever again.
I had a local honda dealer put 2 different tires on a Honda vtx that I had. They didn't have a problem with it and were very helpful. Haven't had any tires put on at the local harley davidson dealer because their labor is over priced.
I had a local honda dealer put 2 different tires on a Honda vtx that I had. They didn't have a problem with it and were very helpful. Haven't had any tires put on at the local harley davidson dealer because their labor is over priced.
