Recalls
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Road Master
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Recalls
Every other thread i have been reading lately is complaining about recalls, thats why harley sales are down, blah blah blah. Let me say thank goodness the motor company is actually making recalls and following through on fixing things that aren't right. How many times can we list issues that should have been fixed like, Cam chain tensioners, a bike should not detonate under 40k miles, that should have been recalled. Bad inner primary bearings, bad wheels bearings, just search the threads on here. We should not be bashing Harley for recalls, we should be thanking them for doing what is right and fixing issues. Just my two cents
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recalls for the first nine months $32 million. 'Come On Man' (MoCo) build them right the first time.
recalls for the first nine months $32 million. 'Come On Man' (MoCo) build them right the first time.
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I have to wonder,when someone takes their bike in for the recall,how much money they spend at the dealership? I am starting to wonder if the recalls are the Motor company's way of saying"Come back to see us"
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This is why I keep my bikes for so long. I worked the bugs out of them. Every new line has come with inherent flaws. The Evos had bad base gaskets and cam bearings. There have been 4 variations of the twinkie, for cryin' out loud, and they have had issues with tensioners, compensators, brakes, infotainment, cooling, and radiators, etc.. Sometimes I think the only reason twinkies exist is because the Evos were lasting too long for people to need new bikes. I got over the "rah-rah Harley Davidson" thing long ago when I had to put the later model tensioner conversion in the wife's 2005 Dyna. It doesn't make sense to spend big dollars on a new bike, and have to put a thousand or two into it to make it right. I'll re-build my high-mileage Evo and Shovel indefinitely before buying a brand-new "project" for $20,000 or more.
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This is why I keep my bikes for so long. I worked the bugs out of them. Every new line has come with inherent flaws. The Evos had bad base gaskets and cam bearings. There have been 4 variations of the twinkie, for cryin' out loud, and they have had issues with tensioners, compensators, brakes, infotainment, cooling, and radiators, etc.. Sometimes I think the only reason twinkies exist is because the Evos were lasting too long for people to need new bikes. I got over the "rah-rah Harley Davidson" thing long ago when I had to put the later model tensioner conversion in the wife's 2005 Dyna. It doesn't make sense to spend big dollars on a new bike, and have to put a thousand or two into it to make it right. I'll re-build my high-mileage Evo and Shovel indefinitely before buying a brand-new "project" for $20,000 or more.
That's the reason I've kept my Evo for 22 years and 200,000 miles. I've fixed all the issues it may have had and got it just the way I want it. With retirement looming, I can't see spending $20,000 dollars on a new bike and beginning the process of making it "right" all over again.I'd rather put the money into the "paid for" bike I have.
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recalls for the first nine months $32 million. 'Come On Man' (MoCo) build them right the first time.
recalls for the first nine months $32 million. 'Come On Man' (MoCo) build them right the first time.
Hey MoCo howz that off shore 3rd world labor force working out for you?
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Unfortunately, many companies (car and bike) are manufacturing vehicles this way lately.
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