Originally Posted by Skyguyz

I sold my HD recently and its an awakening.

Tired of the constant vibration is fatiguing on long rides. The lack of technology compared to other makes. The lack of pickup, etc. I'm just tired of it. And talking to too many guys who don't take wearing safety gear a priority is pitiful at best. I have a friend missing half his jaw because he insisted on wearing a half helmet. Mtynew BMW GTL has been nothing but heaven and the ride
is actually enjoyable once again; twice the acceleration and smooth as glass. Sure my HD was good for bar hopping and such but its behind the times and lacks in performance in all areas.
I don't ride in packs anymore because its statistically proven to be one of most dangerous forms of street riding. Sure you may want the "Freedom" to wear jeans, half helmets and ride a much too heavy bike with lack of real stopping power but you will change you mind while in a hospital bed. Good luck and do try and be safe.

Sky


from hd owners:

The trunk lid is now falling open on my 2015 Tri Glide. I reviewed complaints and found it to be an ongoing issue for at least 9 years! Harley wants over $200 to put in another same type, defective lock. A piece of junk that costs them less than $12.00. Also the garbage radio that has Bluetooth in it is only good if you buy the $374+ Bluetooth set up from the radio company, because it is designed to work only with theirs!!! I have decided I will be selling this trike, because Harley doesn't give a damn about their customers, it all comes down to money, money, and more money in the corporation's pockets, with poor customer care.

I have a 2011 HD Tri Glide Ultra. I use it sparingly and it has fewer than 14,000 miles on it. In the eight years that I have owned it, FOUR trunk locks for the lower trunk have broken and have needed replacement because cheap plastic parts have broken under normal use. I obviously haven't used the bike a LOT for the parts to have merely "worn out" through overuse. This time, the entire lock imploded and fell into the trunk when I pushed the button to open the trunk. I had groceries, including fish and meat in there with no way to open it.

I own a 1997 xl 1200. I am from ATL., GA. I needed work on the ignition system. No dealer within 50 miles would work on it; one even said we don't work on junk. I found M&M motor trike and cycle in Snellville, GA. David ** repaired it. He is a master mechanic. I left for NO LA. Got there and had a starting problem. East coast Harley said they would look at it. Paid upfront with no guarantee they would work on it. HARLEY DAVIDSON RANKS UNDER NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. Only give me your money. Here I am 500 miles from home. No help. I would not buy another Harley ever again. The Jap. bikes are now on my list.

So this week I became a victim of the ABS failure resulting in no rear brakes. I have changed my brake fluid but not per the recommended schedule. I take full responsibility for this and will have to pay for the replacement HCU. My problem is the design, this happened without warning and it happened 21 miles after the dealer performed the recall. The failure without warning (no ABS failure light) disabled my rear brakes. In any other vehicle if the ABS fails it does not render the brakes inoperable.

I purchased 2017 Harley Street Glide Special from Buckeye Harley in Dayton Ohio. I also purchased their VIB package for service for 3 years. I keep getting oil light and bike is low on oil. First trip about this problem Buckeye changed the oil and told me to put another 1000 miles on it and bring it back. Well I done that and oil light came on again showing 1 qt low so I took it back to them. Replaced oil pump this time. Yep. Said I was all fixed and taken care of. So my warranty ends 9/14/18 so we do some upgrades to my bike which have nothing to do with this whole oil problem. So I put about 2300 more miles on it since July and what do you know. Oil light comes on again.

etc, etc, etc.