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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Cole
Your only recourse is to go after HD with lawyers at this point. You did not special order a CA bike so they sold you something you did not order and they and their dealership are on the hook for it. Tell them you want a full refund plus expenses or a new replacement bike at the same price. Other than that you're screwed as the VIN is the issue as it's stored in the ECM, BCM , Instruments and EHCU. They must match or your going to get error codes.
This guy knows more about these ecu units than anybody and if he says it’s stuffed and gave you options, that’s probably the best advice there is.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by uklauren
yeh I broke it up into paragraphs.
judging by most of the threads on this forum I don’t think most Americans know what a paragraph is. Lol
 
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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Eccool
Why would a dealer in MI order a CA bike???
outside of idiocy I am not sure
 
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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by uklauren
yeh I broke it up into paragraphs.
Still gives me a headache...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 10:46 PM
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As others have said, hire an attorney if you want results.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 11:04 PM
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So why is CA bike bad ... don't get it...
 
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Old Mar 2, 2021 | 03:04 AM
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Yeah what’s the charcoal canister for on a Callie bike ?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2021 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by magna
Yeah what’s the charcoal canister for on a Callie bike ?
I believe that it captures fumes from the fuel system before they can get vented to the atmosphere.
 
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Originally Posted by Eccool
Why would a dealer in MI order a CA bike???
Maybe the OP wanted a particular bike and that's all that was available. Still doesn't make sense unless someone at the dealership checked the wrong box on the order form...Hope he gets it straightened out......
 
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Old Mar 2, 2021 | 08:58 AM
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$4K over MSRP? Holy cow.
 
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