I find that my Kawasaki doesn't mind when I wear a H-D shirt. I haven't tried the orange and black one yet.
Got a call from HD
Wait till you have a $3 piece fail that almost costs you and your wife your lives, when they could have spent $5 and had no problem. It's called a linkage rod end if you're keeping score, and if you search the forums you'll see it's common for them to wear out and fail without warning because they use a cheap design. It can be fixed with a $10 bill and a trip to the hardware store.
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Harley Davidson should have better quality control up front at the manufacturer or the distribution point.
The feedback that rmw got was great for him but it doesn't do much for the majority of the buying public.
The feedback that rmw got was great for him but it doesn't do much for the majority of the buying public.
Last edited by shortride; May 4, 2011 at 07:36 AM.
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Speaking of upgrades, I don't appreciate spending $240 + tax on a SE Ventilator intake only to find out it pukes oil. When I called customer service their only response was that I must have overfilled it... I don't think so. This is not an "uncommon" problem and MOCO has known about it for some time now and to the best of my knowledge they have done nothing to correct it.
I have those on all of bikes with no issues.
What cracks me up is that most issues are inspired by mods gone bad, misuse, inproper adjustment, lack of maintenance and expectations beyond the manufatures intended purpose.
Do us all a faove and get a Honda you willbe so much happier, but you won't be a able to wear the HD colours.
HD makes good American products and I fortunate to deal with a good service department at Anaheim Fullerton
Ride safe
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HD could make small improvements to parts and products on the bike. Will it increase the cost of the bike significantly?? Nope.
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Is it OK to ride a harley while disliking the company?
Is it OK to ride a harley without waving a flag ang wearing the colors?
Is riding Honda that is built in USA somehow less American ?
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