Not a Good Experience so far...
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From: Republic of Texas
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Republic of Texas
Had the fuel pressure regulator go out on my 03 Heritage. Trailered it home. Fixed it. Ride it and never worry about breakdowns any more than anything else I own mechanical.
Ok let me clarify my on the FI problem...first I bought it used with just 11000 miles on it, from an individual, it had sat for a short time in his garage...the FI systems long hose was chaffed inside the tank (a known problem with a factory TSB solution). I performed a full service on the bike per the HD manual the day after I brought it home. I have worked on FI systems and fully understand them. I only used non ethanol fuel in my bike, so that is a non issue. So far the bike has run well since the repairs, but I am still cautious about it till I have put enough reliable miles on it to be able to go farther distances. Thanks for the replies, hopefully smooth riding from here out!
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From: Kennewick, WA
this is lame, first off no electronic part has failed here. and has nothing to do with electronics, nobody is saying take it to the dealer, we're saying get somebody who knows how the system works, a reliable mechanic, wherever. EFI does take knowledge, and some tools that the average backyard mechanic does not possess, therefore its not getting fixed properly when there is an issue. don't blame the system for somebody's inability to repair it. You can't fix a carb, unless you know and understand all the circuits within the carb itself, I've worked on FI for over thirty years and understand it and it is wonderful, reliable, very efficient, and more tunable than any carb system . they do fail from time to time, but if repaired correctly will provide years of good service, so hows that for defending the Fuel injection system?
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From: Mesquite,Nevada
I hear you on the gas. The co I work for was getting there gas from maverick stations. It looked like water and barley smelt like gas.
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From: Oklahoma
I do all my own maint. and repairs. I have over 20 yrs of professional mechanic. Today I took my daughter on ride about 80 miles and it performed flawlessly....a little cold but still a great day for a ride!
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From: Virginia
my 07 EG & my 2010 TriGlide have no problems & run just fine on reg. gas.
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From: Martinsburg, WV
Don't buy a fuel injected bike, you're relying on electronics made by chinese slave labor. Buy a simple carb'd Harley and you'll be a happy man.
Every time someone writes in with a carb issue he gets 500 replies on how to fix it, every time someone writes in with an issue like yours all the FI apologists suddenly disappear and you get a lot of "tough break man, take it to the dealer and see what he says".
Every time someone writes in with a carb issue he gets 500 replies on how to fix it, every time someone writes in with an issue like yours all the FI apologists suddenly disappear and you get a lot of "tough break man, take it to the dealer and see what he says".