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Aug 21, 2019 | 12:57 PM

#791

mjhd

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From: ny

amazing you can spend $20,000 on something that's engineered wrong right out of the box.
This is my 4th harley and never had anything like this before.
Can't wait to see what goes wrong next. Hopefully not while I'm driving.
Seems there should be a class action lawsuit coming regarding these known problems.
Service guy showed me these vents are standard on 2020 models so buyer beware. This apparently was their permanent solution.

Last edited by mjhd; Aug 21, 2019 at 01:49 PM. Reason: add

Aug 21, 2019 | 02:01 PM

#792

xyzzyxyzzy

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Joined: Mar 2015

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From: xyzzy

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Originally Posted by mjhd

Oh I found it, just a crappy rubber vent tube.
So my question is I've gone from something that was sealed to being exposed to air now and what problems this will cause if any? Apparently this is a band aid and does not cure the problem.
I'm pissed that they are allowed to sell new bikes without disclosing this.

Oh geez, it's only a Harlie. What do you really expect from them? Thoughtful, quality engineering done by people who take pride in their work and a company willing to do the right thing? Nope, what we have here is a staff of over worked mediocre engineers that are further constrained by bean counting MBA's who are fully supported by senior management.

But at least this vent tube kludge seems to fix the transfer problem. Too bad they haven't found a 50 cent solution for the sumpers. Which does bring up an obvious question. Will the 2020's sump? I suppose we'll find out soon enough.