See! See! I knew we were on the same page!

Time for my second cup of coffee!

 

Took 3 tries, but I had mine replaced under warranty too.

 

This works. ZIP STRIP the clear coat off and sand and polish. Then re polish once a year. Will look better than chrome. It is work. Also the top parts are stainless.

 

Thanks for all the replies. The bike is under warranty thru 6/15/18 so I'm going to try getting them replaced under warranty first. If that doesn't work, I checked eBay as suggested and have found several that say they are new takeoffs in perfect condition for $50 with free shipping. So I'll buy a set of those. Like I said in my opening post my 14 Ultra Limited was 3.5 years old with 25K miles and it's forks still looked new. I would think if it was caused by road debris the fender and lower fairings would have some damage to the paint, but the paint is still perfect.

 

For $200, exchange them for chrome ones and all will be good. Good chrome jobs last a long time, are easy to maintain, and just look better, I suggest changing the upper cans (cowbells) to chrome too. the stock ones are stainless and even high polished, won't really match chrome lowers.

 

Dealer said no to replacing the lower forks under warranty. I asked what they would charge to install a set of new take offs if I bought them off eBay. They said they will only install parts bought from them. I'm going to try calling Harley's customer service and see what they say.

 

That's the same answer I got. I brought up this:

I suggested it was a defect in factory materials and they told me to pound sand. For the record, I live in a very humid and salty air environment like much of Florida, so they knew the forks were pitted because of environment and not a defect in factory materials. Even though I clean my bike regularly and it is garage kept, that didn't stop the pitting.

 

Regardless of quality or factory saving money...it's what it is, most bikes lowers look the same. I'm working on mine and they look great now, I should've done this sometime ago, this is a good thread.

 

Every Harley I have owned has had the same problem with the lowers. Of course, I live at the S.C. Coast, so what do you expect? Yes, environmental conditions play a big part in that "pitting" look.

 

Called HD customer service. They had the dealer send pictures. They denied the claim. Guess I'm going to sand and polish.