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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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ok I get hit by car. Take to HD shop. $6,300 damage. Took about 45-60 days for parts. get call bike fixed except tank not right so they get another (week 1/2 later). get bike too sick to ride for a week.Got better take 300 mile trip. front end don't feel right. take back HD. another new front tire (flat spot?) says back tire bad too. $270 change total,not. do myself. take another 300 mile trip. feels worse. 41mph feels like wobble. can't hold bars lightly or wobbles really bad(wrecking bad). now got to take back again. They replaced everything from the neck up all new. not liking HD right now. sorry so long.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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i got hit last year bran new lowrider went down the dealer had a hard time getting parts i wainted months nothing was happen made a deal traded for a 2010 fatboy lo
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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The venting should be done to the service manager at the dealer where work was done. Can't blame the dealer for the "too sick to ride."
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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trade the bitch . .
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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Sucks your having all that trouble... sounds like someone is getting a new bike, after a trade-in!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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bye bye hit bike hello new bike
best part of story = your ok
 
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