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It seems like he thinks Sportsters are not Harleys.However I read most of that thread.It seems like there may be a problem with the gears on all the new Ultras or an engineering problem with the design.Will it need fixed you bet,would another trans that had the same gears/engineering have fixed the problem and made him happy?No because the problem has not been solved yet.Mt bet is HD engineering is looking for a fix that will solve it for good.I worked at a GM dealer and we were not allowed to just replace a trans that had a problem either.Most manufacturers call back all of the parts during warranty failure on a new design to see what the hell happened.Sometimes it is the whole trans sometimes a $1 part.
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