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Old 08-31-2018, 04:23 PM
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Looking at 2019 touring bikes today at local dealer. Had some questions about the new Infotainment center that the sales person couldn't answer. So I said, "well let's just look at the manual." His response? "We don't have one. The bikes no longer come with a manual." But wait, the main owners' manual refers me to the Infotainment manual. "Sorry, the bike doesn't come with one." After calling Harley HQ I was told they are available for purchase and was given a part number. Only $20. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? You want $30k for this bike and you want me to buy the manual as an add on? I don't think so.
 
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I'm calling complete bullshit on this one. Your dealer is an idiot. Call another one and verify.
 
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I'm calling complete bullshit on this one. Your dealer is an idiot. Call another one and verify.
Don't need to call another dealer. Called Headquarters - they gave me part number for the manual and said you have to order it.
 
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The 2019's at my dealer had them in the saddle bag. Maybe its a dealer option now to provide them. Never heard of new motorcycles not having a owners manual until this thread.
 
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My $20k 18 RG came with two manuals. One for the bike and an even bigger one for the Boom.
 
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Originally Posted by strych9
I'm calling complete bullshit on this one. Your dealer is an idiot. Call another one and verify.
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The 2019's at my dealer had them in the saddle bag. Maybe its a dealer option now to provide them. Never heard of new motorcycles not having a owners manual until this thread.
I'm not talking about owners manual. I'm talking about the separate Infotainment manual that is actually thicker than the owners manual.
 
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The infotainment manual was also in the bikes saddlebag as previous years. Kind of hard to operate system without manual.
 

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The 2018 infotainment manual is a free pdf download. Harley had online guidance for the systems as well.
 
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The infotainment manual was also in the bikes saddlebag as previous years. Kind of hard to operate system without manual.
Not in the 2019s
 


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