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Old 09-21-2018, 05:50 PM
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A buddy of mine recently bought a new 2018 street glide and ran into problems shortly after leaving the dealer. He says the brakes seemed to suddenly grab and pulled the bike off the road. He suffered numerous injuries and the bike had several thousand dollars in damages. We are wondering if there are any other reports of similar accidents with this year and model?
 
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I just bought a 2018 SGS and did a bunch of research before pulling the trigger. What you state isn't something I came across in any of my searches across multiple forums... Could have been something done or not done correctly at the dealer... Sorry to hear about your friend...
 
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wow..that's a bummer. maybe some of the M8 guys will read this and reply.
that said..I read the M8 section and I haven't read anything about brakes locking up. is he an experienced rider.
 
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wow..that's a bummer. maybe some of the M8 guys will read this and reply.
that said..I read the M8 section and I haven't read anything about brakes locking up. is he an experienced rider.
yes, long time rider... tnx for the reply!
 
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I just bought a 2018 SGS and did a bunch of research before pulling the trigger. What you state isn't something I came across in any of my searches across multiple forums... Could have been something done or not done correctly at the dealer... Sorry to hear about your friend...
ok, tnx for the reply!
 
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Sorry about your friend.

Only break failures were aware of is the older bikes from neglect of not changing fluid and maintenance of the ABS system.

Braking system on new bikes is one thing I do like about the new bikes it seems more refined than my 14 SG
 
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Sorry about your friend.

Only break failures were aware of is the older bikes from neglect of not changing fluid and maintenance of the ABS system.

Braking system on new bikes is one thing I do like about the new bikes it seems more refined than my 14 SG
ok, tnx for the reply
 
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So, the way I'm reading this is your buddy bought the bike and after leaving the dealer the brakes pulled the bike off the road?
 
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Nothing at all like that on my ‘18 SGS, not have I read anything like that on multiple forums. Sorry about your buddy.
 
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Originally Posted by FenelonPaul
A buddy of mine recently bought a new 2018 street glide and ran into problems shortly after leaving the dealer. He says the brakes seemed to suddenly grab and pulled the bike off the road. He suffered numerous injuries and the bike had several thousand dollars in damages. We are wondering if there are any other reports of similar accidents with this year and model?
yeah, i'm gonna throw the bs flag here. with only a single wheel per axle, your bike's brakes cannot grab and pull you off the road. something else is going on here, and we aren't getting the whole story.
 
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