MOCO destructions...what a joke
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: May 2007
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From: GA
RE: MOCO destructions...what a joke
True story:
I bought those little chrome covers for the cluth ferrule and the banjo bolt. I glanced at the instructions before pitching them with the packing and the picture caught my eye. It was a diagram for replacing risers!
I bought those little chrome covers for the cluth ferrule and the banjo bolt. I glanced at the instructions before pitching them with the packing and the picture caught my eye. It was a diagram for replacing risers!
Road Master
Joined: May 2005
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From: somewhere
RE: MOCO destructions...what a joke
generally all instructions are written by technical writers, not the mechanics and not end users. Tech writers may or may not have actually attempted to assemble the part. I know this becase I worked a side job as a tech writer for a software develpoment copany a few years ago. I was not the developer and got instructions on how the application worked from a few scribbled notes from the develpment team. Finally i decided it was for moot and actually learned how to operate the software so I could write i decent set of instructions.
I will admit that HD instructions are pityful. I have read better instrucions on the back of a christmas toy that was made in Tiawan.
I will admit that HD instructions are pityful. I have read better instrucions on the back of a christmas toy that was made in Tiawan.
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Northeast Ohio
RE: MOCO destructions...what a joke
I still get a chuckle everytime I read about someone trying to put on the docking hardware....the instructions are pretty much useless. This is one of the first things that a new HD owner may try for themselves and the frustration factor can be a nine on a scale of one to ten
RE: MOCO destructions...what a joke
Let me get this straight. You tried to read and use the "instructions"??? Well, I for one have seen enough! Turn in your Man Card on the way out the door!!!!
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RE: MOCO destructions...what a joke
1st thing you should do is check this forum and vtwinforum for help from some poor sucker that had to figure it out for himself. Without exception, all instructions I have seen for installing Harley components are useless - it really seems that whoever writes these instructions has never actually done the job... ya, I did the docking points - but no thanks to the useless instructions. Try doing heated grips on an '08 with fly-by-wire with the crappydirections, full of errors, andwithout a shop manual (cause the '08 manuals were 6 months late in delivery).
Are you listening MOCO... fire your technical writers and get someone that knows what they are talking about.
Are you listening MOCO... fire your technical writers and get someone that knows what they are talking about.