I just purchased my 08 SERK about 3 months ago. I now have 4K on it. We have been on a 6 day road trip where I have been exp. severe fork lock problems. The last lock problem resulted in the bike being completely horizontal with substantual damage (shaking head)... Today (day after trip) I ride the RK to the dealership. After phone conversations with Milw. they want to pick up the bike tomorrow...as in yesterday! It's my understanding, they want to fix the fork lock problem immediately, give me the bike back while they order damaged parts. Q. Anybody experience this issue? And will they follow up with the damaged parts? Thanks in advance. Muddy

 

Thankfully I haven't experienced that problem on my bike. Always sucks when something like that happens, especially while on a trip. Good news is that it didn't cause an accident where you were seriously hurt.

 

What kind of problems are you having with the locks?

 

What are severe fork lock problems? I'm envisioning going down the road and having the fork lock? What did it do to cause the bike to be horizontal with substantial damage? Inquiring minds want to know ....

 

Believe me... I'm in agreeing here! Having said that...we were on the verge of a major issue. I'll explain, We were on Ca. 395, four lane section... there was an accident ahead and the N.bound lanes were crawling along. S.bound lanes were zoooming by. I was in the right hand lane on the right side behind a long line of cars. Both N.bound lanes were full, but the inside lane was moving a bit faster. Were were moving apporx. 1-2 MPH when I attempted to move to the inside lane. When I did this...the forks locked at hard left. Here I was moving1-2 mph hard left turn with the forks locked and heading towards center double line with cars whipping by at 55-65 MPH. Needless to say, I was not going in that direction!!! I hit the brakes, some what hard and doing so (with the forks locked) slammed us to the ground. We did not get hurt...but the possiblites were certainly there.

LH: What happens is...after un-locking the forks...and checking for unlocking...sometimes at low speed (in tight manuver) when I turn hard left...the forks will lock in the un-lock position. I have done a search on the subject and have read this is not an isolated incident. It's only isolated so far in my case as we were moving. I've read plenty of incidents were guys have locked there forks and not been able to unlock them durring road trips. Seems they have had to break in the system to just get the bikes on trailors so as to get them back home...ummmm.

frog13: yea that would be severe... My damage was...front fender (bottom) bent and all scratched up, front brake lever bent, throttle ened cap, missing. Front roll side bar, bent and scratched. floor board (tore up), right leather saddle bag (chrome guard, all scratched, leather tore up, right muffler guard, all scratched and dented.

As indicated above.... Harley wants to pick up the bike today and fix the lock. I then can have the bike back while (they say) the are ordering the parts to fix the damage. Needless to say, sure hope the latter pans out...and I'm not left out to dry! Muddy

 

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Anybody else have this problem or familiar with it? Thanks Muddy