Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
I'm closing in on 100k, on three baggers (combined) and I've been all over the US on them. I've only had to come home on a trailer once. It was a 2500 trailer ride (quite embarassing, I might add) from Billings Mt all the way back to Dallas this past June.
Problem ended up being no major deal and something I could have fixed (and did once I got home and figured out what it was). The compensator sprocket had come loose. Symptomatically, it sounded like the motor was about to grenade itself so I figured "better safe than stupid" and I was not about to pay a strange to work on my bike when I knew I could fix it myself.
Problem ended up being no major deal and something I could have fixed (and did once I got home and figured out what it was). The compensator sprocket had come loose. Symptomatically, it sounded like the motor was about to grenade itself so I figured "better safe than stupid" and I was not about to pay a strange to work on my bike when I knew I could fix it myself.
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
Never been stranded. Not even any issues at all. All lines of bikes Harley or metric are going to have a bike here and there that will have problems, they are machines.
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
17000 on my 05 RoadGlide and zero mechanical problems. I only had problems with the fuel gauge, horn, and bag latches, all easily fixed under warranty. I had the same questions and considered a Goldwing myself but I have no regrets with my Roadglide. I heard the Goldwings have had some problems with the frame welds.
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
No Never, I have actually been riddin since 1978 and started on a Yamaha 750 3 cylinder with shaft drive went to Kawasakis then KZ 1000 ZI-R GPZ 1100 then finally needed to find out what the Harley Rush was all about so in 1984 I rode my rice rocket Kawasaki GPZ 1100 with EFI could ya imagine EFI in those days right to the Harkley Dealership he took iyt omn a trade for a 84 HD Superglide black with fat bob tamnks for $6800.00 and I haven't looked back since I am on my 8th Harley a 05 Road King had full dressers prior and the Harleys have never let me down in fact the only bike(s) that left me stranded and I needed to be trailered were the two Kawasakis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway try to go to the dealer that is having Demo rides and take em all for a JOY RIDE! try em trust me you will never look back, besides you will always get your money back and they don't break down, leak oil or loose parts!!!! HA, HA LOL!!! Ride Safe Bill
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Old saying, If it has **** or wheels it will give you problems, Everything at one time or another will or could leave you stranded, doesnt matter WHAT brand you buy, Hondas break down, yamahas, and evry other jap ,brit, or american yes harleys too, read other forums and you will see, my advise is, buy what you like best, but remember, all those others are just transportation, Harley is an experance. And yes, If we have to explain, then you probly wouldn't understand.
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
I had a flat once, but I wouldn't say I was stranded. Yeah I was over 400 miles from home but HOG (Harley Owners Group) is only a phone call away. 1 hour later my bike was on a trailer heading to the closest HD dealer. Is their a MOG (Metric Owners Group) out their that will do the same?
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RE: Has your bagger ever left you stranded?
I had 3 metric bikes, V65 Magna, VF700 Magna, and a Yamaha FJ 1200. Both Honda's were rock solid dependable and the Yamaha was a piece of crap. I decided to try a Harley and have never even thought about anything else. I had an 01 FXDX and now a 06 Road Glide. Liked the Dyna, love the 'Glide. Never had any problems. Like we say in my business, "take care of your equipment and it will take care of you." my 2 cents.