Rumor!!!!!!
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RE: Rumor!!!!!!
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
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ORIGINAL: New2Harley
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
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ORIGINAL: New2Harley
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
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ORIGINAL: Tripper
Ah yes, the grand old American custom of "Quality Control by the Customer."
ORIGINAL: New2Harley
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
Motorcycle, car, truck.....it don't matter. During the 1st year of a new model run, problems always surface. Those problems are worked out, until the last year of the run is great !! THEN they make a major modification, and the vicious circle starts again !!
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ORIGINAL: strtgld
People just need to give the MoCo a chance to work out some of the problems. This always happens when many changes are made or new models are introduced. Don't scrap them, report the problem so they can be worked out.
People just need to give the MoCo a chance to work out some of the problems. This always happens when many changes are made or new models are introduced. Don't scrap them, report the problem so they can be worked out.
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I disagree, perhaps 20 years ago that response may have been OK, today is today, they had the "chance", it's called R&D prior to ANY design going into the field, after all this is NOT Rocket Design,
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This motor has been tested hundreds of thousands of miles, test riders have been riding these for two years, go over to taledaga alabama and hang out and you can see what will be here in 09! the six speed was also introduced in 05 for the 06 dynas, its just a few bugs with a handful of bikes, same as every year.
ORIGINAL: Mr Wonderful
Ron....er Lon.....the name is Paul! They told you to keep driving it because there is no code showing on the scanner. What if it dies in the middle of an intersection or during a pass of an 18 wheeler on a 2 lane highway? The '03 touring models had a recall on the main breaker when the engine got too hot.....bike dies. Maybe your main breaker is at fault.
I've been riding Harleys since 1993.....and have owned 8. Obviously a loyal customer, Life HOG member, etc. They put a bazillion miles on the VRod before introduction. Why didn't HD run the bejeeeeeezus out of this new drivetrain before intro? Pressure to keep up with the cubic inch war? Pressure from the EPA regs? Probably. Some warranty issues are expected and budgeted/planned for, but this is kinda over the top if you ask me. A transmission isn't a fuse, a code, a tweak, a breaker replacement.......this is a big-buck model year killer.
Ron....er Lon.....the name is Paul! They told you to keep driving it because there is no code showing on the scanner. What if it dies in the middle of an intersection or during a pass of an 18 wheeler on a 2 lane highway? The '03 touring models had a recall on the main breaker when the engine got too hot.....bike dies. Maybe your main breaker is at fault.
I've been riding Harleys since 1993.....and have owned 8. Obviously a loyal customer, Life HOG member, etc. They put a bazillion miles on the VRod before introduction. Why didn't HD run the bejeeeeeezus out of this new drivetrain before intro? Pressure to keep up with the cubic inch war? Pressure from the EPA regs? Probably. Some warranty issues are expected and budgeted/planned for, but this is kinda over the top if you ask me. A transmission isn't a fuse, a code, a tweak, a breaker replacement.......this is a big-buck model year killer.
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RE: Rumor!!!!!!
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
This motor has been tested hundreds of thousands of miles, test riders have been riding these for two years, go over to taledaga alabama and hang out and you can see what will be here in 09! the six speed was also introduced in 05 for the 06 dynas, its just a few bugs with a handful of bikes, same as every year.
This motor has been tested hundreds of thousands of miles, test riders have been riding these for two years, go over to taledaga alabama and hang out and you can see what will be here in 09! the six speed was also introduced in 05 for the 06 dynas, its just a few bugs with a handful of bikes, same as every year.
ORIGINAL: Mr Wonderful
Ron....er Lon.....the name is Paul! They told you to keep driving it because there is no code showing on the scanner. What if it dies in the middle of an intersection or during a pass of an 18 wheeler on a 2 lane highway? The '03 touring models had a recall on the main breaker when the engine got too hot.....bike dies. Maybe your main breaker is at fault.
I've been riding Harleys since 1993.....and have owned 8. Obviously a loyal customer, Life HOG member, etc. They put a bazillion miles on the VRod before introduction. Why didn't HD run the bejeeeeeezus out of this new drivetrain before intro? Pressure to keep up with the cubic inch war? Pressure from the EPA regs? Probably. Some warranty issues are expected and budgeted/planned for, but this is kinda over the top if you ask me. A transmission isn't a fuse, a code, a tweak, a breaker replacement.......this is a big-buck model year killer.
Ron....er Lon.....the name is Paul! They told you to keep driving it because there is no code showing on the scanner. What if it dies in the middle of an intersection or during a pass of an 18 wheeler on a 2 lane highway? The '03 touring models had a recall on the main breaker when the engine got too hot.....bike dies. Maybe your main breaker is at fault.
I've been riding Harleys since 1993.....and have owned 8. Obviously a loyal customer, Life HOG member, etc. They put a bazillion miles on the VRod before introduction. Why didn't HD run the bejeeeeeezus out of this new drivetrain before intro? Pressure to keep up with the cubic inch war? Pressure from the EPA regs? Probably. Some warranty issues are expected and budgeted/planned for, but this is kinda over the top if you ask me. A transmission isn't a fuse, a code, a tweak, a breaker replacement.......this is a big-buck model year killer.
So mr wonderful? What's comming out in 09?