No radios in 2012 touring models?
Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 609
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From: Saskatchewan
The big picture is that Japan got decimated with the earthquakes and tsunami. It's real easy for me to sit in the Midwest of the US where all I have to b!tch about is snow and cold, but that was a legit natural disaster that affected millions of lives, and to a point now is affecting millions more with secondary and tertiary effects. If I was in the market and I had my heart set on a certain 2012, I would buy one. It's not HD's fault for the natural disaster. It's a Global Market now. If the new radio would be shipped to me for free with free installation, and a $500 gift card on top of it, Sold. Seems like the MOCO is trying to right the wrong until a better solution can be found.
Best case scenario, buy the 2012, put in a better deck (a lot of riders seem to do that anyways), sell your HK when it comes in, and enjoy living in America with a roof over your head in a home that wasn't destroyed in an earthquake or tsunami.
Best case scenario, buy the 2012, put in a better deck (a lot of riders seem to do that anyways), sell your HK when it comes in, and enjoy living in America with a roof over your head in a home that wasn't destroyed in an earthquake or tsunami.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 609
Likes: 101
From: Saskatchewan
The big picture is that Japan got decimated with the earthquakes and tsunami. It's real easy for me to sit in the Midwest of the US where all I have to b!tch about is snow and cold, but that was a legit natural disaster that affected millions of lives, and to a point now is affecting millions more with secondary and tertiary effects. If I was in the market and I had my heart set on a certain 2012, I would buy one. It's not HD's fault for the natural disaster. It's a Global Market now. If the new radio would be shipped to me for free with free installation, and a $500 gift card on top of it, Sold. Seems like the MOCO is trying to right the wrong until a better solution can be found.
Best case scenario, buy the 2012, put in a better deck (a lot of riders seem to do that anyways), sell your HK when it comes in, and enjoy living in America with a roof over your head in a home that wasn't destroyed in an earthquake or tsunami.
Best case scenario, buy the 2012, put in a better deck (a lot of riders seem to do that anyways), sell your HK when it comes in, and enjoy living in America with a roof over your head in a home that wasn't destroyed in an earthquake or tsunami.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 485
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From: Colorado
I agree.....well Put. It merely seems like HD is looking for possible solutions rather then dwelling on problems. Going without a factory installed radio on a bagger for a little while is really not that big of a deal. You still get to ride. If you need music that bad while you ride, just dig your old Sony Walkman and casette tapes out of storage and rock those out for a while. 
Last edited by Tek74; Apr 27, 2011 at 01:02 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: STL
The radio that came with my bike is $1000 purchased separately (link down below). I don't think a $500 gift certificate would do it. Now a $500 gift certificate for my inconvenience AND a free radio installed when they are available would be more than fair.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
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6th Gear
Joined: Jul 2010
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I am also on the survey panel and the survey I took said there would be a 6 mo delay on the radios at which time Harley would install them. They were going to offer an additional 1 yr warranty to compensate for the inconvenience. Sounds fair.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: The Peoples Republic of Massachusstts
Heres the word right from Harley on the shortages. I got this from the Bloomburg web sight...
Harley-Davidson and its direct suppliers source a limited number of components
and subcomponents, including motorcycle electronics, through suppliers in
Japan, and the Company has several of these subcomponent parts on close watch
for possible shortages related to the situation there. The Company has
identified a supply issue related to an electronic subcomponent used in radios
for its motorcycles that could affect shipment volume, and the Company is
adjusting shipment guidance accordingly. Based on currently available
information, Harley-Davidson believes it has viable solutions for the radios
and other subcomponents on its watch list and the Company continues to work
closely with its suppliers to monitor the situation and address issues as
necessary.
"We continue to assess our supply chains and as a precaution we have decided
to modestly reduce the lower end of shipment guidance following the events in
Japan," said Wandell. "Our hearts go out to all the people of Japan, including
our community of riders there. We are thankful for the safety of our employees
and dealers in Japan and commend them for their tremendous resilience through
this difficult period."
Harley-Davidson and its direct suppliers source a limited number of components
and subcomponents, including motorcycle electronics, through suppliers in
Japan, and the Company has several of these subcomponent parts on close watch
for possible shortages related to the situation there. The Company has
identified a supply issue related to an electronic subcomponent used in radios
for its motorcycles that could affect shipment volume, and the Company is
adjusting shipment guidance accordingly. Based on currently available
information, Harley-Davidson believes it has viable solutions for the radios
and other subcomponents on its watch list and the Company continues to work
closely with its suppliers to monitor the situation and address issues as
necessary.
"We continue to assess our supply chains and as a precaution we have decided
to modestly reduce the lower end of shipment guidance following the events in
Japan," said Wandell. "Our hearts go out to all the people of Japan, including
our community of riders there. We are thankful for the safety of our employees
and dealers in Japan and commend them for their tremendous resilience through
this difficult period."