View Poll Results: Recall / Insurance
Bike is up to date on all recalls
87
89.69%
No way, not me - recall this
11
11.34%
Insurance kma- hand made/or not - they no nada
3
3.09%
Talk to my insurance, send pics of all after market / any add on's
3
3.09%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 97. You may not vote on this poll
Recall Why go ?
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,216
Likes: 224
From: Glendale AZ
Because those 30 minutes to repair my bike would be 30 minutes of anxiety for me while I watched the tech molest my bike. I'd have no time to flirt or look at other bikes.
I know a lot of you who routinely have your stuff worked on by others may not understand this, but its real.
I'd prefer if my bike was never touched by anyone... Period. It's either exactly as it was from the factory in every respect, or if not, the change or modification or repair is familiar to me because I did it.
I know a lot of you who routinely have your stuff worked on by others may not understand this, but its real.
I'd prefer if my bike was never touched by anyone... Period. It's either exactly as it was from the factory in every respect, or if not, the change or modification or repair is familiar to me because I did it.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 5
From: Sunnyvale, Ca.
So maybe Insurance for some is a concern , others not..
Either way, Harley / Ford / GM who ever, once a DOT issues a Recall, it has to be done.
No waviers , no pass go, sucks I know but but that is the law of the land not just state to state...
I love to talk to any Harley dealer that says otherwise...
I personaly would never but a bike after running the VIN Number and finding out no recalls were ever done on the bike.....
Either way, Harley / Ford / GM who ever, once a DOT issues a Recall, it has to be done.
No waviers , no pass go, sucks I know but but that is the law of the land not just state to state...
I love to talk to any Harley dealer that says otherwise...
I personaly would never but a bike after running the VIN Number and finding out no recalls were ever done on the bike.....
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 943
Likes: 41
My dealer told me if a bike comes in for any reason they legally cannot let that bike leave without the repair. It would seem that this repair is a serious matter to the mothership. A few other things I can think of I wish they would take serious. None the less I will take what I can get. Thank you HD.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,846
Likes: 171
From: Simi Valley, CA
So maybe Insurance for some is a concern , others not..
Either way, Harley / Ford / GM who ever, once a DOT issues a Recall, it has to be done.
No waviers , no pass go, sucks I know but but that is the law of the land not just state to state...
I love to talk to any Harley dealer that says otherwise...
I personaly would never but a bike after running the VIN Number and finding out no recalls were ever done on the bike.....
Either way, Harley / Ford / GM who ever, once a DOT issues a Recall, it has to be done.
No waviers , no pass go, sucks I know but but that is the law of the land not just state to state...
I love to talk to any Harley dealer that says otherwise...
I personaly would never but a bike after running the VIN Number and finding out no recalls were ever done on the bike.....
What has to be done is the manufacturer has to make an attempt to notify owners once the recall is initiated. There are laws in-place defining what steps are required in making that attempt.
But there are no laws requiring that an owner of an affected item has to follow through with having the repairs made, that I am aware of.
The manufacturer must also offer the repair/replacement/whatever at no cost to the owner for the life of the item (ten years from date of first purchase in the case of a HD).
And for all you extended warranty proponents out there, consider this... For absolutely free, you can have an extended warranty for ten years from your bike's date of first purchase on your brake switch... but only if you choose not to have it replaced now. Kinda funny how that works heh?
For me, that means if my brake switch ever fails, HD will be obligated to replace it for free until September 2020.
Like I've said previously, everyone makes up their own mind and as long as you feel good with your decision, that's all that matters.
I simply prefer not to have anyone else work on my bike if it's at all possible - so I'll wait.
Last edited by 2black1s; Nov 16, 2011 at 07:46 PM.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,766
Likes: 16
From: Roseville, CA
insurance and aftermarket parts and owner modifications are tricky:
my wife hit a Guy in a raised 4 runner in her Volvo ( her fault).
because his truck was lifted, the volvo got underneath and started him rolling down the highway
the Guy was OK, the 4 runner was totalled
the insurance denied his claim because his mods contributed to the seriousness of the damage
accident investigators described the damages and result of the volvo vs stock 4 runner.
...and many of his suspension parts were "off road" and broke/bent etc where the stock parts may not have
OK, so we felt bad about that--- then the accident investigators showed us the invoices from his truck work with showed over and over warnings about not for use on public roads
if his 4 runner were stock:
the bumpers would have absorbed impact
the volvo would not have been able to get under his truck
his big ol' tires climbed on top of the volvo's hood and his high center of gravity started him rolling
suspension parts broke
brakes were judged to be undersized for the wheels
Mike
my wife hit a Guy in a raised 4 runner in her Volvo ( her fault).
because his truck was lifted, the volvo got underneath and started him rolling down the highway
the Guy was OK, the 4 runner was totalled
the insurance denied his claim because his mods contributed to the seriousness of the damage
accident investigators described the damages and result of the volvo vs stock 4 runner.
...and many of his suspension parts were "off road" and broke/bent etc where the stock parts may not have
OK, so we felt bad about that--- then the accident investigators showed us the invoices from his truck work with showed over and over warnings about not for use on public roads
if his 4 runner were stock:
the bumpers would have absorbed impact
the volvo would not have been able to get under his truck
his big ol' tires climbed on top of the volvo's hood and his high center of gravity started him rolling
suspension parts broke
brakes were judged to be undersized for the wheels
Mike
http://www.examiner.com/autos-in-san...-lifted-trucks
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 45,429
Likes: 2,897
From: Bedford UK
Because those 30 minutes to repair my bike would be 30 minutes of anxiety for me while I watched the tech molest my bike. I'd have no time to flirt or look at other bikes.
I know a lot of you who routinely have your stuff worked on by others may not understand this, but its real.
I'd prefer if my bike was never touched by anyone... Period. It's either exactly as it was from the factory in every respect, or if not, the change or modification or repair is familiar to me because I did it.
I know a lot of you who routinely have your stuff worked on by others may not understand this, but its real.
I'd prefer if my bike was never touched by anyone... Period. It's either exactly as it was from the factory in every respect, or if not, the change or modification or repair is familiar to me because I did it.
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