100 degrees?
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Road Warrior
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100 degrees?
Air temp gage on the bike said it was over 100 degrees today. Only got to 83...was in the garage while at work. What a useless gage.
Anyway, for you folks coming down for bike week next week, you better bring your sunscreen as it will be nice.
Hope to see you in Daytona!
Anyway, for you folks coming down for bike week next week, you better bring your sunscreen as it will be nice.
Hope to see you in Daytona!
Road Captain
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RE: 100 degrees?
maybe it was 100 in the garage! 83 is pretty warm..can cook up a lot of garage space pretty quickly.Just out of curiousity, put a cheapo thermometer in the garage and compare...the HD is not accurate by any means...turf it and replace thehole with an oil temp guage!
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RE: 100 degrees?
Guys:
The temperature gauge sensor is located inside the fairing. It is always warmer in there due to the radio, light, etc. Take that fairing off and relocate the sensor to the frame behind the steering neck. You'll find that the thermometer is a whole lot more accurate. I painted mine black and attached it with a small velcro peice....one could use silicone.
The temperature gauge sensor is located inside the fairing. It is always warmer in there due to the radio, light, etc. Take that fairing off and relocate the sensor to the frame behind the steering neck. You'll find that the thermometer is a whole lot more accurate. I painted mine black and attached it with a small velcro peice....one could use silicone.
Tourer
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RE: 100 degrees?
Great idea! I think I'll move my temp guage sensor... I noticed mine always reads pretty high too. Found out they all do. If you check it in the morning before you start it up or do anything,, it's pretty accurate... But as soon as you take it out on the road it reads too high. Guess it's "normal" huh?
Tourer
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RE: 100 degrees?
ORIGINAL: JeffSG
Air temp gage on the bike said it was over 100 degrees today. Only got to 83...was in the garage while at work. What a useless gage.
Air temp gage on the bike said it was over 100 degrees today. Only got to 83...was in the garage while at work. What a useless gage.
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RE: 100 degrees?
Once again!!
HDMOCO knows this gauge is inaccurate and they won't do anything to correct it.
WHY??
Because they have NO INCENTIVE to fix it.
They sell a considerable number of oil temp gauges. And where are they mounted?
In the A.A.Temp gauge opening (people remove the useless A.A. T. gauge).
Thus giving HD even more money. Fix the useless AAT they would lose sales and money
on the O.T. gauge.
Because they know you all are a bunch of whimpy whiny complainers and won't STAND UP
and fight them!!
I pay 18K and up for my bike I expect the gauges to be accurate.
Ask yourself, if HD can't produce and install a accurate simple outdoor thermometer, then how
accurate is the oil pressure, volts, or the REPLACEMENT OIL TEMP YOU JUST BOUGHT????
I said it before and I'll do it again.
Write a minimum of 3 certified letters complaining of this to the OWNER of the dealership and the the service manager, and CEO of HD.
File a online complaint to the FTC ( enough complaints they will act and FORCE HD to correct it).
Keep copies of these letters, all work orders.
Then Naming the same people above as defendants, file a small claims court action.
when the dealers and HD get enough summons from their customers, things will change.
They will get tired of lost time and wagesfrom having toappear in court.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYTHING POSITIVE DONE IS WE ALL HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AND FORCE OUR LEGITIMATE CLAIMS!!!!!!!
HDMOCO knows this gauge is inaccurate and they won't do anything to correct it.
WHY??
Because they have NO INCENTIVE to fix it.
They sell a considerable number of oil temp gauges. And where are they mounted?
In the A.A.Temp gauge opening (people remove the useless A.A. T. gauge).
Thus giving HD even more money. Fix the useless AAT they would lose sales and money
on the O.T. gauge.
Because they know you all are a bunch of whimpy whiny complainers and won't STAND UP
and fight them!!
I pay 18K and up for my bike I expect the gauges to be accurate.
Ask yourself, if HD can't produce and install a accurate simple outdoor thermometer, then how
accurate is the oil pressure, volts, or the REPLACEMENT OIL TEMP YOU JUST BOUGHT????
I said it before and I'll do it again.
Write a minimum of 3 certified letters complaining of this to the OWNER of the dealership and the the service manager, and CEO of HD.
File a online complaint to the FTC ( enough complaints they will act and FORCE HD to correct it).
Keep copies of these letters, all work orders.
Then Naming the same people above as defendants, file a small claims court action.
when the dealers and HD get enough summons from their customers, things will change.
They will get tired of lost time and wagesfrom having toappear in court.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYTHING POSITIVE DONE IS WE ALL HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AND FORCE OUR LEGITIMATE CLAIMS!!!!!!!
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RE: 100 degrees?
ORIGINAL: choochoo
Once again!!
HDMOCO knows this gauge is inaccurate and they won't do anything to correct it.
WHY??
Because they have NO INCENTIVE to fix it.
They sell a considerable number of oil temp gauges. And where are they mounted?
In the A.A.Temp gauge opening (people remove the useless A.A. T. gauge).
Thus giving HD even more money. Fix the useless AAT they would lose sales and money
on the O.T. gauge.
Because they know you all are a bunch of whimpy whiny complainers and won't STAND UP
and fight them!!
I pay 18K and up for my bike I expect the gauges to be accurate.
Ask yourself, if HD can't produce and install a accurate simple outdoor thermometer, then how
accurate is the oil pressure, volts, or the REPLACEMENT OIL TEMP YOU JUST BOUGHT????
I said it before and I'll do it again.
Write a minimum of 3 certified letters complaining of this to the OWNER of the dealership and the the service manager, and CEO of HD.
File a online complaint to the FTC ( enough complaints they will act and FORCE HD to correct it).
Keep copies of these letters, all work orders.
Then Naming the same people above as defendants, file a small claims court action.
when the dealers and HD get enough summons from their customers, things will change.
They will get tired of lost time and wagesfrom having toappear in court.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYTHING POSITIVE DONE IS WE ALL HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AND FORCE OUR LEGITIMATE CLAIMS!!!!!!!
Once again!!
HDMOCO knows this gauge is inaccurate and they won't do anything to correct it.
WHY??
Because they have NO INCENTIVE to fix it.
They sell a considerable number of oil temp gauges. And where are they mounted?
In the A.A.Temp gauge opening (people remove the useless A.A. T. gauge).
Thus giving HD even more money. Fix the useless AAT they would lose sales and money
on the O.T. gauge.
Because they know you all are a bunch of whimpy whiny complainers and won't STAND UP
and fight them!!
I pay 18K and up for my bike I expect the gauges to be accurate.
Ask yourself, if HD can't produce and install a accurate simple outdoor thermometer, then how
accurate is the oil pressure, volts, or the REPLACEMENT OIL TEMP YOU JUST BOUGHT????
I said it before and I'll do it again.
Write a minimum of 3 certified letters complaining of this to the OWNER of the dealership and the the service manager, and CEO of HD.
File a online complaint to the FTC ( enough complaints they will act and FORCE HD to correct it).
Keep copies of these letters, all work orders.
Then Naming the same people above as defendants, file a small claims court action.
when the dealers and HD get enough summons from their customers, things will change.
They will get tired of lost time and wagesfrom having toappear in court.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYTHING POSITIVE DONE IS WE ALL HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AND FORCE OUR LEGITIMATE CLAIMS!!!!!!!
You like to bitch about everything how 'bout coming up with some ideas to correct the things that **** you off instead of just filing lawsuits and writing letters.
Somebody once said "BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION NOT THE PROBLEM"
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RE: 100 degrees?
ChooChoo
If your Harley and the whole Harley experience pisses you off so much, why don't you sell it and buy a perfect Honda? You meet the nicest people you know!
If your Harley and the whole Harley experience pisses you off so much, why don't you sell it and buy a perfect Honda? You meet the nicest people you know!
