Kuryakyn - Really?
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 687
Likes: 1
From: Texas
I agree that most of their stuff is not for me and I have never bought any Kury stuff EXCEPT FOR THEIR CRUSHER MELLOW MUFFLERS!!!
The Crushers are high quality, sound great and help produce good power.
The Crushers are high quality, sound great and help produce good power.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,912
Likes: 123
From: Spokane, WA
But that's about the only stuff from them I could justify getting.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,770
Likes: 34
From: Bluegrass State
My opinion is that they stand behind their products.
If you have purchased one of their items and it fails due to what ever reason you can go to them at a rally and show them and they will 9-10 times replace it, no questions/receipts needed.
Try that w/HD products and see what happens.
You cannot even take back an item at your local HD w/out a receipt even though they have it in the computer that you bought it from them.
As far as "some of the most god-awful looking crap you've ever seen" well as they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
On the other hand you could very easily say that some of HD's crap should not have even been put on the bike it is that cheap. Why did they even bother?
There are only so many manufacturers in the world and HD and Kuryakyn much of the time buy from the same one.
They have the manufacturer change the package.
Nothin' wrong with after-market parts.
If you think OEM is where it's at, you've been drinkin' way too much of the Kool-Aid.
If you have purchased one of their items and it fails due to what ever reason you can go to them at a rally and show them and they will 9-10 times replace it, no questions/receipts needed.
Try that w/HD products and see what happens.
You cannot even take back an item at your local HD w/out a receipt even though they have it in the computer that you bought it from them.
As far as "some of the most god-awful looking crap you've ever seen" well as they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
On the other hand you could very easily say that some of HD's crap should not have even been put on the bike it is that cheap. Why did they even bother?
There are only so many manufacturers in the world and HD and Kuryakyn much of the time buy from the same one.
They have the manufacturer change the package.
Nothin' wrong with after-market parts.
If you think OEM is where it's at, you've been drinkin' way too much of the Kool-Aid.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 759
Likes: 5
From: Illinois
I say to each his own. I have seen some weird stuff on bikes at shows and gatherings, and in magazine articles, but if you don't like something, don't buy it for your bike.
I have exactly 3 Kury pieces on my Street Glide, they all do what they are supposed to, and I think the High Five Mach II A/C as pictured on my bike is one of the cleanest and leanest looking air cleaners out there.
As a matter of fact, I like it so much I put one on both my Street Glide and Super Glide Custom. I've had nothing but compliments on them, from a broad spectrum of fellow bikers.
So, for what it's worth, here are a couple pics.....
I have exactly 3 Kury pieces on my Street Glide, they all do what they are supposed to, and I think the High Five Mach II A/C as pictured on my bike is one of the cleanest and leanest looking air cleaners out there.
As a matter of fact, I like it so much I put one on both my Street Glide and Super Glide Custom. I've had nothing but compliments on them, from a broad spectrum of fellow bikers.
So, for what it's worth, here are a couple pics.....
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,301
Likes: 7
I have in the past found the occasional piece from them useful (mounting bracket, highway pegs), is it just me or is 99% of their stuff some of the most god-awful looking crap you've ever seen? Who designs this stuff? I'm not speaking about the quality of it, simply the look of it.
What's your opinion?
What's your opinion?
I don't buy anything from them.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,953
Likes: 28
From: Houston, TX
I hate their crap, that's why I only bought their:
Grips
Brake and Clutch lever clamps
Master cylinder cover
Brake caliper covers
Oil cooler cover
Engine chrome cover
Tranny cover
Motor mount arm cover
Shifter linkage
Shifter arm cover
Inner primary cover
And bag latches
Oh yeah, and heat deflector chrome trim....
Oh yeah, and their tail light
Grips
Brake and Clutch lever clamps
Master cylinder cover
Brake caliper covers
Oil cooler cover
Engine chrome cover
Tranny cover
Motor mount arm cover
Shifter linkage
Shifter arm cover
Inner primary cover
And bag latches
Oh yeah, and heat deflector chrome trim....
Oh yeah, and their tail light
Last edited by C.H.L.; Apr 6, 2014 at 12:52 PM.
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 10,637
Likes: 1,246
From: Lake, Ms
Its actually funny reading all the negatives on the Kuryakyn stuff and that Harley stuff is way better yada yada yada. Kuryakyn actually makes Harley's chrome pieces. Imagine that.
2010 Limited with some stuff
2010 Limited with some stuff