I know a lot of guys that have gone with a mechanical reverse. IMO they are better, certainly more reliable. However, installing one may void other parts of your warranty. The reason I have never installed one is that the electric one comes with the bike at no extra cost, works great, and when it quits working, I get a new one at no cost, since I have a warranty.

If I had a Trike with no warranty and the reverse went out, I would install a mechanical rather than replace the electric.

btw, some of us, due to a variety of circumstances, have no choice but to use the reverse or to push it backwards at times.

 

Thanks breeze, just something I am looking into based upon all the electronics on touring bikes.

 

thanks bro, that's one of my thoughts as well.

 

thanks bro, planning on having the bike for many years. With the new changes for the model year '19 and all of the electronics it is something I am considering.

 

 

I have a 2013 Tri-Glide....the ESP has more than paid for itself. Just negotiated a 3-yr ESP with local dealer. I don't work on my TG, so the ESP is a requirement for me....plus I do a lot of riding and racking up miles each year.

 

Prices not including labor. (not a good picture,taken at dealership)

 

I hate to say this having owned a bunch of new and used Harleys over the years, but the reliability just does not seem to be sound enough IMO to warrant going without a factory supported ESP. I remember selling my 2000 Road King Evo that I purchased new and at 5,000 miles it started making a "ticking" sound in the upper end and running just slightly rough and the dealer telling me that they all ran this way and that it was "normal". We later learned that there were engine issues that the MOCO was not talking about at the time. With random issues like sumping and/or oil pump failures going on where we are talking about $7-8K M8 engines being involved, it just seems prudent to have the MOCO benefit from the strength in numbers in terms of out of manufacturer's two-year warranty claims to hopefully dodge any real expensive bullets in terms of failures to expensive sub-components. I have eaten hundreds of dollars each time turning in unused ESP warranties because I have been migrating to newer trikes every couple of years but realize that at some point, I am going to keep the trike I am on for longer than just under two years and do not want to face large expenses for some of the more "balky" components that seem to randomly show up on these relatively complex machines.

 

If you buy an Extended warranty then change the exhaust it voids the engine warranty.
If you don't put Harley brake pads on it can void the brake warranty.
If you change the cam to a custom or other than factory it voids the warranty.Unless Harley installs an approved cam for your machine.
Your dealer might tell you that won't happen, but that is just at his shop. Not any other dealer according to MOCO. In fact the MOCO sent a letter of instruction to all the dealers to not warranty things even in the home shop that made that promise.
So that leaves the bottom line that anything changed to anything not authorized by Harley kiss your warranty goodby ! That even includes anything that might fit your machine, if not approved by Harley as a fit for your machine will void warranty. Many parts will fit the TriGlide that also fits other motorcycles. But if Harley hasn't approved that part for the Trike, it is an UN-AUTHORIZED PART !
Keep this in mind while you purchase that ESP. Most extended warranty are by other carriers but follow MOCO's guidelines.

 

A friend just told me that DiscountESP has special sale on the price of their extended warranty until the end of this month (February.
If you're "sitting on the fence" and trying to decide about buying an extended warranty you need to think about this and act pretty quickly if you want to save a few bucks!