P.O.'ed at the tri and MOCO
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Summit, Mississippi
Many of us older riders have been playing the Harley Davidson game since the Shovelhead days and things have not changed that much. You still get the same kind of crap from the dealers and you still get the same crappy untested product that you have to fix from the MOCO. The only thing that has changed are the prices for stuff...which keep going up. This is going to continue for as long as people continue to buy the product and put up with the people that manufacture, market and service the product. At my age, I am likely on my last Harley and I plan to keep it running until I can't ride any longer, but if I were looking for a new ride it would be for a pleasurable experience and not for macho reasons. You younger first and second time buyers have the future of this company in your hands. It is up to you whether or not you wish to continue supporting this company. If Harley was a manufacturer of automobiles, they would have been out of business, or sued into nonexistence long ago. We have all kept it afloat and it will be up to you in the future to determine if it continues to be a viable entity.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 264
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From: Coastal Bend Area, Texas
One of my albums has the pictures of the brakes that were removed from our TriGlide during the 20K mile maintenance (if I remember correctly)...
There were replaced with the brakes Mac ordered from the Groton, Connecticut Harley Dealer and had held onto...
Believe we were told way back in York, PA (Harley Dealer) that we needed new brake pads and a rotor or disc... They didn't have any - story is posted on a thread here... Come to find out we didn't need them at that time...
Mac was told the dealers say the pads are worn out but supposedly Harley used 'lighter weight' but better material...
Who knows - how can you believe any of them...?
Our rear brakes work wonderful and we rode in all kinds of hills; mountains; etc....
There were replaced with the brakes Mac ordered from the Groton, Connecticut Harley Dealer and had held onto...
Believe we were told way back in York, PA (Harley Dealer) that we needed new brake pads and a rotor or disc... They didn't have any - story is posted on a thread here... Come to find out we didn't need them at that time...
Mac was told the dealers say the pads are worn out but supposedly Harley used 'lighter weight' but better material...
Who knows - how can you believe any of them...?
Our rear brakes work wonderful and we rode in all kinds of hills; mountains; etc....
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 5,926
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From: NE Ohio
One of my albums has the pictures of the brakes that were removed from our TriGlide during the 20K mile maintenance (if I remember correctly)...
There were replaced with the brakes Mac ordered from the Groton, Connecticut Harley Dealer and had held onto...
Believe we were told way back in York, PA (Harley Dealer) that we needed new brake pads and a rotor or disc... They didn't have any - story is posted on a thread here... Come to find out we didn't need them at that time...
Mac was told the dealers say the pads are worn out but supposedly Harley used 'lighter weight' but better material...
Who knows - how can you believe any of them...?
Our rear brakes work wonderful and we rode in all kinds of hills; mountains; etc....
There were replaced with the brakes Mac ordered from the Groton, Connecticut Harley Dealer and had held onto...
Believe we were told way back in York, PA (Harley Dealer) that we needed new brake pads and a rotor or disc... They didn't have any - story is posted on a thread here... Come to find out we didn't need them at that time...
Mac was told the dealers say the pads are worn out but supposedly Harley used 'lighter weight' but better material...
Who knows - how can you believe any of them...?
Our rear brakes work wonderful and we rode in all kinds of hills; mountains; etc....
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