Lehman and the Triglide
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Having just bypassed the Shelbyville Ky. plant after bluffing their way into some union concessions at York Pa. They may run them at York a year or two before they take them to India! I hear they sold half of the plant,"according to another thread this forum". Hard to see how they are going to build that Trike on the Softail line?
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GOOD...I think there are some real quality control issues at LeHman!
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From some of the issues we found on the front half ( major bolts basically hand tight ) of my Tri Glide I'm not too sure there isn't a quality issue at the York plant.
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Its bad enough that a good many of the parts are made in other countries. I won't buy a Harley that is assembled in India or any other foreign country.
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It's all about harley keeping the larger portion of the pie. They've got the facility & manpower, now they've aquired the knowledge. Economically it's a good business move to do everything they can in-house. As far as out-sourced parts, they're always going to come from the cheapest supplier, stateside or other.
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It's not just the TG that has loose bolts from the factory. The York workers are disgruntled and don't give a crap about their assembly techniques right now.
I just purchased a 2010 SESG built in York. From another forum I found the hydraulic clutch may have air in the lines causing the clutch to creep. Before taking delivery I had the dealer check it, yes, it was full of air. When I rode her home, the right hand floorboard fell off. The dealership will tell you that was not part of their responsibility to check.
A few weeks later I purchased a 2010 SE Convertible for my wife. Before taking delivery I told them to bleed the clutch and check all bolt specs. No way am I putting her on that bike if it will leave a trail of nuts and bolts behind her. They did and it was amazing what they found.
Good luck all you future TG'rs. Suggest doing what I did... have your dealer check all torque specs then for drive-ability before taking delivery. No, I don't have an issue with the TG, I like it very much, just saying...
I just purchased a 2010 SESG built in York. From another forum I found the hydraulic clutch may have air in the lines causing the clutch to creep. Before taking delivery I had the dealer check it, yes, it was full of air. When I rode her home, the right hand floorboard fell off. The dealership will tell you that was not part of their responsibility to check.
A few weeks later I purchased a 2010 SE Convertible for my wife. Before taking delivery I told them to bleed the clutch and check all bolt specs. No way am I putting her on that bike if it will leave a trail of nuts and bolts behind her. They did and it was amazing what they found.
Good luck all you future TG'rs. Suggest doing what I did... have your dealer check all torque specs then for drive-ability before taking delivery. No, I don't have an issue with the TG, I like it very much, just saying...