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Biker says Harley-Davidson rejected warranty claim for riding with flags
Yahoo ^ | 5-28-14 | Alex Lloyd

Posted on 05/29/2014 1:29:39 AM PDT by kingattax

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To: kingattax

Maybe the guy ought to have a Chinese flag instead of a US flaag.


21 posted on 05/29/2014 3:10:33 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: tumblindice

Harley sells flag mounts, sells bikes converted to trikes, services bikes that have been third-party converted to trikes, and their rider base is widely known to contain a lot of really heavy men. All of these put significant strain on drivetrains. If they didn’t think their bikes’ drivetrains could handle the addition of two flags (another common addition due to the “Rolling Thunder” crowd), they wouldn’t sell kits to mount said flags, nor would they have anything to do with trike modifications or overweight riders.


22 posted on 05/29/2014 3:15:45 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
recently resurrected Indian

how many iterations does this make now?

Im kinda fond of the 101 series myself - '28 to '31

23 posted on 05/29/2014 3:18:56 AM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Hugin

“Stupid. The bad publicity will cost Harley a lot more than fixing the guys clutch.”

Harley should take a page from truck manufacturers play book and offer a towing package. I’ve noticed a need as these guys not only mount flags the pull trailers and themselves and passengers which by appearances can sometimes be a load.....


24 posted on 05/29/2014 3:36:14 AM PDT by snoringbear (E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

HD = most money for the least bike.


25 posted on 05/29/2014 3:36:57 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: Little Pig; shibumi

You are correct.

Previously they only offered after-market trike conversions from the dealership and the individual *dealership* covered the bike itself, under warranty, not Harley.

Now, they have “Harley trikes” which are still after-market kits but they have “branded” the kits with their name and they theoretically warranty.

[it was Lehman, the Canadian company but they’ve switched yet again]

For almost $40K, you don’t get near the trike that we build for half that cost.

You are paying for the name.

Lots of our riding buddies have huge flags on their two-wheelers and have never had any “flag drag issues” other than the bike wiggling around in high crosswinds.

This should be a total non-issue with a trike.


26 posted on 05/29/2014 3:57:28 AM PDT by Salamander (It's a cult and they worship blue oysters!)
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To: Salamander

Not the first time I have heard of this kind of thing. The company considers this an “alteration”. They do the same thing with trailer hitches. If you attach a hitch and tow a trailer with your HD, the warranty is invalidated. The dealer itself has a lot to do with how things work out. Does the trike rider have a relationship with the dealer? Some HD owners do not bring their bike back for maintenance, ever. Others, like me, bring it back for extended warranty matters. I suspect there is more to this story. How difficult would it be to unbolt the flag mounts before bringing the trike in for service?


27 posted on 05/29/2014 4:07:45 AM PDT by PrkChps
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To: kingattax
A lot of people in Western Wisconsin have seen Dave Zien riding his bike with the flags for years. He is one of the few that really have a lot of miles on a Harley. I saw him one time riding with the dead deer that he hit draped over the back of his bike.
28 posted on 05/29/2014 4:16:07 AM PDT by fishnuts2 (Not rich enough to be a democrat)
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To: kingattax

if the flags can take out a clutch what does that say about Harley??

The engine is to powerful for the rest of the drive train?

It does not compute.


29 posted on 05/29/2014 4:21:04 AM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: KingLudd

and that is why I have a goldwing ;) Most bike (GL1100) least money (35 bucks at an auction)..

It has a trailer hitch on it, and 104,000 miles. Still works great.


30 posted on 05/29/2014 4:26:22 AM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: kingattax

This makes no sense at all.

I attended Rolling Thunder nine years running, and hundreds of bikes were adorned in this manner. Many times, Willie. G. Davidson was a guest speaker and one would think that if the flags were bad for the bikes, he would have said something!
Of course, that was years ago, before you-know-who came into office, and by his very satanic presence, has poisoned everything that is decent in America.

You-know-what flows downhill.

And seeps into everything.


31 posted on 05/29/2014 4:43:29 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: PrkChps

They consider putting on decent pipes an alteration.

We give back the stock parts so people can swap back out the trike kit for warranty repairs, if they need them.

There’s a way around everything...:)


32 posted on 05/29/2014 4:57:12 AM PDT by Salamander (It's a cult and they worship blue oysters!)
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To: Little Pig

Your logic is correct!


33 posted on 05/29/2014 5:02:52 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: kingattax
Not going to sit well with Harley Davidson riders --- have a few in our family (not me, unfortunately.)

Harley Davidson should know by now that owning an H-D is considered a patriotic act among its riders, eschewing brands like Honda, Yamaha, etc.. which aren't considered "real bikes" because they're rice burners.

Telling this guy they won't honor his warranty because he flew a flag behind it (and didn't use HD mounts, btw --- that's in the story) has got to be one of the WORST customer service examples I've seen in a long time.

HD makes flag mounts for their bikes. Really? Saying he didn't use THEIRS and flew the flag behind his bike is reason to deny his claim? WOW.

BTW: anyone who suggests that HD riders will switch to Polaris because "it's still American made" really doesn't have a clue what they're talking about. Have you actually ridden a "Victory" motorcycle? STEAMING PILE OF CRAP. (Rode it -- HATED it.) No HD rider in their right mind will switch to a Victory motorcycle.

34 posted on 05/29/2014 5:11:30 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: cableguymn

SHhhhhh! (Everybody will want one!)

I got a GL1200 with 60,000 on the clock for just a little over $2,000. This is it’s third season. I put on a new set of Pirellis last year and soldered that pesky lead junction on the charging system.

Other than that, a lot of bike for a very small price.


35 posted on 05/29/2014 6:20:20 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: kingattax

Drag from a flag fragged the transmission?

Harleys must have a hard time going up hills.


36 posted on 05/29/2014 7:08:26 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: kingattax

The driver should have bought the optional Harley “flag waver” transmission.


37 posted on 05/29/2014 7:15:56 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: kingattax

something is not right here.

Harley does not build a trike.

adding a separate trike kit and putting extra weight on the clutch probably did him in.

Given the number of flags on bikes, this does not pass the smell test.


38 posted on 05/29/2014 7:21:44 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Hugin

that is what this politician is counting on. a free clutch on his “do you know who I am” card.


39 posted on 05/29/2014 7:22:33 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: usconservative

converting to a trike with an aftermarket kit can ‘t be good for a clutch designed for one wheel and drive belt on a much much shorter axil.

the flag argument is 100% BS by this politician.


40 posted on 05/29/2014 7:25:54 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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