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Tourer
Posts: 394
Tucson, AZ | Be glad you didn't buy a Screamin' Eagle;
http://www.lieffcabraser.com/defects/screamin-eagle.htm?gclid=CMDMt... |
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Tourer
Posts: 447
Northeastern Penna. | Not even a consideration to buy one.
Vision all the way ! |
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Tourer
Posts: 506
Woodland Hills, CA | That's really unfortunate. No matter what you ride, no one should have to pay that much for a bike only to go through a problem like that. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1117
Northeast Ohio | I thought those problems were 'normal' for Harleys? ;-) Sorry, I couldn't resist.
In all seriousness, it does stink, but we have had issues too. My Vision stalled out on me in the middle of an intersection while executing a left hand turn. I almost layed it down because the rear tire locked up (i had just disengaged the clutch and lifted my feet up - caught me off guard). Fortunately, all it took was a reflash to fix it. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | Keeping the thumb on the pulse of HD here's another article about them offering a sportster for under $8k http://www.wnct.com/nct/news/consumer/article/harley_davidson_releasing_new_cheaper_line_of_motorcycles_cutting_jobs/29956/ |
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Visionary
Posts: 1350
| It always sux when something like this happens to any manufacturer. Remember, if it wasn't for HD Polaris would be building lawn mowers?
At least HD did a recall. Honda had broken frames on the Goldwings from 2001 to 2004 and nothing came out till 2004.
EVERY manufacturer will run into problems some time or other. It's how they handle it that counts. Maybe it's not handled the way a owner thinks it should be but Sure it sux to put down hard earned money for something then there are problems but any company would go out of business if they had to replace a whole bike for certain problems.
Hopefully this won't hurt HD too bad and they can move on. The article does not say what the percentage of bikes sold are the problem child? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 110
| Seems like another ambulance chaser trying to make money. I never received a letter from a lawyer whey the rear axle was under recall on my Kingpin, or when the Vision was stalling out going down the road. I fear more people will be getting lawsuit crazy with the economy going bad and more bottom feeding lawyers preying on business who offer services. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 204
guelph ontario | Funny how lawyers are called bottom feeders when you dont need them but are teriffic when acting for you on some matter-double standard no doubt. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 247
| noo mine was a bottom feeder even when he was representing me. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 273
| Would that recall be any different than these?
Victory Motorcycle Recalls by Model
• 2006 VICTORY VEGAS JACKPOT
• 2006 VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL
• 2006 VICTORY VEGAS
• 2006 VICTORY NESS SIGNATURE SERIES
• 2006 VICTORY KINGPIN DELUXE
• 2006 VICTORY KINGPIN
• 2006 VICTORY JACKPOT
• 2006 VICTORY EIGHTBALL
• 2005 VICTORY VEGAS
• 2005 VICTORY TOURING CRUISER
• 2005 VICTORY NESS VEGAS
• 2005 VICTORY NESS KINGPIN
• 2005 VICTORY KINGPIN
• 2005 VICTORY HAMMER
• 2005 VICTORY 8-BALL
• 2004 VICTORY VEGAS
• 2004 VICTORY NESS VEGAS
• 2004 VICTORY KINGPIN
• 2004 VICTORY ANSS VEGAS
• 2003 VICTORY VEGAS
• 2003 VICTORY V92 TOURING
• 2003 VICTORY V92 CLASSIC
• 2002 VICTORY V92TC TOURING
• 2002 VICTORY V92TC DELUXE TOURING
• 2002 VICTORY V92TC
• 2002 VICTORY V92C STANDARD
• 2002 VICTORY V92C DELUXE CRUISER
• 2002 VICTORY V92C
• 2001 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER
• 2001 VICTORY V92SC
• 2001 VICTORY V92DC DELUXE CRUISER
• 2001 VICTORY V92DC
• 2001 VICTORY V92C
• 2001 VICTORY V92
• 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER
• 2000 VICTORY V92SC
• 2000 VICTORY V92C SPECIAL EDITION
• 2000 VICTORY V92C
• 2000 VICTORY V92 SPECIAL EDITION
• 2000 VICTORY V92
• 1999 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER
• 1999 VICTORY V92C
• 1999 VICTORY V92
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | Smit, you stopped short, the list is only up to 2006, where's the '07, '08, and yet to be announced '09? Recalls, smecalls, so what, as long as they catch them in time and don't cost me more money, that's fine by me. I pity the manufacturer because they are loosing bucks that could have been saved with a little heavier QC process, maybe. But then again, I'm sure a lot of products go out the door with fingers crossed. I don't have much problems with Harley, as much as the riders, and not all mind you, it's those who think they are bad because they ride a harley is one's I have a problem with. Even Sonny Barger said he only rode harley's because of the image required with the HA's but if he had his druthers, he would have rode a ricer, forget which one he said that he wrote about in his book, and I only saw that in an excerpt.
Edited by varyder 2009-01-29 11:44 AM
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Cruiser
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guelph ontario | There have been a couple of recalls for the 08 Visions as well. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 600
Linwood, MI | From what I read of the lawsuit, it's not that there were recalls on the bikes, it's that a lot of people still had the same problems after the so-called "fix" was performed. It's just your basic class action lawsuit because someone dropped the ball.
I've always said that problems with a vehicle aren't that big a deal, as long as they are fixed by the dealer/manufacturer without problem. It's when they refuse to recognize the problem or don't get it fixed properly that it's time to call the bottom feeders  . |
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