It's really sad and downright pathetic that after all these years the MOCO can't manage to produce something as simple as a hydraulic clutch system that just works as it should from the get-go.

 

They can and have for years. In the case of the 14/15 bikes they went with a crappy vendor and/or had a bad run in parts.

The REAL pisser is you know they are putting together new bikes all day every day at the factory and they won't simply grab a new shinny part off the line to give to a valued customer who has already given them 30K of his hard earned money.... instead he has to wait for some BS rebuild kit that is back ordered....that ticks me off.

 

I'm not sure that's true. Didn't they have constant problems with the hydraulic clutches that came on the CVO's in the past, even before the Rushmore bikes?

 

Not that I have heard. I have a slew of friends with CVOs with no problems - no recalls that I can confirm. 110 engine problems though.... yeah. Lots of those. lol

 

I just got back from the dealer to get my saddlebag pin recall done. While they were writing me up, they got pinged that my RGS is now subject to the clutch recall. The thing is, it wasn't listed when the saddlebag pin recall came out. I searched the VIN on Harley's site as well as the .gov one. The only recall that showed was for the pins.

Maybe they expanded the clutch recall?

 

Harley really have to find another vendor who can actually build reputable hydraulic system this is getting annoying have had so many vehicles with hydraulic clutches with zero issues.

 

Yep, dealer told me recall was just expanded a few days ago. My FLHTK with a build date of 02/15 which wasn't on the clutch recall list 10 days ago is now on. Folks check your VIN on the Harley web site.

 

Yep, I'm on the list - now!

Not that I hadn't already found out that I had a problem when the bike tried to jump out from under me about 3 weeks after I got it after it sat for a week.

I flushed the gunk that's claimed to be harmless assembly lube out with fresh synthetic DOT 4 fluid and bled the system. All's been well ever since - so screw the recall.

No brain-dead "tech" is touching my bike as long as I can see a way to avoid it!