Stupid things HD does...............
#91
08-06-2007 | 07:59 PM
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RE: Stupid things HD does...............
that thumb screw on the throttle for cruise???
that took alot of brain science????
son found out the other day,,,,, not a fun thing to malfunction on ya in town!!!
that took alot of brain science????
son found out the other day,,,,, not a fun thing to malfunction on ya in town!!!
#92
08-06-2007 | 08:31 PM
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RE: Stupid things HD does...............
Gee, I can't wait to do my maintenance on my scoot...sounds like I need to do some TOOL shopping..the wife will love me for that one!!! did the work on my previous scoot, 02 Sporty custom, very easy to work around, now I got to deal with Hazel, my new scoot...does not look fun either..
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#93
08-07-2007 | 11:28 AM
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I got the strangest look from the dudeat the local hardware store when I asked for the location of their Torx bits. But, here's my pick.....Can the stock brake pads be any crappier? They squeak by the tenth mile and explode brake dust all over the bike. The squeak free and dust free Lyndall pads I replaced them with were very inexpensive so it shouldn't be a cost issue. I don't understand HD's use of such cheap pads.
#95
08-07-2007 | 12:25 PM
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RE: Stupid things HD does...............
'03 Fatboy
- Purchased the bike with a security system - have to pay extra for an audible siren??
- Passenger foot peg locations w/stock exhasts (who has stock exhaust?) will burn up a passengers ankles
- Cheap bolt and nut heads, look crappy after 1st year (garage kept bike), covered most of mine with hot toppers
- Cam Chain drive vs. direct - heard it was to reduce noise
- Oil filter, there has to be a better way...
- Changing a clutch cable, take off the exhaust pipes???
- Seat Sux - look under the passenger seat, indent doesn't any room for padding (replaced mine)
- Primary chain tensioner, HD fixed that (I fixed mine before they fixed theirs)
MB
- Purchased the bike with a security system - have to pay extra for an audible siren??
- Passenger foot peg locations w/stock exhasts (who has stock exhaust?) will burn up a passengers ankles
- Cheap bolt and nut heads, look crappy after 1st year (garage kept bike), covered most of mine with hot toppers
- Cam Chain drive vs. direct - heard it was to reduce noise
- Oil filter, there has to be a better way...
- Changing a clutch cable, take off the exhaust pipes???
- Seat Sux - look under the passenger seat, indent doesn't any room for padding (replaced mine)
- Primary chain tensioner, HD fixed that (I fixed mine before they fixed theirs)
MB
#96
08-07-2007 | 07:49 PM
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RE: Stupid things HD does...............
ORIGINAL: Brackneyc
my guess would be the dumb socket that nobody has that it takes to remove the brake pads I mech. for 20 years and never even heard of that socket. also why put the rear axel in so you have to take off the exhaust to get it out. oh by the way you can reverse it no big deal..
[/align]When I worked at Autozone, a guy came in one night needing a tool we did not have. I don't remember what it was, but he missed a whole weekend of riding because of it. He was ranting in the store about HD, and how screwed up it was for them to use a fastener which required a tool he did not have. I was not a harley owner at the time, so I could not fully appreciate dilema, until now. As a metric only rider at that time, I had never needed anything other than a basic set of hand tools to work on my bikes. Thank goodness my 07 Dyna has been nothing more than routine maintenance so far.
my guess would be the dumb socket that nobody has that it takes to remove the brake pads I mech. for 20 years and never even heard of that socket. also why put the rear axel in so you have to take off the exhaust to get it out. oh by the way you can reverse it no big deal..
[/align]When I worked at Autozone, a guy came in one night needing a tool we did not have. I don't remember what it was, but he missed a whole weekend of riding because of it. He was ranting in the store about HD, and how screwed up it was for them to use a fastener which required a tool he did not have. I was not a harley owner at the time, so I could not fully appreciate dilema, until now. As a metric only rider at that time, I had never needed anything other than a basic set of hand tools to work on my bikes. Thank goodness my 07 Dyna has been nothing more than routine maintenance so far.
#98
08-13-2007 | 02:06 AM
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ORIGINAL: lbjohnson1
How about stupid things Harley people do, I actually paid to go to MMI to learn to work on Harley's so I could deal with these problems everyday.
How about stupid things Harley people do, I actually paid to go to MMI to learn to work on Harley's so I could deal with these problems everyday.
#100
08-13-2007 | 10:32 AM
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RE: Stupid things HD does...............
Okay boys! there really is no reason to complain.Every vehicle on this planet has those kinds of problems.Nothing is designed today with all parties in mind.I could litterally bore you to death with some of the mechanical oversights I have seen over the years.The way I see it! A Harley Davidson motorcycle with its few minor headaches is well worth the aggrevation.
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