Thanks for the advice. In Maryland the law states if you are without the bike for 30 or more days, cumulative, for repairs within the first 15 months or 15,000 miles, or have the same repair done 4 times or more, then it qualifies as a lemon. The leak in the primary was fixed on the 4th try. This time one of the repairs has to do with the fuel injection system. This is the 3rd or 4th time for that. I have not been without the bike for 30 days or more, but it's getting close. The question is, what do I have to do toprove it's a lemon, if I have more problems with the fuel injection system?

 

it sounds like your dealer will help you pursue that when / if the time comes. hopefully it doesn't and this will be the last of your problems.

rob

 

Man, I would trade that sucker in for a different one or a different model. But first I would write Harley Co. a letter about your problems so it's well documented.

 

I Agree You'll never be happy with your bike see if the dealer will give you a good trade in price on a different bike.

 

when you can squeeze it and make lemonade.

 

Thanks for replying. At this point the bike is up and running. I'll be picking it up tomorrow. The service mgr. wanted a day to test ride it several times and by different mechanics. I'm going to give it one more try. However, if I have anymore fuel injection problems, I'm thinking about trading up. The problem with doing that now is I can't really afford it because of paying college tuition for one kid and then another starts in 2 years. The plan was to ride this one for 2 or 3 years and then trade up. So, wish me luck. As I said the dealer has really stood by the bike and is doing his best to make it right.

 

Good luck, big guy. If the dealer is behind you'll he'll give you a break on the trade in if you have to do it. let us know how it all goes. Dealer's like this one don't like losing the battle, either, or so it sounds like.

 

You might be able to get a free extended warrantee with all your documentation. I have seen it happen before. It sounds like you have a dealer that will help you.

 

When it comes to Lemon Law time...HD will send a regional service rep to review your case, the decision won't be left up to the dealer....If it is a Lemon, more than likely, they will give you what you paid for the bike on trade and give you dealer cost on a new bike with no shipping (to keep you from persuing the Lemon Law). In most states with this kind of situation they credit you on the taxes you paid on the first bike towards the new bike.
You have to understand that once the bike is tagged as a Lemon, it can't be resold, it has to go back to the manufacture or destroyed.By going about itthe way I described above, they keep you happy and they can resell the old bike.

 

I hope you're right about what you say. I don't want to get a lawyer and declare the bike a lemon. What I want is a bike that runs and isn't in the shop all the time. I would gladly take an offer like you described.

By the way, I got the bike back Saturday after one of the mechanics test rode it for the 4th or 5th time. The service manager and several other mechanics took it out for a spin. Besides replacing the fuel pressure regulator and associated gaskets, and replacing the top and bottom rocker boxes because they were warped, they discovered that the intake manifold was loose. I rode it home it ran great. Smooth, for a sporty, no flat spots when accelerating, no hesitations, no hiccups. It was wonderful. I rode it to work this morning and almost didn't make it. I was almost to work and it had been running fine. Then it hiccupped and bucked. Then it started to die just as it had before this last visit to the shop. I limped it to work by keeping the revs up and letting the clutch out enough to get me rolling but when I tried to accelerate, it would just start to die. It actually did die a couple of times. My dealer is closed today, however, I have started trouble ticket at H-D customer service and they are consulting their their liability section, what ever that is? I don't want to get this bike declared a lemon. I understand the problems for H-D if that happens, so I would think they would want to get me a bike that runs, one way or the other, and keep things from getting to that point. There is obviously something wrong with the bike. The service mgr. says so, the sales mgr. says, everbody says so, except H-D.

I'll let ya'll know what the out come is. Thanks for feed back and suggestions.

Dave