Originally Posted by biz44

Look guys God didnt make these bikes......stuff WILL fail.....then its how the dealer and the MOCO handle the problem that makes the difference.

Originally Posted by Dispatch

First of all, were not talking about a Ford. were talking about a "barley" 6 month old Harley Davidson. When a car manufacturer does a recall, they provide you with a loaner. Why is this? It's due to the hardship it causes you to do without your vehicle. I have had a dealership provide per diem for the fuel cost to bring in a vehicle for a recall. Harley's policies on fleet, rentals and keeping the lights on has nothing to do with me. They are a multi-billion dollar corporation, I'm not. I'm just the paying customer. I've got my own lights to keep on. This defect Harley caused has come out of my pocket! The only difference is I'm not going to pass on the extra added expense to the next customer that comes in the door. Their in a business. When big mistakes happen, you must compensate customers, rightfully. God help Harley if somone get killed because of this defect. This is unfortunately what the courts are needed for. If I did this, that is a different story. If somone else did it, I expect to be compensated. I want what I paid for, a trouble free $21,000.000 product. My time and money is just as important as their's. I won't be getting my lost money back. They will though, 10 fold.

Originally Posted by skratch

ford, harley davidson, subaru, whatever (esp since a ford would be considered by most to be transportation, while your hd would be considered by most to be recreation).... you sound like having a recall on a "barley 6 month old harley davidson" entitles you to some special treatment. if you've had a car dealer give you a loaner while he performs a 30 minute procedure, then hallelujah, brother, you must be some kinda ****, cause i've never been so fortunate. especially to get a per diem too! wow.

Harley's policies on fleet, rentals and keeping the lights on has nothing to do with me. so in other words, you don't care if hd went bankrupt, as long as you get your bike fixed.

I want what I paid for, a trouble free $21,000.000 product. bwahahaha, your kidding, right? look on your contract, does it say '1 trouble free motorcycle'? nope, didn't think so. dude, this is a man-made, mechanical object. you're not gonna get trouble free. espc. for 21,000. hell, even bentleys or rolls-royces have problems. yeah, yeah, i know. they'll go way out of their way to take care of any of those issues, but you pay over 100k for that privilege.

just a quick question, when someone asks you what you ride, do you say 'a motorcycle' or 'a harley davidson', just curious.