When will the F^%&ing MoCo build a bike that doesn't require eight factory recalls and $10K worth of aftermarket products to run right !! This will be my last H-D! Next year, I'm building a bobber for town, and buying a Gold Wing for touring. H-D had better wise-up before they loose every loyal customer ... they certainly aren't recruiting younger ones! (thanks for the vent)

 

[quote=UALCapt;6780185]This will be my last H-D! Next year and buying a Gold Wing for touring. quote]


You meet the nicest people on a Honda.........

 

We,ll miss you. Good luck with that younger Goldwing group.

 

So you can sympathise with the dipstick then.....

 

my wife makes me leave mine at home.

 

only here you would find this stuff out.....I never heard of this problem.
I'm going to check to see if this is true...
I know you said "some bikes".....

 

Damn, I knew I shoulda picked "you guys worry too much" oh well "why the hell would I" is running a close second.

 

I found it out on here and when I went and checked, sure enough my dipstick was worn just a bit where it was contacting the casting. It's not a big deal but it could be and the fix is so simple that I figured I might as well get the ol' hacksaw out and cut it off.

 

Someone's NOT thinkin with thier dipstick Jimmy!
*WACK*

 

OK...I checked my stock trans dip stick that I had pulled off and saved at 5000 miles..It does have a slight blemish in a spot but no way was it missing any material and slowly rubbing itself away to the point of breaking.

I then checked my NEW presently installed hex dip stick that has about 2 K on it.
There was nothing visually there to mention about.

If there are bikes that have a serious rubbing problem on this stick...I'd cut it off too. But for now I'll just keep an eye on it...