Harley riders beware of killer creek
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This.
cant keep good mechanics there.Sheet they wont even work on an EVO anymore.God forbid a shovel or a pan.Dumb ass punks aint got a clue.
At least it doesn't sound like kitchen applianceHarley riders.
Not putting H-D owners down or anything (my son rides a '13 Street Glide), but this kinda stuff is why I ride a big metric cruiser. My son's bike has had several problems since he's had it, runs fine now but he's had problems from dealerships performing regular maintenance, mostly small stuff that was under warranty but once he got it back with the rear wheel loose too and they tried to say it was HIS FAULT! They fixed it after a little hell raising from my son but they never should have released it to him with a loose wheel. My '04 Yamaha Roadstar that I bought in '09 with 4800 miles has only been in the shop for tires and when I had the carb rejetted and V&H pipes installed for me. My son still loves his H-D and it IS a very nice bike but mine has been more reliable. I had similar problems when I owned my H-D, parts & labor are crazy expensive for H-D's, not so bad for my Roadstar.
Thanks for the heads up. Was about to take mine to them for the 5k service.
I'll raise the 7 year old /4800 Japanese problem/maintenance free bike with a 2 year old/38,000 to 40,000 Road King that only returned to the shop for regular maintenance and tires.
I don't even own a HD, but I did ride one every day for 8 years....a HD FLHP (Road King) police bike. Not only ridden every day, but driven like I would never drive anything I spent my own money on. From sitting still, to cranking, hammering the throttle and transmission (sometimes hitting the rev limiter), 0 to 100-115 or so, then on the brakes, hit the kickstand, let it idle for 5 minutes or so ( so the battery doesn't die), hope back on, drive a mile....repeat for 4 to five hours a day. Or how about 100 degree heat, escorting a parade at 0-5 miles an hour and the air cooled engine getting so hot that it would chug to a complete stop, at which point all you thought was "Good! My nuts are about to spontaneously combust, maybe they will cool to a reasonable temperature before I fire this thing up in 60 seconds and drive on". I typically rode a new bike for 2 years, in a very harsh environment, replacing rear tires at 2000/3000 intervals because they were worn beyond being safe, and traded it in for a brand new one at somewhere around 38,000 to 40,000 miles. In 8 years I never had a bike that needed anything other than scheduled maintenance and tires or the occasional trip to HD Atlanta for a recall part. No oil drips, parts failing-falling off. Some mornings I would get on the bike when the outside air temp was in the teens, or destine to bust 100, and hope it would refuse to run so I could spend the day in a heated or cooled car. Never happened......not once.
I know some guys who ride police BMW's, Kawasaki's. They are tough as nails too and perform just as well as HD's (well considering they are ALOT faster...maybe better), although for police work I think their dry clutches and integrated braking systems are inferior to the HD wet clutch and non-intergrated braking system. Anyway, from my experience the internet chatter about HD's being inherently problematic is unfounded. Do some break, yep, but not at any level above what one sees in other manufactures. Just my opinion based on a few years sitting on one, as always YMMV.
I don't even own a HD, but I did ride one every day for 8 years....a HD FLHP (Road King) police bike. Not only ridden every day, but driven like I would never drive anything I spent my own money on. From sitting still, to cranking, hammering the throttle and transmission (sometimes hitting the rev limiter), 0 to 100-115 or so, then on the brakes, hit the kickstand, let it idle for 5 minutes or so ( so the battery doesn't die), hope back on, drive a mile....repeat for 4 to five hours a day. Or how about 100 degree heat, escorting a parade at 0-5 miles an hour and the air cooled engine getting so hot that it would chug to a complete stop, at which point all you thought was "Good! My nuts are about to spontaneously combust, maybe they will cool to a reasonable temperature before I fire this thing up in 60 seconds and drive on". I typically rode a new bike for 2 years, in a very harsh environment, replacing rear tires at 2000/3000 intervals because they were worn beyond being safe, and traded it in for a brand new one at somewhere around 38,000 to 40,000 miles. In 8 years I never had a bike that needed anything other than scheduled maintenance and tires or the occasional trip to HD Atlanta for a recall part. No oil drips, parts failing-falling off. Some mornings I would get on the bike when the outside air temp was in the teens, or destine to bust 100, and hope it would refuse to run so I could spend the day in a heated or cooled car. Never happened......not once.
I know some guys who ride police BMW's, Kawasaki's. They are tough as nails too and perform just as well as HD's (well considering they are ALOT faster...maybe better), although for police work I think their dry clutches and integrated braking systems are inferior to the HD wet clutch and non-intergrated braking system. Anyway, from my experience the internet chatter about HD's being inherently problematic is unfounded. Do some break, yep, but not at any level above what one sees in other manufactures. Just my opinion based on a few years sitting on one, as always YMMV.
