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Originally Posted by Starman
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Oh, I forgot about the speedo problem.
That is uncommon but just so you know, Harley doesn't make the gauge. The gauge is made by nippon seiki, a subsidiary of Honda


OEM to HD specifications.

Folks must be proud of factory HDs that have..

Japanese Keihin Carb
Japanese front forks
Japanese Speedo
Japanese Tach
Japanese Starter
Japanese OEM mag wheels.

Trump praised HD for being "a true American icon,
one of the greats,".. and thanked them..
"for building things in America."

almost as funny as his praise for the 'American made'
B787 Dreamliner, the least American made BOEING
in the companies entire history, with 20,000 foreign
contract supply companies involved.. 😂

Sleepy Joe and delusional Donald is what folks
got to choose from...



Harley ain't sold a bike with a carburetor in several years now.

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Harley ain't sold a bike with a carburetor in several years now.


All I said was folks must be proud of their
factory HD with all those Jap parts...


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I wanted a vehicle that would last.. bought a made in Japan vehicle for that reason. No more Obama Motors for this cracker.


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Been driving Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, for decades
from 4x4s to factory turbo GTRs etc, none ever
skipped a beat...


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well, it *looks* good at least


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Originally Posted by Starman
Thank fck HD don't make aircraft...

and remember ~ Loctite 271~ is a HD owners
best friend... 😂


Not sure why such a company would let their reputation slide. You'd think they'd do their utmost to address design and production faults.

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Originally Posted by Starman
Been driving Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, for decades
from 4x4s to factory turbo GTRs etc, none ever
skipped a beat...


Good call. One is not going to make America great by buying junk or second-rate products. They can either fix issues or go bankrupt.

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Thank fck HD don't make aircraft...

and remember ~ Loctite 271~ is a HD owners
best friend... 😂


Not sure why such a company would let their reputation slide. You'd think they'd do their utmost to address design and production faults.



Lets go back and revisit the AMF Harley Davidson days......


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Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Starman
Thank fck HD don't make aircraft...

and remember ~ Loctite 271~ is a HD owners
best friend... 😂


Not sure why such a company would let their reputation slide. You'd think they'd do their utmost to address design and production faults.

they will jack up their own stocks with cheap fed money pull the plug run away with truckloads of money. that is all most US companies are good for

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Been driving Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, for decades
from 4x4s to factory turbo GTRs etc, none ever
skipped a beat...


Good call. One is not going to make America great by buying junk or second-rate products. They can either fix issues or go bankrupt.

They are on the way out.
I've been working on bikes for close to 50 years. I've worked on every brand there is. Just as a independent auto shop can tell you inherent problems with different autos, I can tell you EVERY motorcycle brand has problems. As the old saying goes, if it has wheels or tits it's going to give you problems. Some more than others.
If you think Harley is bad now you should have seen them in the 70's.
I will say this. The new Harley M8 engine is the biggest pile of stinking crap ever made by any manufacture. It has so many design flaws that they can't even be fixed or worked around. I will not even let them into my shop anymore unless it to put a tire on or something simple. I'm a hot rod shop but I will not touch that engine. If you want a good Harley get a 2010 to 2017 103 Twin Cam. The 103 is the LS of Harley engines. Best thing that ever came out of Milwaukee.


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Originally Posted by SPQR70AD
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Are you F'ing retarded?
The handlebar clamp is two piece top. Very common for that to happen. The risers are rubber mounted. Take a allen wrench and slightly loosen one bolt on each clamp and move the bars straight and tighten the bolts.
The fender trim must have lost the one side screw and the thing vibrated until it broke. Are you deaf too? It had to be rattling for a long time. Look at the parts schematic. Does it show the screws separate? Does the description say Assembly?
No start? Clutch switch

Harley apologist.... LOL

Not apologizing for anything. I'm pointing out stupidity.
Anyone that has ever ridden a dirt bike knows how to straighten the bars. Clutch switches go out on everything that has them. Fender trim? Should have heard that or noticed it while cleaning and fixed it before it broke. Heck, when my Dodge Ram was new I was driving and a door handle started rattling. A screwdriver fixed that, didn't even bother going to the dealer.

My BMW, R100RS, had a bunch of issues, but the oil filter location was just stupid. It ate a rear drive at 120,000 or so. A clutch, a short under the tank that required me to strip the rear wiring harness and rewire the ignition so I could get home. Everything has issues. Sometimes you get a good one though. Hondas, Yamahas had problems as well. The Harleys were set it and forget it. I did ride the other stuff more miles though. We'll see. 24,000 so far on the Lowrider. So far, so good.

to say that a harley is better then a honda is insanity. they just look better and cost more

Suit yourself. I'm just relating my experience, having owned and worked on both. I was a honda/yamaha mechanic, as well. The harley isnt necessarily better, but it is at least equal. I have had zero issues with either harley. Had a few major glitches with honda, not so much yamaha. They are all good. There simply isn't much actual junk out there anymore.

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Originally Posted by SPQR70AD
Originally Posted by benchman
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Originally Posted by AKCHOPPER
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Are you F'ing retarded?
The handlebar clamp is two piece top. Very common for that to happen. The risers are rubber mounted. Take a allen wrench and slightly loosen one bolt on each clamp and move the bars straight and tighten the bolts.
The fender trim must have lost the one side screw and the thing vibrated until it broke. Are you deaf too? It had to be rattling for a long time. Look at the parts schematic. Does it show the screws separate? Does the description say Assembly?
No start? Clutch switch

Harley apologist.... LOL

Not apologizing for anything. I'm pointing out stupidity.
Anyone that has ever ridden a dirt bike knows how to straighten the bars. Clutch switches go out on everything that has them. Fender trim? Should have heard that or noticed it while cleaning and fixed it before it broke. Heck, when my Dodge Ram was new I was driving and a door handle started rattling. A screwdriver fixed that, didn't even bother going to the dealer.

My BMW, R100RS, had a bunch of issues, but the oil filter location was just stupid. It ate a rear drive at 120,000 or so. A clutch, a short under the tank that required me to strip the rear wiring harness and rewire the ignition so I could get home. Everything has issues. Sometimes you get a good one though. Hondas, Yamahas had problems as well. The Harleys were set it and forget it. I did ride the other stuff more miles though. We'll see. 24,000 so far on the Lowrider. So far, so good.

to say that a harley is better then a honda is insanity. they just look better and cost more

Suit yourself. I'm just relating my experience, having owned and worked on both. I was a honda/yamaha mechanic, as well. The harley isnt necessarily better, but it is at least equal. I have had zero issues with either harley. Had a few major glitches with honda, not so much yamaha. They are all good. There simply isn't much actual junk out there anymore.
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A Harley is made to look and sound cool. If that's what you like, then cool.

If you don't enjoy mechanicing, and just want a reliable ride, buy a Honda.

In the interest of full disclosure, I plan to buy a bike next year. It'll most likely be a Harley. I just go into it knowing I'll need to occasionally work on it.

What would you do to work on it? Other than lubricants, tires, and brakes, I've had to do nothing in 24,000 miles. They seem to be reliable for me.

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If find the Tripp guy obnoxious as hell. I don’t watch him...

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Originally Posted by tndrbstr
If find the Tripp guy obnoxious as hell. I don’t watch him...

No kidding, seems like a real D-bag!


Due to the increased price of ammo, don't expect a warning shot...
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If find the Tripp guy obnoxious as hell. I don’t watch him...


The guy in the video sounds like it's his first bike and doesn't know what he's doing. Couldn't watch the whole thing.


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Seems to me some one is just trolling their YouTube channel trying to increase the number of views.


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Originally Posted by KFWA
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Starman
Thank fck HD don't make aircraft...

and remember ~ Loctite 271~ is a HD owners
best friend... 😂


Not sure why such a company would let their reputation slide. You'd think they'd do their utmost to address design and production faults.



Lets go back and revisit the AMF Harley Davidson days......

I’ve always heard that. I had a 79 Sportster, and it was a peach. Maybe I just got lucky. It looks like the AMF bikes are bring big money these days. Not sure why.

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Originally Posted by benchman
Originally Posted by SPQR70AD
Originally Posted by benchman
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Originally Posted by AKCHOPPER
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Are you F'ing retarded?
The handlebar clamp is two piece top. Very common for that to happen. The risers are rubber mounted. Take a allen wrench and slightly loosen one bolt on each clamp and move the bars straight and tighten the bolts.
The fender trim must have lost the one side screw and the thing vibrated until it broke. Are you deaf too? It had to be rattling for a long time. Look at the parts schematic. Does it show the screws separate? Does the description say Assembly?
No start? Clutch switch

Harley apologist.... LOL

Not apologizing for anything. I'm pointing out stupidity.
Anyone that has ever ridden a dirt bike knows how to straighten the bars. Clutch switches go out on everything that has them. Fender trim? Should have heard that or noticed it while cleaning and fixed it before it broke. Heck, when my Dodge Ram was new I was driving and a door handle started rattling. A screwdriver fixed that, didn't even bother going to the dealer.

My BMW, R100RS, had a bunch of issues, but the oil filter location was just stupid. It ate a rear drive at 120,000 or so. A clutch, a short under the tank that required me to strip the rear wiring harness and rewire the ignition so I could get home. Everything has issues. Sometimes you get a good one though. Hondas, Yamahas had problems as well. The Harleys were set it and forget it. I did ride the other stuff more miles though. We'll see. 24,000 so far on the Lowrider. So far, so good.

to say that a harley is better then a honda is insanity. they just look better and cost more

Suit yourself. I'm just relating my experience, having owned and worked on both. I was a honda/yamaha mechanic, as well. The harley isnt necessarily better, but it is at least equal. I have had zero issues with either harley. Had a few major glitches with honda, not so much yamaha. They are all good. There simply isn't much actual junk out there anymore.
Originally Posted by gregintenn
A Harley is made to look and sound cool. If that's what you like, then cool.

If you don't enjoy mechanicing, and just want a reliable ride, buy a Honda.

In the interest of full disclosure, I plan to buy a bike next year. It'll most likely be a Harley. I just go into it knowing I'll need to occasionally work on it.

What would you do to work on it? Other than lubricants, tires, and brakes, I've had to do nothing in 24,000 miles. They seem to be reliable for me.

My kid has a Harley. We’ve spent a fair amount of time tinkering with it. It just seems like there’s a lot more maintenance and putting things back on that vibrate off than on a jap bike.

Still, there’s something about them. He was looking for a Honda until he rode a Harley. He forgot all about the Hondas after that.

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Originally Posted by pal
Originally Posted by tndrbstr
If find the Tripp guy obnoxious as hell. I don’t watch him...


The guy in the video sounds like it's his first bike and doesn't know what he's doing. Couldn't watch the whole thing.


Didn’t he recently just post here about his search for the ‘dream’ bike and bought this one?


He went over yonder way
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Originally Posted by Snowwolfe
Seems to me some one is just trolling their YouTube channel trying to increase the number of views.


That’s all this dude does. Zero contribution except stupid YouTube Harley videos.

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