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• Hola a todos les escribo desde Mexico, solo quiero preguntarles a los que tienen ultras si estas no les hacen un "extraño" en velocidades altas (150 km/h), a lo que me refiero con "extraño" es que la moto se le mueve el manubrio de una manera oscilatoria, como que si estuviera desbalanceada la llanta delantera, mi moto eso hacia y causa de eso el dueño de la agencia de harley donde la compre tuvo un accidente probandola, en estos momentos estamos en platicas con la fabrica de harley davidson en estados unidos para determinar que procede, presuntamente se cree que el motor no estaba alineado con el cuadro de la moto, aqui en Mexico ya paso un caso similar al mio, si alguno de ustedes tiene ese problema en su moto, no se confien y llevenla a que la revisen, eso les puede salvar su vida, si requieren informacion adicional mi correo es requesg@hotmail.com saludos a todos!!!!

  By  Sergio Garcia, at 5/05/2008 04:16:00 PM  

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• There are few recalls because they don't admit there are something wrong with their bikes.
  We have two Buells 2006/2007, both with damaged wheel-bearings and damaged belt. Both also had to change front brake-disc also. The same thing happend to both bikes!! Haven't seen any recalls on that.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/11/2008 11:39:00 PM  

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• I've been riding Harleys since 1970...started out on a 1958 Sportster and own an '04 Road King Classic now. The last two Harleys I've owned have been as good as I think would be possible. I had an '02 FXDWG that I put 62,000 miles on before I sold it. Only problem it ever had was a stator went out at 5,000 miles. replaced under warranty and that was it. The Road King has 51,000 miles on it with nothing but regular maintenance. So, this is one rider who has no complaints about H-D's bikes.

  By  orogeny, at 6/27/2008 02:40:00 PM  

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• you should see all hte bullcrap i had to put up with at motheroad harley in kingman,arizona.i bought a new bagger 2008 and there service dept sucks

  By  Anonymous, at 9/24/2008 08:17:00 PM  

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• yes they suck and so dose the dealers. sell you all this b.s but when you need then they fuck you... I DON'T SUPPORT MITCHELL HD IN MODESTO ,CA THE BIGGEST RIP OFF AROUND. DON'T BUY SHIT FROM THESE PUNKS

  By  Anonymous, at 10/03/2008 02:53:00 PM  

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• The guy lives in one of the best riding area's of the country, year round riding, and in 5 years, he has 20,000 miles? LMAO
  
  The guys not a rider ok, period. His opinion frankly doesn't mean squat. There are bad Dr's, bad bankers, and, bad motorcycle dealerships. There are plenty of ways around a bad dealer. Buy the parts and do it yourself. Get riding buddies that wrench to help you, all sorts of ways to avoid anything but the parts counter at a dealership.
  
  4,000 miles a year on a bike in paradise for riding?
  
  He's a whiner not a biker, who cares what he thinks, he don't know squat.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/05/2008 08:35:00 AM  

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• Having a bike with such a short warranty does not help. Having friends who can wrench should not be required if you have a good warranty. As far as riding we all can not just spend our days out riding,(though that would be great) some of us have to work for a living. I have a 2006 1200 Sportster Low and live in Las Vegas Ionly have 12000 miles as in the summer115+ get the road temp up to around 165+ even a night the temp can be a factor.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/04/2009 04:30:00 AM  

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• Yes Harley sucks. I should know, we make parts for their bikes and if you knew what kind of crap that harley accepts, you wouldn't be caught dead on it.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/09/2009 05:06:00 PM  

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• Seriously? Honda sells over 21 MILLION, yes MILLION motorcycles each year. About three times what harley does in the US alone. And thats only Honda. You really want to compare there recall to Harleys? Give me a break. If it weren't for the posers Harley would be out of business. They have become what they once despised. Pretty sad when guys on sportbikes have stolen your hooligan image, rightfully so to.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/17/2009 05:02:00 PM  

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• I can only go from experience. 6years and 76K with my Suzuki 1500 Intruder. Failures? Nothing I would not consider routine, never an engine problem at all. Tires, brakes, headlight (flying rock). Bulbs in the instruments, and regular maintenance. Traded it on the dream 2007 Duece. Now have 10K on the Duece. Tires, brakes, headlight, wheel bearings, speedometer, steering stem bearings, primary cover, hose in the fuel tank, belt, shifter linkage issues, front brake hose, horn. Rim corrosion (rear) Having the fuel issue again, seems like the hose in the tank has gone bad again. Also appears that squeaking sound is bad swingarm bearings. Warranty has now expired. I have had more problems in 10K miles and 2 years that I did with ANY of my other bikes, but I am only comparing to the other bike I bought new. My payments end in October. Oh, and by the way - the bike, like the Intruder, is stock. Harley has been making bikes for over 100 years, and what they make now for quite a while with minimal (compared to other manufactures and in my humble opinion, given the breadth of machinery in a Honda or Suzuki gathering) changes - by now it should be right. I find it funny that I found the same guys in the shop with me having issues too. So I know it's not just me having problems. I hardly knew any other riders before my Harley experience by meeting them at the shop - I usually met them on rides! I really wanted to be a fan. I love the look of my bike and feel of it. But - it didn't happen. To those that own Harley's - and have good luck - good for you. I won't buy another and I won't recommend one to anyone. The riding season in NJ is way too short!

  By  DeuceDr07, at 7/02/2009 06:38:00 PM  

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• Harley doesn't suck, they make some decent bikes, and QC is probably better than it's ever been, but until they make one that can pop the occasional wheelie, go 140 MPH+ with more to go, not stop for gas until 300+ miles, have enough room to carry home the groceries, have ABS and an electric windscreen, I'll stick with my Honda ST1300 :)
  
  20,000 miles is a light year of riding, NOT five years worth...

  By  Anonymous, at 7/03/2009 10:39:00 AM  

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• And I hate to say this, but the bike you are looking for from HD is actually a Buell. I am not a big HD fan, but friends who can actually *find* a Buell bike are quite satisfied with the performance and reliability. Unfortunately, the HD "community" still looks at them as the bastard child rather than a viable, and well engineered sport bike.
  
  Also unfortunate is HD's attitude when marketing these things. They do have a decent website, and decent resale value, but when you walk into a HD showroom, the staff has no idea how to encourage the product. In 2009, we have showrooms for Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki, who sell both ends of the spectrum, and lead you to what you want. Even Triumph has seen success using this tactic, but HD dealers still cannot understand the street/sport bike market, even though they offer some of the "baddest" looking and equally performing stock.
  
  It bewilders me.

  By  David, at 8/03/2009 03:54:00 PM  

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• You gotta love clowns that bust on how much people ride....these are the same goons that refuse to wave at certain bikes and consider themselves better than everybody else on the road....just bad "bikers"....

  By  Anonymous, at 9/10/2009 03:39:00 AM  

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• 2006 Yamaha Roadstar (cost: $12,000) 102ci, K&N Air Box, Competition Ignition Module, 200 Carburetor Jets, Samson Exhaust.
  
  50,000mi in 3½ years with only normal maintenance service (oil, tires, plugs, brakes, etc). Absolutely no engine, transmission, suspension, or drive train issues (it still has the original drive belt).

  By  Anonymous, at 10/25/2009 09:46:00 AM  

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• I cant stand Harley! I have owned them road them and I cant say as I have one nice thing to say about the company or the product. my first Harley was a 77 Sporty. Bought it from a HD dealer and got raped on it (big surprise right?)when they said the only thing wrong with it was the carb needed adjusting. $500 later and a new carb re jetted for my area and a filter to fit said carb. Well the problems didn't end there. Needless to say I pretty much rebuilt the whole bike. I did more wrinchin than riding and that's BS if you ask me. and don't forget HD don't stand for Harley Davidson its stands for HIGH DOLLAR! You cant buy a Harley without a stock pile of duckets and then to customize it well take out a 3rd mortgage on the home and rent your rug rats out to the sweatshops to pay for that idea! Now I own a very reliable always ride-able 02 Yamaha VStar 1100 custom. It sounds just as nice as a Harley. Its for damned sure faster and if ya ask me it looks better than most anything HD is putting out now. So hey Harley Davidson Suck my Metric's rice fumes!

  By  Anonymous, at 11/18/2009 09:09:00 PM  

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