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Harley-Davidson recalling over 54,000 bikesChris BruceHarley-Davidson is announcing two, separate campaigns that affect over 54,000 examples of the company's recent motorcycles.In the larger recall, the company is repairing 45,901 examples of 2014 CVO Road King, the 2014-2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic, Ultra Classic - Twin Cooled, Ultra Limited, Police Electra Glide, Street Glide, Street Glide Special, and CVO Street Glide; as well as the 2015 model year units of the Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low, Ultra Limited Low, Ultra Classic Low - Twin Cooled, Road Glide Special, and Road Glide. For these bikes, the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to fully work, especially after long periods of being parked. According to documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (as a PDF, here), this is because "a chemical reaction inside of the sealed clutch system creates gas bubbles which may cause loss of clutch lift."If this occurs, the bikes can move unexpectedly when the rider puts the transmission in gear. According to the NHTSA report, this problem is responsible for 313 warranty claims, 31 customer complaints, 27 incidents or crashes, and 4 minor injuries possibly linked to the issue. To fix things, Harley-Davidson dealers will flush the system and rebuild the master cylinder.In a second, smaller campaign, Harley is also recalling 8,904 examples of the 2015 XG500 and XG750. Some of these motorcycles might not be manufactured with a rear reflector assembly, and therefore they don't meet federal guidelines. Dealers will install the part for affected owners.(snip)Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.Read more: http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/24/harley-davidson-recalling-over-54000-bikes/
If they are recalling a TON of bikes that mathematically works out to only one bike ;D
I had almost exactly the same thought, only I figured two! ;D
10 000 out of work comedians, and they are all here! :o ;D
I though clutches were figured out in the early 1900's. Guess not, ???
Actually, now they just IMPROVE them.
Kinda like hydraulic lifters.
I troll a harley board, and sure enough, you are sitting at a light with the clutch pulled in, and all of a sudden the bike lurches into the intersection. glad my 2013 has a cable clutch...
Common with the ancient rocker foot clutch/tankshift HD's after riding through rain. The leather friction washer on the foot clutch would get soaked, lose traction, and you'd be sitting there at a stoplight in first gear idling. Clutch pedal would flip down and off you'd go. It would get your attention. Right now.
Origin of the term 'suicide clutch'.
Hate to disagree with an older and wiser man, but the "suicide clutch" was the Indian clutch that had no friction hold or rocker pedal, and if your boot slipped off, that flathead torque at idle would put you right into the intersection.When my '54 FLE rocker clutch would start to lose its grip, you could feel it coming and (usually) catch it; not so much suicide there.Lannis
Even if the Harley "launched" itself into the intersection, surely by the time it got there the lights would have changed, lane markers would have been repainted and a repaving effort would have begun.
Oh, I forgot, riders today always support the bike with both legs while stopped.. ;)
Oh ... I'm just here for the irony of Guzzi guys making fun of Harley recalls ... ;D I always thought the suicide clutch was more directed at Harley...Because the over center feature or what holds the clutch disengaged could engage suddenly and catch the rider off guard. Sitting at a stop with a boot on the clutch and supporting the bike with the other leg is not necessarily a suicide thing? Oh, I forgot, riders today always support the bike with both legs while stopped.. ;)
The Indian clutch was/is supposed to stay down too. I've never seen one that didn't.