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HD has produced a bike (The Road King e.g.) for the major part of the US, wide open relatively flat with straight(ish) highways. They will always have a market until a new set of mountains rise up just West of the Mississippi River and East of the Rockies. They have adapted pretty well over the past hundred, I suspect they will yet again.
So here's the problem as I see it.Let's be honest, even though many manufacturers now require brake fluid flushes, MANY MANY people don't do it with any frequency (I'd say the vast majority of bike and auto/truck owners ignore this or at LEAST push it off to much longer intervals).BUT, that doesn't cause mass failures in most cases. Whether we're talking BMW, Ducati, Guzzi or Chevy, Nissan, Fiat. However, it looks like for whatever reason, on these late-model Harleys with ABS there have been a number of failures to the system (I'm assuming modulator related) that cause problems which rise to the level of NHTSA recall involvement.And though I generally defend Harley against unreasonable expectations or accusations, I'm not taking their side on this one.You can't sell a motor vehicle in this day and age that may crash if the owner doesn't change the brake fluid every 2 years. That's unreasonable in my eyes.
A man after my own heart! We have the same Road King (I bought it just because I loved the silver/blue, but that Milwaukee Eight motor is phenomenal). Looks like you have a Road Glide Ultra at the end of the line . . . but mine is two-tone red . . . not the blue.On Day 1 with a new Road King, the windshield is removed and hung on the wall. When I gave away my 2007 Road King, its windshield was still brand new (and my friend always rides it with the shield, so he's happy).
You know, for the record, that would make someone look petty and small, in a way not all that dis-similar to the "dip shots" who ride them. Just saying...
What is nor disputed is there was a species of western camel that lived in north America up to 10,000 years ago and became extinct. How closely related it is to the eastern Camel (the ones we are familiar with) is in dispute. From what I have read it is more closely related to Alpacas, Llamas, and Guanacos. Camels lived here, sure. Is the Camel as we know it today indigenous to North America ? I have not seen any proof of that.
Who would of thought that camels would have caused such thread drift and animosity? Winter better end soon so the shut ends can ride. Or at least go to the garage and sit on your bike and make engine noises.
No, I don't think so. I made a distinction as to the riders with the distinction word, "Many" as opposed to all. However, you my good friend would certainly have to fall into the "Many" category!
With Harley ABS bikes you have to use a diagnostic tool to open the valves in the ABS unit in order to flush / change the fluid properly. So, guys who think they are changing the fluid, aren't if they don't use the diagnostic tool.
To be unaware of facts is very different than to be unaware in spite of facts.
And you can bet that I will spend the next year and a half (that will be when my RGU with ABS is two years old) figuring out how to buy or make some device that will cycle the ABS so I don't have to take it to a dealer to flush and bleed the system. I'd spend two thousand dollars rather than let someone else touch the bike! (My Road King doesn't have ABS.) One reason I dumped my Monster 1200 was that I couldn't even turn the damn "Oil Service" lamp off myself . . . unacceptable.
Do I understand this right? Some are complaining about the fact that normal hygroscopic brake fluid has to be exchanged each two years? Do responsible people exist who don´t do this at their cars, bikes or aeroplanes yearly?The discussion about the North American camels was funny. Obviously some do not understand the concept of a scientific theory - and the concept of Deep Time. I recommend the books of the late Stephen Jay Gould regarding this theme.Back to the original topic: What if Harley tries a new concept: bikes that need not to be modified and customized? I think some of them already exist in the new setup, but what about a sporty Sportster (big tank, nice seat, two-in one exhaust, good leaning angle, and - shock! - lighter, stategically placed pegs, a breaking foot lever that can be reached without turning the foot inside)? Or a touring - Sportster, that is not lowered in such a silly way and has a good suspension travel? All this for an attactive price? Would that attract new buyers?
I haven't bothered buying anything yet since my new RK is still less than a year old.But I've heard there are solutions that are about $300.A quick Google search pointed me towards Twin Tech, here's an example that's almost $400:
Do I understand this right? Some are complaining about the fact that normal hygroscopic brake fluid has to be exchanged each two years? Do responsible people exist who don�t do this at their cars, bikes or aeroplanes yearly?
I got money saying the brake fluid in the vast majority of cars/trucks never gets changed until a hydraulic brake part gets replaced..Bikes probably more often but I bet half go for years...
Do I understand this right? Some are complaining about the fact that normal hygroscopic brake fluid has to be exchanged each two years? Do responsible people exist who don´t do this at their cars, bikes or aeroplanes yearly?
Back to HD...The price on used late model Sportsters has dropped really low... So low that the Rough Edges Racing crew chief, me, is going to work up a land speed racing modified production Sporty in 1000 cc class...
American Scimitar Cat, for example. Who has heard of it? Until last year, I hadn't. I thought all big cats with big teeth were sabre toothed... But I am now certain they did exist and they are not related to any remaining carnivore.
I know there are a couple of guys on the XLforum over the years who have regularly pursued LSR Sportsters.I believe Dan of NHRS is one of them:http://www.nrhsperformance.com/racing.shtmlAaron of Hammer Performancehttp://www.hammerperf.com/racing.shtmlAnd I'm pretty sure I've seen some threads there from other privateers.
Back to the OT 7 pages and non one has mentioned Guzzi is currently it lock step following HD's marketing strategy probably 25 years after the fact I do not see this ending well.
Yukonica wrote:Homotherium ! Discovery channel covered that back when they had programing that was educational! There were many variations of prehistoric big cats. That doesn't make tigers indigenous to North America.
I'm not sure I fully agree with that. Does Guzzi not have smaller, lighter, and less expensive bikes that appeal to younger riders? And they have announced a new smaller adventure bike.They seem to be in a different place than Harley right now, at least to me.
I'm not sure I fully agree with that. Does Guzzi not have smaller, lighter, and less expensive bikes that appeal to younger riders?
