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[acevtwin]

I have a friend with a Non CVO 2017 Streetglide and she just had a Lifter fail in her 107. It has 5,234 miles on it and had just rode up to Michigan from Florida. She was spending a few days here riding around seeing friends when it happened. Lucky to not be on the Highway somewhere.
Anyone else have this happen on a 114?

[Toofast_28]

So it begins... Millions of miles of testing and they still can't make stuff that lasts. Hope this is an anomaly, but given the history no one will be surprised if it's the norm.

[grc]

They are still using the "C" lifters in the M8 engines, so you can't expect different results.  Harley would obviously rather accept a higher failure rate with the cheap and low quality lifters than spend a little more for a high quality part.  Nothing surprising about that, they've been doing it with a lot of other stuff as well and people keep buying the product.

Jerry

[mark]

Just how much could it cost a company that's purchasing about 750k lifters a year (if my math is correct) to upgrade?  $25 a bike, if that?  Tack that onto the sticker price and move on.  When the last of us baby boomers move on to assisted living, HD is going to be holding its crank in its hand, wondering what happened.   

[coloradotom]

This is getting ridiculous.

[J.D.]

Any dealer will tell you the service dept keeps the doors open, and there's no money in super reliable bikes. 

[coloradotom]

Any dealer will tell you the service dept keeps the doors open, and there's no money in super reliable bikes. 

Well warranty work is not book time. And if warranty work paid dealers their actual labor rate HD would be bankrupt.

[J.D.]

"Most" will need service outside of the warranty period.

[rigidthumper]

Just how much could it cost a company that's purchasing about 750k lifters a year (if my math is correct) to upgrade?  $25 a bike, if that?  Tack that onto the sticker price and move on.  When the last of us baby boomers move on to assisted living, HD is going to be holding its crank in its hand, wondering what happened.   

I asked Tony N. years ago about that exact thing: He told me they fight with the bean counters over 1/2 of one cent/unit, and some battles were fought better in the SE/accessory catalogs than the production line.

[charles05663]

I asked Tony N. years ago about that exact thing: He told me they fight with the bean counters over 1/2 of one cent/unit, and some battles were fought better in the SE/accessory catalogs than the production line.

This because the SE/Accessory Catalog is a bonus sales to the price of the bike.  It does not affect production costs.
 

[muddypaws]

I just hit 10,000 and so far so good. Other ten a new oil pump and a new speedometer that leaked.

[ultrarider123]

I just hit 10,000 and so far so good. Other than a new oil pump and a new speedometer that leaked.

Ok, everybody all at once in one accord with full voice yell this North toward Milwaukee "THEY ALL DO THAT"....

[Twolanerider]

I just hit 10,000 and so far so good. Other ten a new oil pump and a new speedometer that leaked.

The speedometer leaked  ?


What came out of it (did it leak miles so the odometer ran backwards?)?

[J.D.]

I heard the dealer tell a guy (brand new bike) "go park it out in the sun for awhile".

[tazmun]

The speedometer leaked  ?


What came out of it (did it leak miles so the odometer ran backwards?)?

I was going to ask the same question!