Rumor has it that the MoCo monitors this website. I wonder what they glean from it if they do. By that I mean, you have to be a regular participant on the site to truly understand some of the threads. At a glance and from an occasional visitors perspective, one might think we're a bunch of whiners and this site exists as a place to vent our spleens. Closer examination reveals a group of people deeply commited to the Harley-Davidson brand who simply wish the MoCo would pay more attention to their complaints. Complaints it should be noted that come from people who ride between 10,000 and 30,000 miles per year, maintain their vehicles religiously and go out of their way to seek products and ideas to aid those vehicles in performing better and to their true potential. As such, when we (CVOHarley.com) speak, the MoCo should listen. We purchase their top of the line vehicles and live lifestyles that revolve around riding those vehicles. I believe that makes us just a bit of a better focus group than your average weekend warrior.
I have on this thread and other's similar posted disparaging remarks about the 110 platform. I have done so not to diss any member's ride, but because everyone I've talked to has a story to tell about their 110. While people cite 30% as the number of 110's experiencing problems, my own personal and informal survey would seem to indicate that the number is closer to 100% if the threshold is problem free. Nobody I've spoken with seems to have put any mileage on one of these motors without some issue be it small or large. As Beagle can tell you, nobody is more into each new model year than me, and yet I have not purchased a new Screamin Eagle model since 2005. My current ride started out as a stock 07 96" Road Glide and grew into a faux CVO out of frustration with waiting for the MoCo to get off the Electra-Glide bandwagon and build another SERG. Due to all of the negative information surrounding the 110 platform, I have not had the slightest interest in purchasing a new ride. And yet, in Sedona I saw many 110's cruising down the highway ticking off the miles like Swiss watches. Further investigation revealed modifications made to reach the level of functionality.
So, I would say to the MoCo, whether you choose to admit it or not, the 110 is a clunker and should be scrapped. To fill in the gap between this action and the point in time in which a water-cooled H-D is finally put on the market, I believe a reliable 113 can be built with the parts H-D currently has on the shelf. To be sure, given CARB and EPA regs, it's not going to be the 113 some of our site members have built, but it would be a huge improvement over the 110.
And that's my opinion and in my dreams I see someone from H-D Inc reading this and taking action
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As has been noted on past occasions, I do take a lot of prescription medications which could lead to such demented musings as those above
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