Hey Chief, you got some bad stuff in your peace pipe? I never questioned the credibility of anyone. I never hinted that anyone shouldn't complain, I never indicated that I think anyone with a problem is a cry baby. I did say I feel for those who have problems. I did try to say that problems are to be expected with a big inch air cooled engine. I did say I would like to see some numbers. Something wrong with appreciating facts? I didn't accuse anyone of anything. I didn't say the problem isn't there.
I didn't say, but I will now, a little leak that so many of the friends you make at gas stations didn't even know they had doesn't seem like a huge issue to me! Heck man, crawl under any vehicle on the planet and I dare you to find very many that don't have a little oil seeping from somewhere. If you have to show a guy his leak, how bad is it? Yes that isn't desirable, but from what I'm hearing, Harley has been working on a fix and seems like they stepped up to the plate on other issues in the past on previous designs.
I took your comment of
Does anyone know specifics or is the rant about the 110 being a bad motor just personal opinion based on a hand full of people who post on forums such as this?
a clear and intentional attempt to discredit people's actual experiences. It is a fact that these motors are leaking, not just someone's "personal opinion". Just because documented failure rates are not available does not make it that much less of a problem. There are many threads on the site related to this problem. If you are so inclined to go through those threads, you can determine for yourself, just how many of those stricken with the problems, came here because of the problem or were already here when the problem happened to them. When you get those percentages, please share them with all of us as we'll be interested in the results.
It's a fact that not all people are mechanically inclined and don't inspect and examine their bikes or cars as closely as others. The fact that I, and others, have pointed out the early signs of leaks is purely because once you know what to look for, it is very evident. If left unnoticed, it would just be a matter of time before it was noticed by either the owner or the dealer at the next service.
Like I said in my first post, I hope you're lucky enough to not have the same problems a lot of us have been dealing with for over a year. But, until you walk a mile in my oil-soaked mocasins, statements like "a little leak that so many of the friends you make at gas stations didn't even know they had doesn't seem like a huge issue to me!" are just giong to piss me off.
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