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[BostonboyDH]

    Had mine done yesterday, Dealer said they had plenty of new switches and bring it in any time before closing. If I ride it in it will take approx 40 Min's so their techs don't burn their fingers!! If I trailer it in 15 Min's to replace the switch!  I was in and out in 1 hour! But there were at least six people that I talked to while I was there that was having the switch recall done also, 
   
  Question???  Since the recall is do to the switch melting due to the new exhaust configuration, probable due to the cat, Mine is catless, did any of the failures of the members on this site still have cats that may have caused the failed part? I would just imagine the the factory was using the same part on 08 and older bikes!

[SIX38]

SEUC '09, No cat, TTS. I did a 12 day trip in the 4 corner states this summer and rode in temps as high as 106 deg. Switch did not fail during that trip.
 Switch DID fail while traveling down to the CVO GTG in Maggie Valley in Sept. Was riding in the rain and the ABS did kick in a few times, mostly rear brake.
 Switch has been replaced. Had all brake fluid flushed and bled while being serviced. Front circuit fluid look fine, rear fluid was quite dirty.

Tom P.    

[FatTom]

This may help keep your  new switch from future damage. I have installed a few now (most of my buddies with 09 and newer touring bikes).  All seem to like it.
pretty easy to install. have to drill one hole in bracket. no big deal. nice (secure) fit. does not flop around like a few others I have seen with one bolt and ziptie at top.

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280779930174&category=35557&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

[kraut]

the German dealers now got the new swiches too - minor delay 

[grc]

This may help keep your  new switch from future damage. I have installed a few now (most of my buddies with 09 and newer touring bikes).  All seem to like it.
pretty easy to install. have to drill one hole in bracket. no big deal. nice (secure) fit. does not flop around like a few others I have seen with one bolt and ziptie at top.

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280779930174&category=35557&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

I noticed your only two posts on the site are an attempt to sell this shield.  You wouldn't happen to be the guy on ebay selling them, would you?

btw, IMHO this is just another unnecessary item meant to capitalize on a problem that is already being addressed at it's source.  At least they aren't trying to make a fortune on each one, like some folks (including Harley) often do when offering accessories to fix Harley's shortcomings.  Of course, if they truly understood the market they would have chrome plated the thing if they really wanted to sell a bunch of them to this crowd.


Jerry

[Twolanerider]

I noticed your only two posts on the site are an attempt to sell this shield.  You wouldn't happen to be the guy on ebay selling them, would you?

eBay listing shows Utah as the source (though that doesn't always mean much).  Wonder if a Moderator would share if this gent's IP had him in that vicinity?

[erniezap]

His IP is North Carolina

[Twolanerider]

His IP is North Carolina

Thanks Ernie.

[kerb]

I noticed your only two posts on the site are an attempt to sell this shield.  You wouldn't happen to be the guy on ebay selling them, would you?

btw, IMHO this is just another unnecessary item meant to capitalize on a problem that is already being addressed at it's source.  At least they aren't trying to make a fortune on each one, like some folks (including Harley) often do when offering accessories to fix Harley's shortcomings.  Of course, if they truly understood the market they would have chrome plated the thing if they really wanted to sell a bunch of them to this crowd.


Jerry

My thoughts exactly.

[1sharprdkg]

I noticed your only two posts on the site are an attempt to sell this shield.  You wouldn't happen to be the guy on ebay selling them, would you?

btw, IMHO this is just another unnecessary item meant to capitalize on a problem that is already being addressed at it's source.  At least they aren't trying to make a fortune on each one, like some folks (including Harley) often do when offering accessories to fix Harley's shortcomings.  Of course, if they truly understood the market they would have chrome plated the thing if they really wanted to sell a bunch of them to this crowd.


Jerry

Atta boy Jerry, I had been wondering who would be the first to "question" the shield! I didn't fall for that one...thank goodness they didn't chrome it!

[bloper123]

Well    Had new sending unit but on today for recall, got down the road from shop brake petal was soft and haven to push down a little more on brake petal to stop, went back to shop bleed brakes again and but elect.hook up on ads to work brakes , they said most of the bikes were doing the same as mine having to push brake petal more, Did not help any after they service it , no soft petal now but still have to push down a little more to stop??   

[1sharprdkg]

Well    Had new sending unit but on today for recall, got down the road from shop brake petal was soft and haven to push down a little more on brake petal to stop, went back to shop bleed brakes again and but elect.hook up on ads to work brakes , they said most of the bikes were doing the same as mine having to push brake petal more, Did not help any after they service it , no soft petal now but still have to push down a little more to stop??   

"they said most of the bikes were doing the same as yours..." I call dealer BS! You may need to find a shop that knows what they are doing. Had my recall done in Oct. pedal requires NO extra effort to stop, pedal, brakes everything still feels like it did before switch was replaced. IMO

[grc]

Well    Had new sending unit but on today for recall, got down the road from shop brake petal was soft and haven to push down a little more on brake petal to stop, went back to shop bleed brakes again and but elect.hook up on ads to work brakes , they said most of the bikes were doing the same as mine having to push brake petal more, Did not help any after they service it , no soft petal now but still have to push down a little more to stop??   

I assume this is the same shop that was feeding you BS about your engine, and this comment is just as stupid as the ones they gave you on the engine problems.  There is absolutely no reason, if they did the switch replacement and the bleeding of the system properly, for you to have any difference in brake pedal travel or feel whatsoever.  The switch itself will not affect pedal travel or brake operation.  You really need to try to find an honest and competent shop to do your work.


Jerry

[MKW]

Sould the Moco be contacting all of us rather than us having to be proactive?  I'm greatful for the updates from all you guys but am really disappointed
that to date the Moco has not notified me at all.  Shame on them!  Going this weekend to get it taken care of and plan on loosing those pesky wheel balancing weights in fovor of Dyna Beads 

[kraut]

Sould the Moco be contacting all of us rather than us having to be proactive?

H-D evidently considers this recall not to be critical - IMHO correctly, as only one single case is reported in which the part may or may even not have been the cause of some very minor damage. And it was all over the press worldwide for several days. Over here in Germany almost every selfrespecting paper had it as a headline