Seriously considering selling ours and buying a Victory and a tractor for the property. Nothing spins me up worse than being played. Harley doesn't stand behind their signature product, and from all I've read they have known about the issues and continue to produce this crab without fixing it. The bent exhaust valve problem due to substandard valve guides allowing syn oil to leak by and gum up the valve shaft. This same is issue is causing lifter failures. I try to buy American as much as I can, but it becoming harder to find good quality American products from Corporate America. Not just a problem with Harley. For my part I don't live and die to ride a Harley. I ride to ride. I rode the hell out of my previous Jap bikes without these kind of problems. Don't get me wrong I really like my bike just not the problems it has and will continue to have unless I invest in some other motor. The rolling chassis idea is a good one. May be they could offer a motor option something else just not theirs. Done done done. By the way if you have heard anything bad about Victory product lets me know. From what I've read they are more reliable than Harley motors. Just not as pretty
I live in Iowa and Victory is assembled in Spirit Lake. I know when you tour the plant you will notice a lot parts on the line aren't from the USA just like Harley. A guy at work just bought a '14 Cross Country. He previously rode Honda VTX1300's. Looking forward to see how it holds up. He rolls up 10-12k a riding season.
This same guy at work was riding with a friend out to Sturgis this year. His friend had a 3 month old '14 SG. The bottom end blew up by Sioux Falls, SD. Not sure how it happened he didn't know the details. It happened on Saturday, he didn't get to Sturgis until Wednesday!