2012 Harley-Davidson DYNA: complaints, problems and recalls

I WAS OUT RIDING WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY FRIEND AND WE HAD JUST COME OVER THE HIGH RISE BRIDGE FROM BEAUFORT TO MOREHEAD CITY AND WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO GO, THE REAR TIRE WOULD NOT MOVE AND A VERY ODD/LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE BIKE TO WHICH MY HUSBAND SAID TO ME TO SHUT THE BIKE OFF. MY BIKE HAD SHEERED ALL FIVE OF THE BOLTS OFF THAT HOLD THE REAR SPROCKET ONTO THE BACK TIRE AND THEY LOCKED THE TIRE IN A FIXED POSITION. WELL MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE HARLEY DAVIDSON WARRANTY COMPANY…

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I WAS DOING 70 (MPH) EAST HWY 52 AND I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY MOTORCYCLE (H-D) STARTED GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A REAR WHEEL BLOW-OUT, I WAS LUCKY TO KEEP IT UNDERCONTROL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER NEXT TO THE #1 LANE. A FRIEND WAS RIDING BEHIND ME ON HIS H-D AND SAW THE WHOLE THING. AFTER WE STOPPED, WE LOOKED AT THE REAR WHEEL AND DID NOT SEE ANY THING VISIBLE. ALTHOUGH MY FRIEND SAW MY REAR WHEEL WOBBLE AND HE THOUGHT I WAS GOING DOWN. I CALLED AMERICA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO PICK ME UP AND TAKE THE BIKE TO SAN DIEGO …

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I WAS OUT RIDING WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY FRIEND AND WE HAD JUST COME OVER THE HIGH RISE BRIDGE FROM BEAUFORT TO MOREHEAD CITY AND WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO GO, THE REAR TIRE WOULD NOT MOVE AND A VERY ODD/LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE BIKE TO WHICH MY HUSBAND SAID TO ME TO SHUT THE BIKE OFF. MY BIKE HAD SHEERED ALL FIVE OF THE BOLTS OFF THAT HOLD THE REAR SPROCKET ONTO THE BACK TIRE AND THEY LOCKED THE TIRE IN A FIXED POSITION. WELL MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE HARLEY DAVIDSON WARRANTY COMPANY…

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WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AROUND A MILD CURVE AND IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND DOESNT REQUIRE A SHARP TURN TO OCCUR. FEELS LIKE A STABILITY PROBLEM AND/AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. IVE RIDDIN MOTORCYCLES MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE AND THIS IS THE FIRST IVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON BUELL BLAST MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH, THE MAIN FUSED CONTINUED TO BLOW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD ONLY TRADE IN THE VEHICLE FOR BLUE BOOK VALUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA LOW RIDER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPENSATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA WIDE GLIDE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL, THE BOLTS BEGAN TO CLANK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER, BUT THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING AND HARLEY REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE STARTER THAT BOLTS ONTO THE PRIMARY BECAME LOOSE AND DETACHED, CAUSING THE P…

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I PURCHASED A HARLEY DAVIDSON LOW RIDER FROM SOUTHSIDE HARLEY IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THEM TWICE, THEY OIL IT, I GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD, AND IT DOESN'T WORK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT READ ME AN INTEROFFICE MEMO STATING BASICALLY THAT HARLEY RECOGNIZES THAT THEIR HORN CONSISTENTLY DOES NOT WORK AND RECOMMENDING SEVERAL THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT, BUT EVERYONE I TALK WITH SAYS IT IS A CONISISTEN PROBLEM. IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAFEY FACTOR ESPECIALLY FOR A NOVICE RIDER IN MY OPINION. THE DEALERS…

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COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SALE OF NEW AND USED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE WITH RED TURN SIGNALS VS THE USUAL ORANGE YELLOW WARNING SIGNALS. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA FAT BOY RECENTLY, THE SMALL RED SIGNAL WAS NOT AT ALL VISIBLE WHEN HE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME WITHOUT EVEN USING HIS BRAKE LIGHTS. I VIEWED HIS MOTORCYCLE AND ALSO NOTICED NEW MOTOR CYCLES WITH THE SAME SMALL RED TURN SIGNALS. AS A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (32 YEARS) MOTOR CYCLE COP, (2009) THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS, AND DEATHS THIS IS A SAFET…

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A RECALL WAS SENT TO ME, REGARDING AN EXPLOSION COULD RESULT, ON MY MOTORCYCLE, TOOK IT TO MY DEALER,WHO TORE INTO IT IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. A NEW GAS TANK WAS TO BE SENT TO THE DEALER, HERE IS WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGINS; THE BIKE SAT ON MY DEALERS FLOOR, FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, BEFORE HARLEY DAVIDSON, WOULD GIVE A DECISION, AFTER, I CONTACTED, MY DEALER,AND HARLEY, A FEW DAYS PASSED AND SAID THEY ARE GOING TO SEND A NEW TANK,BUT IT WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AFTER SEVERAL MORE PHONE CALLS AND A LOT OF BULL AND AGGRAVATI…

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