Bob La Londe wrote:
> I believe that Harley Davidson is denying a known design flaw that should be
> recalled.
>
> I discovered a crakced exhaust "Y" on my FLHT. I spoke to the loacl dealer
> wh said it was a common problem on FLH model bikes... and that he had a
> "whole stack of them out back." I mentioned it here on usenet, and got
> several more responses that it was a common problem. I called Harley
> Davidson Customer Service and spoke to Philip who denied the problem, then
> admitted it, but claimed that they had found that it was all instances
> attributed to after market mufflers.
>
> I intend to forward this to the D.O.T. anybody who has knowledge of this
> please forward to me either via usenet or preferably via e-mail their own
> knowledge or experiences.
>
> I believe that Harley Davidson is denying a known design flaw that should be
> recalled.
> Kinda like their crummy clutch or their burning up headlight connector.
> For anybody who wants to know. I put in an automotive headlight connector
> the last time and it quit burning up.
> As to the clutch I dropped in a Barnett Kevlar Clutch.
>
> --
> Bob La Londe aka MC Knight
Recalls are not for design flaws.
Recalls are for safety related items.
Your cracked pipe is certainly not posing a safety threat.
If you're out of your 1 year bumper to bumper and also your 30K km emissions
warrantee, then quit whining and buy a new Y pipe.
HogDr
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