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• Bluetick replied to a topic in the forum Harley Davidson:

  December 7, 2014

  Harley won't honor a warranty because the rider was flying

   A former state lawmaker from Chippewa Falls who has logged more miles on a Harley-Davidson than probably anyone on the planet says Harley has denied a warranty claim on his new bike because there are too many big flags flown on it, including a...  more A former state lawmaker from Chippewa Falls who has logged more miles on a Harley-Davidson than probably anyone on the planet says Harley has denied a warranty claim on his new bike because there are too many big flags flown on it, including a 3-foot-by-5-foot American flag. Dave Zien, who rode more than a million miles on his 1991 Harley that's now parked in the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in South Dakota, says Harley-Davidson refused to honor the warranty on his 2014 motorcycle after the clutch failed on a recent trip to Dallas. "All they said was, because I fly flags on the bike, there's no warranty on the powertrain," Zien said Thursday. www.jsonline.com/business/motorcycle-enthusiast-claims-harley-voided-warranty-over-flags-b99275797z1-260267341.html  less
• Bluetick replied to a topic in the forum Harley Davidson:

  December 7, 2014

  How often do you change your oil?

   How often do you change your oil 3,000 miles? Or do you let it go 7,000. On my Road King I will let it go as much as 4,000 with synthetics, but never more than that. On the old Shovel Head I don’t have a tachometer so I just look at the oil...  more How often do you change your oil 3,000 miles? Or do you let it go 7,000. On my Road King I will let it go as much as 4,000 with synthetics, but never more than that. On the old Shovel Head I don’t have a tachometer so I just look at the oil to see if I need to change it. But I don’t use synthetics in it. Should I?  
• Bluetick replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:

  March 23, 2014

  New Ride Story @ My Blog

   Greetings Riders! I have posted a new Ride Story on my blog.  Please let me know if you like it! Here's a sample: Blood, Breath and Brains Jake ‘Edge’ Walker   Jake was just sopping up the last of his eggs with a...  more Greetings Riders! I have posted a new Ride Story on my blog.  Please let me know if you like it! Here's a sample: Blood, Breath and Brains Jake ‘Edge’ Walker   Jake was just sopping up the last of his eggs with a piece of toast when a big man swung around the corner of the booth and dropped heavily into seat across the table. Jake eyed him with a practiced glance and saw danger but no immediate threat. He was as wide as Jake was thin, long grey hair and beard was permanently fixed in a 60 mph blow-back. He studied Jake with quick beetle-black eyes while he finished his breakfast. The old biker wore oil-slicked jeans, a battered pair of large engineer boots and his old dirty denim riding vest was covered with pins and run-patches. The patch over his left chest pocket named him ‘Road Man’ but Jake didn’t recall where he had seen him before, so he swallowed the last of his coffee and chewed the grounds while he studied Road Man’s face....    less
• Bluetick replied to a topic in the forum Harley Davidson:

  March 23, 2014

  Miles to Kilometers

  A friend of mine called me the other day.  He has a number of motorcycles and late last year he bought a 2014 RoadKing.  Because he has a number of motorcycles and his 2005 RoadKing is his regular ride he just now took the RoadKing out for a...  moreA friend of mine called me the other day.  He has a number of motorcycles and late last year he bought a 2014 RoadKing.  Because he has a number of motorcycles and his 2005 RoadKing is his regular ride he just now took the RoadKing out for a bit of extended ride.  Throughout his ride it appeared that something was wrong with his odometer, indicating that he was getting unrealistic mileage per gallon.  He took the bike to the dealer to have it checked out.  Come to find out, that little switch on the left handlebar that lets you press to see info on your dash, i.e.rpm, miles travelled, etc. will change your reading to kilometers, depending on how you press the button; number of times or length of time.  I guess the dealer didn't know this either but supposedly had a good laugh over it. Has anyone else heard of this?  I haven't talked to any dealership myself but I was curious to find out if any of you know anything about this. ...    less