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Post by peteetongman on May 22, 2014 19:02:38 GMT -5
A hog-riding former lawmaker from Wisconsin claims that Harley-Davidson voided his motorcycle's repair warranty because of the patriotic flags he let fly from the back of his chopper. However, Harley-Davidson says the warranty is still in effect and just his warranty claim has been denied. David Zien, who served in the State Senate from 1993 to 2006, said he was told by the motorcycle behemoth it would not honor the warranty after the clutch and transmission failed on a recent ride to Dallas, claiming that that the American flag-- as well as other banners-- caused unneeded wind resistance, according to the Journal Sentinel of Milwaukee. “All they said was, because I fly flags on the bike, there’s no warranty on the powertrain,” Zien told the newspaper. Harley-Davidson told the paper Zien’s warranty is still valid, but the claim he filed had to be denied because the bike was not made to handle wind resistance from multiple flags at highway speeds. “The issue isn’t that the flags are heavy,” Harley spokeswoman Maripat Blankenheim told the Journal-Sentinel, “but they provide terrific drag on the engine and the transmission, especially when the bike is at highway speeds.” She added that the flag mounts that Zien used were not Harley products. “When you alter a motorcycle with non-compliant products, that does impact your ability to make a warranty claim," she said. www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/22/biker-claims-old-glory-wind-resistance/
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Post by fwiw2 on May 22, 2014 20:08:55 GMT -5
Is Mr Zien in the market for a Honda? Or maybe a BMW? Or surely a Victory would suit him.
Harley Davidson has become WAAAAY too full of themselves these days. They have sold far too many hogs to over the hill men who polish them in the garage and ride them around the block weekly in the spring. When the economy tanks again the price of a Hog will drop like the price of an AR-15. BLAT-BLAT-------BLAT-BLAT--------BLAT-BLAT.
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