2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Touring

THE HORN ON MY 05 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYLE DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS THAT SERVICE HARLEY DAVIDSON'S IN THE AREA KNOW OF NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY ALL THE NEW BIKES HAVE DISFUNCTIONAL HORNS AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JUST AS BAD. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL HORN ON A MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE PEOPLE SIMPLY DON'T ALWAYS SEE US AND WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW WE'RE IN THE LANE THEY ARE TRYING TO OCCUPY. ESPECIALLY IN DC TRAFFIC. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE, THE CONNECTION PIN CAME OUT OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE SADDLE BAG DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. HE SAYS THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE DEALERS FIRST RESPONSE WAS THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CALLED AND HE IS WAITING FOR THEM TO GET BACK TO HIM. HE SAID IT APPEARS THEY ARE NOT COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*JB UPDATED 11/2/2005 - THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED BAG UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE DEALER INSTALLED THE PIN IMPROPERLY OR IF THE PIN WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THEN, POWER RESTORED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DISCOVERED THAT A GROUNDED WIRING LEADING TO THE FRONT FENDER RUNNING LIGHT RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE REMOVING THE INSULATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO DETERMINE WHY VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN COMPUTER CODES DIAGNOSTICIANS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME, AND THERE DISCOVERED THE WIRING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND AT LOW SPEEDS, INDICATING A WIRING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALL 02V002000 REPAIRS FOR THE SAME REASON AN 2001, HARLEY, BUT RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO 2005 MODEL. 2005. CONSUMER MADE REPAIRS AT HOME. HAD NOT CONTACTED HARLEY DAVIDSON. *AK

BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON 04/08/05. VEHICLE ENGINE PINGS AT NORMAL OPERATING RPM, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER WAS ABLE TO HEAR NOISE BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX, DEALER CONTACTED MANUFACTURE, THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FACTORY REP. SAID THE SOUND WAS NORMAL DUE TO EMISSIONS. I HAVE 2 FRIENDS WHO HAVE SAME YEAR AND MODEL BIKES AND THERE BIKES DO NOT PING. I CONTACTED THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEIR RESPONSES WERE IF THE REP. SAID IT WAS NORMAL THEN IT WAS NORMAL. IF NORMAL, WHY DO OTHER BIKES NOT DO THIS, AND I KNOW THAT PINGING IS NOT GOOD FOR A ENGINE. I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SELL THIS MACHINE IN THE FUTURE WITH IT PINGING LIKE THIS, I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE, I FEEL LIKE I MADE A VERY BAD DECISION IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IF THE DEALER OFFERED TEST RIDES (WHICH THEY DON'T), I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS BIKE MAKING THIS NOISE.