Warranty issues Security light coming on, bad wiring, and also not starting in gear

[Jack Klarich]

Sounds like maybe you should move ............... The hermit kingdom comes to mind. Unless I'm mistaken, a rather large majority of the products we use in our daily lives either comes from or are made up in part of foreign content. Want to know why ? Because the frik'n unions in this country have priced themselves out of the labor market. There are 385 + drivers and support staff on the street because the drivers at my former employer's S CA facility voted to join the teamsters. We were paid above scale and had better h&w benefits. But no, the slackers wanted the perceived protection they thought the union would give them from being written up for damaging company equipment. They got protection all right. It's called no job. The company simply did away with the dedicated corporate fleet. I watched 6 weeks of annual paid leave and other perks go down the tubes because a group of 35 drivers and mechanics drank the kool aid served up by the teamsters recruiters.

I shoulda said I believe the UNIONS should have made concessions to keep the jobs here

I found my job on the south side of a union problem in 97

Left a bad taste in my mouth

Sears and Wally World fight like heck to keep them out

Sears fought us for 2 years we won but I lost They froze my wages NOT a happy camper

I wish the fighting in this country would end and the folks could get GOOD paying jobs and security again Dont wanna start a peein contest, sorry ifn I did

[DK Custom Products]

Wow! Just read thru the entire thread.

To the OP, sounds like they ended up taking care of you. It almost assuredly is the control pack.

I have had mine replaced several times, on several bikes.

Too bad you had to do their job for them...educating them on how to fix something, that they then charge you $85+ an hour for, because they are "trained techs".

On the other subject...

We make almost everything we sell...right here in the USA, with USA born employees. We have no unions, we pay our folks better than most other similar jobs in the area, and have a great work environment. We use USA made fasteners, and other components. Our prices are reasonable, and we make a profit.

That said, there are two significant additional pieces of information-

1. If we were in almost any other State, the wages are higher than Mississippi, and we would not be able to sell for our current prices. Mississippi has just as skilled folks, but the COL and wages are lower here.

2. We have patents on quite a few of our products that we've developed. That has NOT stopped companies in China from copying some of them...even to the point that they use pictures of our Customers bikes, with our parts on them, to sell their illegal copies on ebay and Amazon.

The prices they sell for are, many times, less than our raw costs to make the product. Their quality sucks, but we still see folks purchasing these knock-offs, at a fraction of the price that we sell the real deal for.

If they tightened up their quality, I am sure they could sell just as good of a product for half of what we can sell it for. The difference is they have no R&D cost (since they stole it from us) and they must pay their folks close to nothing for their labor.

Kevin

[MikeyTX]

I just don't wanna see Jack have a coronary over this. It is what it is. Do the copy cat sellers suck ? Big time. Would I like to see more jobs come back from over seas ? You bet ! In fact, that is happening as wages rise across the pond. The unfortunate fact of life is we as a country have both priced ourselves out of a lot of markets and in the ones we haven't, we can't seem to find enough workers. Now if we could just do something with the entitlement program that makes sitting on ones ass more profitable than doing an honest days work ..........

[Fozworth]

To me Kevin touched on the biggest part of the problem by saying "you had to educate them".

Faulty parts are one issue, but having a tech not know how to properly trouble shoot an issue from beginning to end is a made in America problem.

"You can't start these in gear by design". Really? If a tech tried to get me out the door by assuming I was stupid enough to believe everything he told me, there would be NO question on if I might go to a different dealer next time. None AT ALL.

[hardwickbv]

After arm wrestling with the dealership on whether a Tri Glide should start in gear or not (read previous posts in this thread for details).

And waiting on a Left side switch pack for 6+ weeks they sent a tech 90 miles down to my house to fix it.

Took all of 20 minutes to install and lo and behold my Tri Glide will start while in gear with the clutch pulled and either front or rear brake activated.

He said it is the clutch switch that is the problem and HD won't admit it but they are having a lot of problems with them.

Indiana is in a cold and rainy cycle for now so no riding but if I hang around a few days that will probably change.

Bob

[TriTn]

I'm having the same problem. Switch pack has been ordered for about six weeks. They called today saying it had come in. Will take it in in the next few days.

I had to argue with them too. I told them to call moco. I don't know if they did but a little while later they told me they had ordered the switch pack.

ETA: I don't have problem with the security light. Just not starting in gear.

[MikeyTX]

Yeah, mine finally crapped out this week. Brand new trike on top of it all.

[rhino 2]

Yeah, mine finally crapped out this week. Brand new trike on top of it all.

Ok, Mike.....What happen!

[MikeyTX]

At some point this past week, discovered I can no longer start the trike in gear. I prefer to park with it in first. Rather than hunt for neutral, I've always pulled in the clutch lever and stepped on the foot brake. Won't even start if I use the handbrake instead. Such is life. No biggie. Dealer said they'd order a new switch pack.

[rhino 2]

At some point this past week, discovered I can no longer start the trike in gear. I prefer to park with it in first. Rather than hunt for neutral, I've always pulled in the clutch lever and stepped on the foot brake. Won't even start if I use the handbrake instead. Such is life. No biggie. Dealer said they'd order a new switch pack.

So far no problems with mine starting in gear....I always park in gear and never use the park brake...But if i don't step on the foot brake ''Hard'' and make sure the cluch lever is right up agonist the grip [I have an adjustable lever] it won't start...And if i hit the starter first or simultaneous hit it' it won't start.. So the procedure is.. Hard in the lever' Hard on the foot brake....Then hit hit the starter..All these new multi-function electronic switches are a pain in the ass...

[MikeyTX]

Ditto the start procedure. I think the tech may have jazzed one if the ribbon connections when he installed the heated grips a short while back. Plus, they get stupid with the pressure washer every time the trike is in the shop. I've had to ask them not to wash the bike. I may loosen the screws and gently rotate the switch pack and see if I can get it to work. Hate the thought of them opening the cases again.

[TriTn]

Rode to the dealer this morning to get the left side switch pack replaced. Now it works like it used to.I guess I'm lucky that I can feather either brake, with the clutch pulled of course, and start.

[MikeyTX]

Objectively, one hopes never to have to utilize it.