Having them honor your factory warranty after install is a big plus and that would tip the scales for me if I were having someone else do the conversion.
I honestly have never heard of a Harley dealer out here doing conversions and a solid warranty after the fact is unimaginable. Dealers out here seem to look for a reason not to cover a warranty? (my impression)
If I were to buy a new bike and convert it I would start with the road glide, until Harley figures out the tri-glide and the freewheeler isn't everyone's cup of tea a new trike isn't in my future. I will stick with my old tourglide.
At $82.00 per hr. you have the right to expect a quality job and I understand your frustration. Perhaps they should have factory trained another person before doing the install and there is no disagreement there. That was an oversight on their part.
The big problem I see was not involving Hannigan from the start. Had they done that there would have been a more harmonious outcome?
( a note to ourselves and a warning to others? Make sure a factory trained person is doing the install.)
I believe that was the original intent of this thread? Thanks for the reminder!
The reason I built my own is I had the same mechanical background you do and have worked on my own bikes for many years.
There is no doubt in my mind you could have done it.
Some company's will sell to a do it yourselfer and some wont as a matter of company policy and I suppose some liability concerns. One thing sure, after things are straightened out the Hannigan is a premier kit and should bring you allot of joy. I have heard nothing but good about Hannigan and that is in your favor.
That being said,
the fact remains, the difference between a good trike and a bad one depends entirely on the integrity of its builder. Period!
My Champion kit was a very simple install but had I misaligned the placement of a frame welded bracket or mistakenly misaligned the axle or had not properly placed a bolt on part the outcome would have been greatly affected. There were a few times during install I had to take particular care in what I was doing. and some of that would have affected the way the body fit.
Knowing what you know about mechanics you might make sure that the person doing the welding itself etc. knows what he is doing?
These are things that you may have a say in and regardless of what folks here are saying I would make my demands known in no uncertain terms, my life and my passengers may depend on it! Lets face it, They didn't utilize a factory trained installer at the outset and gives me reason enough to keep an eye on them from here on out! There is really no excuse for shoddy workmanship.
I would say you are justified in your concerns!
Use your consumer rights within the boundary of common sense and you will at least gain the dealers respect even if they don't invite you to dinner?
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Originally Posted by Bazooka
100% Zook, great advise!! You can always go the hard way when all else fails! Burning bridges generally does not work for me and generally for anyone else. Kinda like cutting your nose off to spite your face, been there done that!!
