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Update: The trike is fixed and the trip is back on!!
I got a call from the service department Friday afternoon saying the parts that were supposed to take 7-10 days, got here overnight. They knew about my trip, so the mechanic who’s worked on my bikes/trikes for 15 years now, worked late Friday and came in early on Saturday to finish it up. I think he may have also been sick and tired of seeing it in his bay...
I talked to the GM this morning and asked how the parts got here so quickly. He just smiled and said he’s got connections. So I’m not sure if it was just a phone call he made or if the dealership paid for expedited shipping. Either way, it’s all put back together and now we get to head out Monday morning as planned.
I did get both the mechanic and the GM a good bottle of bourbon for their efforts. So a big shout out and thank you to Rocky Mountain H-D!!
My gauge was reading 15v . So I checked it myself and was 14.3v . Will replace it with a digital the next time the batwing is removed. Probably be a winter project.
And the saga continues....
Just finished up our trip to Arkansas and while there the volt gauge on the fairing started climbing and was staying in the red area, (high end not the low side). Rode to the dealership in Rogers to see what was going on. They stuck a tester on the charging system and it was reading the battery at 12.3, right where it should be, so they said the gauge was probably bad, but I could ride without any problems. So I rode around the rest of the week and 850 miles home and the bike rode fine...including the “new” transmission that was repaired. I take it in tomorrow so they can check it over.
So 3 out of my 4 trips with this trike have had problems and I’m not real happy right now.
Trip 1: Entire switch innards on right handle bar went out and parking brake sensor failed
Trip 2: No issues!!
Trip 3: Lost transmission
Trip 4: Volt gauge goes out and maybe more.
I realize that stuff happens and motorcycles do break down, but this is getting ridiculous.
My gauge was reading 15v . So I checked it myself and was 14.3v . Will replace it with a digital the next time the batwing is removed. Probably be a winter project.
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