NHTSA Complaint #10924475 — 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSCF

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SHIFTER AND LEFT FOOT PEDAL BREAKS, ALLOWING THE FOOT PEDAL TO ROTATE DOWN AND BECOME UNUSABLE AND ALSO ALLOWS IT TO COME OUT AND BECOME FOD ON THE ROADWAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RIDERS LEFT FOOT FALLS TO THE PAVEMENT. MINE HAS BROKEN TWICE, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I REPAIRED USING THE SAME DESIGN EXCEPT WITH A STRONGER BOLT. THE SECOND TIME, I ALTERED THE DESIGN AS CAN BE SEEN ON THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO I MADE TO HELP OTHERS. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=O6SDDFQILG8. IF YOU WATCH THROUGH THE FIRST 1:20 YOU WILL SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THE RESULT. THERE IS A HARLEY VROD FORUM ON-LINE THAT DOCUMENTS MANY SIMILAR INSTANCES. THIS IS JUST A POOR DESIGN AND THERE IS AN EASY FIX. SHIFTING TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR SEEMS TO BE WHAT FORCES THE ISSUE AS A RIDER WILL PULL UP WITH THE TOE AND THAT ACTION IS REACTED BY THE HEAL.