2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System Problems

HEAT FROM THE REAR EXHAUST IS SO INTENSE THAT IT CAUSED BURNS TO MY WIFE WITH HER FEET ON THE PASSENGER FOOTBOARDS AS DESIGNED. CAUSED BURNS TO THE INSIDE OF MY RIGHT THIGH. *TR

HARLEY EXHAUST TEMP. IS HOT. *JB

EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM ENGINE AND EXHAUST MAKES RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD LEAD TO INJURY FROM BURNS OR A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

EXTREME HEAT FROM EXHAUST AND ENGINE BURNS RIDERS THIGHS AND PASSENGERS FEET AND LOWER LEG. THIS CAUSES A COMFORT ISSUE WHICH THEN BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO SHIFT YOUR POSITION SO YOU WILL NOT BURN YOURSELF. *TR

THE SITUATION: ON A MOTORCYCLE, DRIVETRAIN FAILURE AT TYPICAL OPERATING SPEEDS COULD VERY WELL MEAN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH OF THE RIDER. ABNORMAL HEAT OR NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTORCYCLE'S DRIVETRAIN ARE NOT ISSUES TO BE IGNORED BY A PRUDENT RIDER OR BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORCYCLE. FOR EXAMPLE THE DRIVETRAIN ON MY 2007 FLHTCU IS EXCESSIVELY NOISY WHEN OPERATED IN GEAR. THIS IMPLIES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND/OR ABNORMAL WEAR OCCURRING SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE EXHAUST RUNS SO HOT AS TO PRESENT A BURN HAZARD TO THE RIDER AND PASSENGER EVEN WHEN PROPERLY CLOTHED. WHILE RIDING EVEN IN WINTER TEMPERATURES I SUSTAINED A SEVERE BURN TO MY LEFT LEG, LEAVING A PERMENAT 4" SCAR. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LONGTERM PROBLEMS WITH ANY DRIVETRAIN, INCREASING THE LIKELYHOOD OF FAILURE. WHAT HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS DONE: TO DATE, THE ONLY HALF-HEARTED SOLUTION TO...

I PURCHASED PEACE OFFICER ULTRA CLASSIC MODEL, I ALSO OWN A 2005 SPORTSTER. THE ULTRA WAS DANGEROUSLY HOT ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE THE EXHAUST, WHERE LEFT LEG SAT BY DESIGN. I' READ THE OTHER POSTS AND FELT HD NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS. THE LATEST HD MAGAZINE SIMPLY SUGGESTS TO WEAR HEAVY PANTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW. HD WAS OFFERING A REPROGRAMMING THAT SHUT OFF THE REAR CYLINDER AT PARADE SPEEDS. AGAIN, I BELIEVED THE EXHAUST WAS THE PROBLEM, AND ALSO CHECKED MYSELF AT LONG LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE PANTS WERE NOT ON FIRE! *AK

THIS IS THE FOLLOW-UP RELATING TO THE COMPLAINT I FILLED ON MARCH 6, 2007 (ODI NUMBER) 10184521. AGAIN, WE STOPPED AT A HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER ON OUR TRIP TO CALIFORNIA WITH OUR FRIENDS, THIS TIME SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WE HAD SOME SERIOUS HEATING PROBLEMS. PIPE DISCOLORATION, EXCESSIVE HEAT, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A DYNA. HE RECOMMENDED A DEALER THAT WASN'T OPEN FOR 3 MORE DAYS. THAT WASN'T GOING TO WORK. WE THEN HAD TO STOP AT QUAID HARLEY DAVIDSON ON THE WAY HOME, BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA AGAIN AND EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE HEATING ISSUES, WE THOUGHT HARLEY DAVIDSON WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE BROUGHT OUR BIKE TO HACIENDA HARLEY DAVIDSON IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH MASSIVE DISCOLORATION (BLACK/DARK BROWN) ON THE PIPES NOT INCLUDING THE BLUE AND YELLOW ONES (FROM THE DAY WE DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP)...