2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY REAR BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS RIDING. IT CAUSED THE BIKE TO BOG DOWN AND STOP. THE BIKE WAS THEN UNABLE TO MOVE. THE ROTOR WARPED FROM THE EXTREME HEAT AND THE BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS WERE NON EXISTENT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE BIKE OUT OF TRAFFIC BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO DO IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED TO A HARLEY DAVIDSON TECH THAT WAS TEST RIDING MY BIKE FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REASON. THEY HAD TO BRING MY BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A TOW TRUCK. HARLEY DAVIDSON DID NOT REPAIR IT FOR ME AND LET ME DRIVE IT THAT WAY FROM DENVER COLORADO TO PHOENIX ARIZONA USING JUST MY FRONT BRAKE.

THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER 2017 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM STURGIS AND I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLUTCH. BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DENVER, CO. WHEN THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE, IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN THE BED OF A TRUCK WITH THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AGAIN!

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS. ROUTINE DRIVING THE FIRST TIME. TIRE PUNCTURED BY SMALL SCREW, THIS TIME BY A COPPER SHIPPING STAPLE, JUST PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. NO TIRE AND WHEEL COVERAGE, THAT'S ANOTHER $165 PER MONTH FOR 2 YEARS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE TUBE GOT PUNCTURED SERVICE DEPT SAYS THE 112 DOLLAR REPAIR IS NOT ENOUGH, THE TIRE IN QUESTION HAS 300 MILES ON IT. TIRE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE TIRE GOT PUNCTURED. YOU COULDN'T EVEN PUSH A PAPER CLIP THROUGH THE HOLE. TIRE COST $400 - 112 FOR THE TUBE KIT INSTALLED. SERVICE GUYS SAY THEY DEAL 20% OFF TIRE 320+112+TAX $478 2 MONTHS LATER A STAPLE, SIZE OF YOU DESK STAPLER. SAME DEAL RECOMMEND AND SCARE YOU INTO NO CHOICE, IF A DROP OF WATER GETS IN THERE, OR IF A GRAIN OF SAND. CATOSTROPHIC, THIS TIRE HAD15 MILES ON IT. SO 725 LB BRAND NEW BIKE, FRAGILE TIRES $400 DESIGNED FOR AND MADE FOR THIS BIKE, BY A MAJOR TIRE GIANT. HOW MANY TIRES DO YOU THINK THEY SOLD BECAUSE OF THIS.