2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDC Structurebody Problems

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDC 2010, RIDDEN IN URBAN AND HIGHWAY ON-ROAD ENVIRONMENT SUFFERS FROM A CHRONIC FUEL LEAK, ORIGINATING FROM A FAULTY VALVE UNDER THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE PRIMARY FUEL HOSE. ACCORDING TO STAFF AT ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, ALL BIKES OF THIS TYPE SUFFER FROM A CHRONIC FUEL LEAKING PROBLEM THAT ORIGINATES FROM USE OF SUBSTANDARD VALVES CONTAINING INFERIOR RUBBERS ON THE FUEL TANKS. WAS ADVISED TO KEEP THE TANK NEARLY EMPTY TO PREVENT THE FUEL FROM LEAKING OUT. REPAIRS WERE NOT CARRIED OUT DUE TO THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR AND THE UNIVERSAL NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES. OVER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LEAKAGE BEGAN TO GET WORSE. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF FILLING UP THE BIKE'S TANK ONLY HALF WAY AND LEAVING IT FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS, IT BECAME INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM...