2014 Harley-Davidson Flstc problems

Filed Sep 9, 2015 · 5,000 miles · TX

I bought my bike brand new on 08/31/14. At exactly 5000 miles, (technically before then), the rear factory dunlop d401 was slick. I took the bike to the dealer, and they said the bike was perfect, alignment was perfect, even the tire wear was perfect and that sometimes, bikes just do that. I don't buy that. They refused to help me with it, so I contacted dunlop, who also refused to help. So, I bought a dunlop american elite. I want to stay american made. I have a little over 7000 miles on it, and now it needs to be replaced. I don't think it's the tires. I have run dunlop's on other bikes for years and gotten any where from 10k-12k miles and that is with burn outs! To date, I have never done a burn out on this hd. I have talked to other folks who have the same bike, and theirs get good tire mileage, and I have talked to others who have various other models of hd's and a couple of them have the same problem. It is in the bike setup. Somewhere. I love my bike, but I don't have 300 bucks to shell out every few months because the tire is slick. My front tire is still the factory tire and will still pass state inspection. I don't get it. Less than 13k miles, and already need a 3rd tire!

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Engine · 300 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 harley davidson flstc. The contact stated that the motor would become extremely hot. The dealer diagnosed that the oil tank was too close to the seat and as a result, an air cool filter and shield guard needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 300. ## VIN passed ## harley davidson heritage softail classic 2014 ##

Filed Sep 7, 2014 · Transmission · 1,600 miles · TX

While sitting at a red light, my clutch disengaged causing my motorcycle to lunge forward. I had to apply brake and was not able to change gear to neutral as clutch would not engage. Luckily I was first in line and was able to move it into crosswalk in front of median. I am not sure if it was because bike was hot as after about 10 minutes it ran normal including clutch. However, researching problem I noticed other makes same year had recall on clutch and thought it might be useful information in case others have similar incidences to prevent something serious from happening. As I just happened to get lucky when it happened, I could have easily lunged out into cross traffic at the intersection and/or hit person in front of me if there was one.