2012 harley davidson tri glide Very Disappointing!!!!!!!!

I have been a Harley Davidson man my whole life. I spent $34,000.00 on the biggest disappointment of my life,here are my reasons --- rear brakes have been squealing since the first 500 miles on bike, dealership keeps telling me there is nothing wrong,at 5,000 miles they tell me there is a up grade k...it available, but not covered under warranty, they want me to pay $600.00 for this, now at 7,800 miles rear brakes are right out,at this low of miles, and the cost of this bike, this shouldn't already be happening,THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!!! also reverse motor went out at 1,800 miles, and was maybe used about a dozen times, next for 103 cubic inch motor, THIS THING IS A TURD!!!!!! spark knocks,lacks power on hot days, and in the hills,and the right side of the motor is always blazing hot,hot enough it burns your leg,and melts your Harley chaps, no passing power at all, HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIPS answer, put bigger cams,power/fuel tuner,and upgrade air breather,true dual exhaust, of course at my expense $4,000.00. I run the best possible fuel in this bike still spark knocks, and gets very bad gas mileage!!!!! at this point I wish I would of looked at different bikes (Goldwing,can am spider etc)my friend bought a 2011 Honda Goldwing trike, less money,he has toured the whole united states twice, has 98,000 miles on bike already with no major break downs, so far he has only had to change tires,oil changes, and brake pads at 50,000 miles, that is what I would expect of my $34,000 Harley, or even close in comparison. Im trying to stay true to Harley, but I don't feel Harley is trying to stay true to me!!!!!!! thanks for your time- Jerry McQuarter from MI Read Full Review

Tri-Glide Blues

At 7500 miles the Triple tree came loose, almost fell off. Bike had to be towed. At 10000 miles, 2 weeks out of 2 year factory warranty entire rearend had to be replaced, along with reverse motor, discs and brakes, pads,rear compensator sprocket. $7000.00 bucks. ESP did pay. I had to pay 425 for ...belt, brake pads, and 50 bucks deductible. Now at 12000 miles the gear shift shaft at the tranny is leaking oil. Do you think Im happy!!!!. Its got 12000 miles on it. I won't embarrass myself by telling HD what I think of this crap, or what I received in service. Read Full Review

NO DYNO MACHINE

I bought this trike because I am 65 years old,and my wife is 62.We both feel safe on the bike,and in traffic at my age,you need some help holding it up in a lot of stop and go traffic.The biggest bitch I have,is I have a spark knock.i use the right fuel,and I have done what they told me to do,but it... is still doing it after 5,000 miles.And only one dealer has the dyno machine to hook it up to find the problem is,and its in Kansas.now,whats up with that?so,tell me someone,how does it get fixed?Harley cant tell me!!iam going for them giving me a new bike,are I will Lawyer up.Plus the right side of the bike gets so hot you could cook an egg,along with your leg.Stay away from the Trike!!!!!! Read Full Review

Worst bike I've EVER owned !

Bought brand new on showroom in 2012. So far the heads had to be rebuilt at 12K miles. 3 reverse motors. 2 batteries (second one to replace a brand new one they just finished putting in). Broken throttle. Broken clutch cable. Left rear brake caliper. Cruise control would not engage. Brake lights... quit working. Speakers just quit working then come back on again. Stater. I'm sure that I'm leaving stuff out. Trike is garbage kept and has around 25K miles now. 3 bills for towing along with hotels after being stranded out of state. The only good thing I got was the 7 year warranty, but after a while even the deductible is unbearable. Read Full Review

Trike not living up to expectations

This is my second review. I paid $1300 to get new pipes and CC removed and yesterday I almost burned my right leg off on a 50 mile run. It's the first time I've used all summer. My battery had to be replaced to the tune of $128 and I only have 3300 miles on the Trike. The heat problem is a sever...e issue and why can't Harley find a fix. I'd keep the Trike if I could ride it, but the heating problem is a real issue. I'm venting as I wish I'd kept my Elec Glide. Never had one single problem with it. Harley is not in the Trike business as far as I can tell. Shame on HD for putting out machines that are worthless. Read Full Review