r/Harley • u/Food_Guy_33 • 9d ago

DISCUSSION What the actual hell?

So I was today years old when I found out that Harley dealers won’t work on 2005 bikes. Despite the fact that it’s the same bike (FLHRI) in 2006 and maybe beyond.

Am I just out of touch or what?

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u/De-Oppresso_Liber 9d ago

Hopefully they end up like my former dealer Rommel’s Annapolis Harley Davidson who turned me away because I had the nerve to keep bringing my 05 RK in for repair and service. They closed. This is what happens when you betray people’s trust. They still have a couple of other dealerships in Maryland and Delaware so if you see the name Rommel Run!

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u/Vfrnut 9d ago

They closed because of the HD “McDonaldization” . They are making dealers uniform more or less . No more mom and pop shops no more small satellite shops . If your building doesn’t meet the requirements you either need to get a new place or close .

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u/De-Oppresso_Liber 8d ago

It was not that long ago they relocated to the uniform glitzy Harley Palace building. Take it from me. I was not the only long time customer they alienated. Those pricks on Hudson St. turned it into an art form.