The Ol's Lowrider was bought and ridden home same day. And, she had a choice of 4 different colours, so she got exactly the one she wanted. They added some accessories whilst we were doing the paperwork. They didn't have time to add the Easy Brackets and bags, so she had to take it back in the next week for that.
As for the headlight falling off on your cousin, that was the dealers fault. Lousey dealer setup is more to be blamed on the marketing than manufacturing department.
The greatest majority of problems with newer HD products have been with the electrical components imported from the far east. But, since Triumph has been forced to buy from the same sources, I'm just holding my breath. Don't forget, the biggest problem with Triumph has been faulty ignition modules.
The mechanical parts of HD's are well designed and well made, and the bikes are very good at what they do. It's just that my Triumph does what suits me better.
