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Still better than a foot long extension at the license plate!
I'm seriously laughing at the fix and not for y'all having to wait on such a minor fix.
Here's the fix. Dealer completed it today. I finally have my bags.
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When those fine new reflectors break what do you think the new ones will cost you $40 each or more or less?
I have more than one bike with missing or obstructed reflectors and no LEO or annual inspection ever took notice. Their ability to hammer a manufacturer is not quite the same as trying to hammer every bike owner in the USA.
Complete hijack...
This has nothing to do with the reflector recall, but while looking up reflector specs for Texas, look what I found in the Texas Vehicle Code apparently to appease our Goldwing and Harley auxiliary light fetish friends
LED GROUND EFFECT LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON MOTORCYCLE. (a) In this section, "LED ground effect lighting equipment" means light emitting diode (LED) technology that is attached to the underbody of a motorcycle for the purpose of illuminating:
(1) the body of the motorcycle; or
(2) the ground below the motorcycle.
(b) A person may operate a motorcycle equipped with LED ground effect lighting that emits a non-flashing light.
The fix has been approved by the platoon of bureaucrats, that's why the letter went out. Now it's just a matter of waiting (and waiting, and waiting, and...) for the parts.The fix probably must be approved by a platoon of bureaucrats. Should have beeen handled as a service campaign rather than a recall.
I used to be a TX State approved inspector. Little things like reflectors cracked or missing I would just point out the problem to the vehicle owner and suggest they be fixed by next inspection.
UNTIL! I approved a bike missing the yellow front fork reflectors, attached the TX State sticker, and pulled the bike around for customer pickup. My local State Trooper in charge of my inspection station district just happened to visit my shop on the same day. He caught the error, read me the riot act and threatened to pull my license and my bond.
From then on I was a by-the-letter inspector guy. Don't take your bike to one of those shops! Ha!
Have had local shops hammered for pass thru inspections and loss of their permit. Good news is after March 2018, the inspection requirement in Texas is over for most vehicles except large commercial rigs and trailers over 5000 GVW
Remember when you had to have four square inches of reflective material on sides of your helmet or the LEO would kindly stop you?
I heard that Bill died. but, I'm so out of the loop I may have missed it.
WOW ... now that is a flashback! That was the law in NJ when I started riding in 1989. BUT in NJ you can get state inspection for FREE (at least that is how it used to be) if you went to the state inspection stations.
I am thrilled that in NC they eliminated the stupid sticker that they would slap on the bike somewhere. Thankfully my dealer always found an inconspicuous spot to put it. But what a pain!
The whole reflector debacle is pretty silly to me.
Remember when you had to have four square inches of reflective material on sides of your helmet or the LEO would kindly stop you?
Totally agree! And back in the days of the R1100RT and R1150RT you could get the bags with reflectors or the "Touring" badges on the sides. Next thing you know they will be recalling those too.
And the irony is many many BMW owners add way more reflective stuff to the bags on their own.