VALKYRIE U JOINT UPDATE
T.P.:
E-MAIL From BZAR (Paul Heitzman) to me today. Guess What U joint fans, My guess is a longer wait then Feb 2011
Hi Tom,
Last week I decided to verify whether there REAALY was a backorder on the Valkyrie U-joints till Feb. 2011. I wrote Honda Motorcycle customer service with a letter that was succinct enough for them to understand my displeasure with the company.
It took some time and effort, but I finally did hook up with a representative. HDL was correct in telling me that it was a national backorder and Feb 2011 was a viable date for delivery.
The original manufacturer (subcontractor) went out of business, Honda drew up a contract with a new company. There was enough supply that no order was initiated for some time. When an order was made, the company found it did NOT have the equipment to actually make a part to specs. So Honda is now in negotiations with the original company to purchase the equipment and lease it to company 2.
It's all complicated as they say, probably similar to what you see from management also. I did explain that I was fortunate to not have taken it to a dealer in Pennsylvania in June and how having you saved my riding summer.
I bet they are getting more and more calls over this issue, they are 150-250 units backordered.
T.P.
alph:
i'd hate to get the first one off the machine!! not until they know what they're doing!!!
Sodbuster:
Thanks for the UPDATE TP !!
Good work .............
Robert:
Just as a side note these more than likely can be rebuilt. I know that the caps are held in by the tabs being peened over but I have rebuilt these kind before with good results the problem comes in when trying to find the correct u joint. When assembling the joint a punch or even sometimes cutting a small groove and putting in a locking ring. It is very doable and even some machine shops can do the work for you. I would hate not to be riding my Valk for a back-ordered part.
Bagger John - #3785:
This tells me that Honda is being proactive in the sourcing of parts for discontinued models and is not just abandoning its customers.
My advice to those of you who plan to keep your Valkyries for more than a few years: Actively buy spares. Show Honda that there's enough of a market for replacement parts that they'll keep building them.
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