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How to Find a Great Harley Dealer RSS

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How to Find a Great Harley Dealer

As riders want to get more information about a great ‘Harley dealer near me’ for a new bike or service, there is no one way to get the insight needed to avoid a potentially problematic dealership. Riders put in time and effort to scout out locations and gather intel for an informed choice. As a new Harley-Davidson rider or one that may have relocated, what can you do to find a great dealer near you? Fellow riders have shared a few of their techniques for finding a qualified dealership in their area. Are you exploring all of your options? Talking...

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TopSpeed's Take on the Motorscan Smartphone Diagnostic Tool for Harleys RSS

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TopSpeed's Take on the Motorscan Smartphone Diagnostic Tool for Harleys

TJ Hinton shares his opinion of the Motorscan smartphone diagnostic tool for Harley-Davidson motorcycles as originally published in TopSpeed. Electronic troubleshooting equipment manufacturer Diagnostica has announced an adapter that will allow owners of Harley-Davidsons to use their smartphones as a trouble-code scanner. The adapters come in two sizes — a four-pin type for the older OBD DLCs and Delphi ECUs, and a six-pin unit to connect up to the CAN-Bus port on the newer models. A plug-and-play unit, it utilizes a phone app that allows the user to scan for codes, erase said codes and view many of the other critical metrics usually available only to a...

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