What you need to know: CF Moto Motorcycles Facing a Ban in the USA
Recently the American Department of Commerce proposed a new rule that would impact CF Moto and possible a few other motorcycle manufacturers. Specifically, this rule comes from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) which is a sub-unit of the Commerce Department.
This proposed rule would ban any vehicle that contains software and/or hardware that has links to China or Russia.
My Take: I find this a very interesting as it seems it is an extension of the Biden/Trump tariffs on Chinese vehicles by other means. But it also means that someone somewhere in our government determined that there is a security risk with software on motorcycles.
As a guy with a significant information technology security background, I can imagine some crazy scenarios where something crazy could happen. Yet I see a very low likelihood that any of those scenarios would actually happen.
What you need to know: 41,637 2024 Harley Davidson Motorcycles Recalled
This recall is due to a potential crash risk associated with a short circuit with the voltage regulator wires. The wire is rubbing on the crankcase removing the outer cover of the wire exposing wire to a short. This short circuit will cause the motorcycle to lose power with no warning.
The motorcycles impacted are
- 2024 FLHX Street Glide
- 2024 FLHXSE Street Glide CVO
- 2024 FLTRX Road Glide
- 2024 FLTRXSE Road Glide CVO
- 2024 FLTRXSTSE Road Glide ST CVO
My Take: That is a bunch of motorcycles! Not a good look on top of everything else that has befallen the MoCo recently.
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 