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Oct 13, 2014 | 10:24 PM

#21

MRFREEZE57

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Originally Posted by HYPR

Then my work here is done!

That was the intention of the Thread. If the factory missed something as simple as this which I seriously don't expect any PDI to pick up everything, I am sure there are other things just as obscure that either were over looked or not done 100%.
You don't want me to list all the things Audi missed or didn't do correctly on my buddy's A8 and that is like a $100K car! He saved every penny to buy something in this class and has been major bummed that it wasn't dialed to the 9's dead to the rights ***** to the wall perfect. The first visit had the car tied up for 9 days just doing all the crap he found wrong in the first 30 days of owning it.
Bob

just looked at mine, looks easy to get to just a long 1/4"allen wrench.

Oct 13, 2014 | 11:42 PM

#22

missedem

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the shift linkage on my 2011 dyna street bob is crap. I was hoping to find something after market from someone like baker or another reputable company. Mine snapped at 9 K miles. And no I was not speed slamming shifts . Just shifting normally with minimal force. Unfortunately I had to get the HD part. Seems no one makes a better shifting linkage set up with better materials. shame they would sell them out.

Oct 14, 2014 | 12:31 AM

#23

HYPR

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From: Valencia, CA

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Originally Posted by missedem

Have you looked at RSD?
Bob

Oct 14, 2014 | 08:51 AM

#24

Loner88

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Originally Posted by HYPR

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Has anyone else had this happen? Imaging if this happened as I was entering a curve and attempted to downshift to help reduce my entrance speed and set up the correct engine speed for exiting the apex? This could have resulted in a crash.
Bob

Common failure, have had both the internal shifter shaft fail on the freeway, in 6th gear, and the outer ball joint fail while riding in traffic thru town. Ball joint was easy to jury rig with a bungee and tape. I'm sure you know how to trail brake, Bob, so sounds a little overly dramatic to suggest a crash because you couldn't downshift in a corner, or lug the engine while exiting. Of course I get the same way, or worse, when encountering a mechanical issue.

Oct 14, 2014 | 10:54 AM

#25

bullast

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Originally Posted by HYPR

Fall away is being loose is fairly common and yep I checked mine the first day when I got home as well as alignment (lessons learned over the years).
Sad thing for you is if you have more than a few hundred miles on your bike your tires likely already are scalloped from the Fall Away being too loose. This means that the wobble (head shake) will return and get progressively worse as the tires wear. It will begin as an annoyance and then begin to affect the handling.
Bob

Hopefully thats not the case since I had just gotten it. It had less than 150 miles.

If theres one thing I know its to watch how your tires are wearing. Ill pay very close attention.

Thanks for the insight.

Oct 14, 2014 | 01:23 PM

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HYPR

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Originally Posted by bullast

Also (lesson learned the hard way) check the bead mounting on the tires. Look at where the tire mounts to the rim. You will see a small line that should run uniform to the rim all the way around the rim on both sides. If yours is not (like my front tire wasn't) you will want to reset the bead by de-inflating the tire, press down at the bead and squirt in some soapy water between the tire and rim then re-inflate in an attempt to get the tire to sit correctly on the bead. Apparently it is fairly common in mass production (read as not only a HD issue) that when the tires are mounted on cast or forged wheels that often this is not done correctly causing some unusual tire wear characteristics which in turn may cause scalloping of the tire similar (but not exactly) to front to back alignment issues.
Bob

Oct 14, 2014 | 01:27 PM

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bullast

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From: 42.5833° N, 114.4667° W

Appreciate the heads up.

I dropped my SB at the stealership this morning for the 1k mi service.

Im quite nervous since EVERY time I've had it there, I have to take it back because they fukd something up.

I let em know my concern.

Hopefully they take heed.

The owner does not play well when he hears his employees aren't taking meticulous care of customers' bikes.