Yep.
Once it get's here, I'll update with the final outcome.

 

Sounds like the old kit new kit for 06 and up dyna comes with everything but pegs

 

Everything but pegs and a shift lever that fits, yeah.
It's all one kit '90 to '07. Kuryakyn says I'm supposed to re-use the stock lever, and itwill fit right on, but they're full of crap. I tried prying it open farther, tried a hammer... nothing worked.

Still waiting on the Kuryakyn lever to see if that will fit (after losing two nice riding days this weekend[:@]). Should be here tomorrow. We'll see what happens then.

 

Dude, no reason to lose riding time over it. Go get a bolt (something that won't rust) and a matching washer and bolt and put it up there until you find a permanent solution. Or, are you saying you can't get the shifter on there at all? I don't remember having any problem getting the stock shifter on the spline, I just didn't have enough clearance to get the stock pinch bolt back through it. I've ridden with it like that for so long I had forgotten about it. I'm still looking forward to seeing if the new shifter does the trick for you. It will be hard to believe if Kuryakyn sells a set of controls and they don't carry a shifter that will fit it.

 

Ding Ding Ding!
The stock shifter will not go on the Kuryakyn shaft AT ALL.

Heck if it was just a smaller bolt I needed, I would have had it on there already and been perfectly happy with it. I couldn't care less about some little never-see-it detail like that. But with the thing not fitting at all - short of clamping a pair of vise grips on there to shift with, I'm grounded,and that doesn't make me very happy.

 

I had a chrome bolt that wouldn't fit once (It was the easy on and off HD part to hold the seat in place on the rear fender). Couldn't figure it out and neither could the parts guy until someone mentioned, "Chromed threads.” Took it to a wire wheel and removed some chrome from the threads. Fit just fine after that. Might take a wire brush to the splined shaft end and see if that works

 

Well... the new shift lever from Kuryakyn arrived today.
And that doesn't fit either.

Kuryakyntech support has proven to beworse than useless.

Eastern Performance, where I bought the parts,(whileapologetic and soundingat least borderline competent)won't take them back either because I've partially installed them (don't see why that's my f'ing problem, but there you are), but are willing to send me a new shaft out of another kit to replace the"faulty" one (the guythereclaims he has test-fitted the new part to the Kuryakyn shift lever, so he knows it will fit - riiiight, I'll believe it when I see it). So I get to wait another two days for that to get here.

Wonderful weather for riding, probably some of the last we'll get around here, and I'm stuck sitting around with my thumb up my ***, waiting for new parts that probably won't work anyway (I fully expect the folks who are blaming the chrome plating to be right, and wire-brushing the chrome off will do the job, but I can't really do that while I'm dealing with returns - as I'm sure if I start taking power tools to the parts, there won't be any returns).

I swear... I may be stuck with this crome-plated pile of crap, but it's the lastpiece of Kuryakyngarbage I'll ever buy (I was strongly considering a hypercharger too - sure won't get one now).They might have gotten away with screwing me over once, but it'll never happen again. And I'm not real happy with Eastern Performance either. I shouldn't be stuck with junk parts just because it didn't become apparent they were junk until after I started putting them together. Their prices are right, and their tech support is better than Kuryakyn's, but I'll definitely be keeping their "return policy" (or lack thereof) in mind when ordering parts in the future.

Y'know... I'm about this ][close to putting my mids back on and going to the dealer for an HD set anyway (and take thecost ofthe Kury set as a loss) just for the satisfaction of knowing I won't have asingle piece of Kuryakyn junk anywhere on my bike.

Sorry for the rant, but this is really torquing me off like you wouldn't believe.

 

Wow, I certainly understand your frustration and would probably feel the same as you do if that had happened to me. I'm not being paid by Kuryakyn but my experience with their parts and technical support are completely 180 degrees from what you've experienced and I'm still a big proponent of their stuff. I also bought my kit from Eastern Performance on ebay but I did not even try to go back to them for anything so I can't speak to their customer service, but I would hope they would at least take the kit back for a refund if you weren't happy with it. I have been considering buying some V&H Big Radius pipes from them because the price is WAY below retail with free shipping. Perhaps now, I'll reconsider that.

Bottom line, though, is that even though you didn't buy the parts directly from Kuryakyn, they should still warranty them and stand behind them and replace the shifter components free of charge without even having to go back through Eastern Performance. I know you've had it up to "there" with all of it but, if it were me, I'd call Kuryakyn back and ask to speak to a supervisor and demand satisfaction even if that means they prefit you a shifter and shaft and sendthem bothout direct.

Also, consider that many of us here are running the same kit on dynas similar to yours and, though we've had a glitch here or there with the installs, we are now riding our bikes with their controls. So, there has to be a flaw on yours. And, since you've now tried 2 different shifters with no luck, the flaw has to be with the shaft/spline on the kit you received. Replacing it with the new one should get the job done. But, don't be surprised if you end up having to use the smaller bolt solution to attach it once you get the 2 parts that will at least fit together.

With all that said, what Kuryakyn shifter did you get? Is it any nicer than a stock one such as a vented shaft or anything like that? If it has some style to it and is the same size as stock (test by seeing if it fits your old spline), I might be interested in taking it off your hands and maybe recoup some cost for you.

 

I think I'm beginning to calm down a bit.[sm=imsmilin.gif]

Keep my frustration in mind when you reconsider Eastern Performace.My experience with them hasn't been universally bad. I guess they've been helpful as far as their policies allow, and at least the guy took the initiative to test-fit the part he's sending me rather than just sending another one blind. And their tech support guys sound like they have a clue what they're talking about (far moreso than the tech support at Kuryakyn), which was good.I just am not keen on the idea that a part can't be returned after you've tried to install it (and failed - installed it and then decided you didn't like the look, sure I can see not doing a return for that). But in fairness, if I'd read their policies, like I should have, and test-fitted things before beginning the installation... I wouldn't be in this pickle.

But, even giving credit where it's due... I stillfeel likethey could have stepped up and stood behind the stuff they're selling better. Maybe I'm asking too much, but I don't think so.

My wife did some poking around Kuryakyn's website... and apparently Kuryakyn has a one-year warranty on parts (installed or not), but return is supposed to be through the dealer where it was purchased (which unfortunately makes Eastern's policy more galling). She tells me that, since the dealer has refused the return, I may still be able to go through Kuryakynfor a return (and presumably arefund)if the new shaft doesn't work. So on that basis, I might (pending how all this turns out) be willing to cut Kuryakyn a little more slack than I was initially inclined to. We'll see. Just getting the damn bike rolling would probably go a long way toward my feelings of forgiveness.

True enough. But I'm also apparently not the only one to have quality control issues with them (if not all of them as severe as mine). I've alsoinstalled someKuryakyn partsthatmy wifebought for her bike(an air cleaner,

 

Unfortunately, my experience has pretty much mimicked yours when it comes to Kuryakyn. I purchased Spider Lights from them (little neon lights) a few years back and they were so cheaply made the wiring between lights wouldn't last worth a dam. Never could get any satisfaction from Kuryakyn and decided there are better made products out there to spend my money on. BTW, I put HD forward controls on my bike and I'm quite happy with them. I would recommend them to anyone.