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Well, my worst nightmare became a reality. My oil pump failed and sent all kinds of junk into the motor. My dealer recommended I get the reman evo for around $2500
The great deal I got on my lowrider turned out to be not so great. At least I'll have a little peice of mind and a 1 year warranty. Anyone have experience with the reman 1340's? Thanks.
The great deal I got on my lowrider turned out to be not so great. At least I'll have a little peice of mind and a 1 year warranty. Anyone have experience with the reman 1340's? Thanks.
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I had a 97 SuperGlide and had a reman. motor installed in 2004. Had about 40,000 on the engine when it cratered on me. The reman. seemd to be the way to go and I had no problem with it. I traded for my WG about a year later. Like you said, you get a warranty and they do not change the numbers on the engine. My guess is that they stamp your old numbers on new jugs if they need replacing. Also, a mechanic told me that Harley incorporates theimprovements in the evo. design that have occurred since your bike was built. Seems to be cost effective.
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I worked at a dealership as a tech for a while so I will not BS you here. The reman is one of the few things that HD does that is not super over priced. Why? Because stealrship does not set the price on the reman motor. They are real high quality and you end up with new parts. You get to keep the original heart to you bike and get new parts put in it by someone who only builds engines. If you have something similar done at the delar ship you could get the tech with six months or ten years. The reman motor gets put together by people who only deal with motors. I have seen first hand the process and would tell you that it you should have total confidence in a reman motor.
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I'd spend a few min. looking at alternatives. There are allot out there... You could get an Evo S&S at 113"+ inches if you wanted... nothin' wronge with 1340, but if you need an new engine, might as well upgrade. Especially since you can keep the origional "Evo" styling. Have a bud who has a 113" S&S Evo. Pulls like a beast. It's a little rough... but it's fun. That's what I'd do were I you. I think you can get them in like 96" and 107" as well if a 113" is out of your price range, heck looks like they have a 124". Their "V" series engines are the Evos http://www.sscycle.com/iframes/catalog.php
Again, that;s what I'd do. Give you one badass bike.
Again, that;s what I'd do. Give you one badass bike.
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I really like the S&S motors also. They have a bunch of high performace stuff already built in...They have Shovels, Evos, twincams. However they are not cheap. In my J&P catolog I think they are about $5-$10K depending on what you want. I think I would buy a new bike rather then pay that much or go with the rebuilt motor. I would say a good running EVO superglide might only be worth about $5-$6K, so I dont know if sinking money into it is a great idea.
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It's not about gettng a return on the money, it's not an investment. A bike without a motor is worthless. On the otherhand you could have a badass Evo that could take any 08 (maybe not the V-Rod) sitting on the showroom floor, even those SE editions.
That's probably what I'll do for my next bike, get an old Springer and change out the engine for something big and new.
That's probably what I'll do for my next bike, get an old Springer and change out the engine for something big and new.
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It's not about gettng a return on the money, it's not an investment. A bike without a motor is worthless. On the otherhand you could have a badass Evo that could take any 08 (maybe not the V-Rod) sitting on the showroom floor, even those SE editions.
That's probably what I'll do for my next bike, get an old Springer and change out the engine for something big and new.
It's not about gettng a return on the money, it's not an investment. A bike without a motor is worthless. On the otherhand you could have a badass Evo that could take any 08 (maybe not the V-Rod) sitting on the showroom floor, even those SE editions.
That's probably what I'll do for my next bike, get an old Springer and change out the engine for something big and new.
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RE: remanufactered motor
I've heard great things about the factory remanufacture program, although I have no direct experience myself. I know a guy who bought an old p.o.s. FXR, painted and restored the bike, new seat, etc. and got the motor redone by Harley. Now he's got a sweet, good as new, FXR - something of a rarity these days - and for a LOT less than one of the FXR2s or FXR3s that Harley was selling a couple years ago.
S&S also makes excellent motors, but they cost a fortune. I'd go with the reman unless I was just going to turn around and bore it out, change heads, cam.... Then the S&S motor would start to seem more cost effective.
S&S also makes excellent motors, but they cost a fortune. I'd go with the reman unless I was just going to turn around and bore it out, change heads, cam.... Then the S&S motor would start to seem more cost effective.