2500$ is a good price considering you get a fresh motor. Sounds well worth it to ,e. Think I'll do that when my time comes.

 

Been trying to get onto the KJC site for days but keeps saying unavailable ......... anybody else havin' problems ?

 

Seems to be loading up ok for me....

http://www.kendalljohnsoncustoms.com/

 

Nope, won't load ..........

 

as 89Classic stated, it loaded up fine for me with IE Ver 7 and Firefox.

1. what is your error message?
2. What browser are you using?

Try typing the link into your browser

 

You might try clearing your hosts file.The siteloads for me. You may have a dns issue.

In XP,

Click Start, then Run.

Type:

cmd

hit enter.

Type:

ipconfig /flushdns

Note the space after ipconfig but no other spaces.

Hit enter.

Try again. Good luck.

JB

 

Thanks Guys, tried all of the above and I keep getting error 504, unable to find. Gone to other engines and getting the same .......... I'll keep trying.

Just found his shop on Ebay ........... $1850 to re-work an Evo 80 motor.

 

I agree with msgtarmor - it is not worth $2500. This motor is very easy to rebuild yourself. Amost no special tools required. Plus you can put lotsa aftermarket parts, like cam, carb, etc. If you want, give your heads to the machine shop for the valve job: $200 smth. Re-boring the cylinders: $100smth. However, you can go big bore instead (that's what I did):
VTwinManufacturing has a beautiful kit 93.4", $400 smth: cylinders and pistons. Then you just ask the shop to bore your cases for the same $100smth.
I do not see it being even close to $2500!

 

I had my motor done at around 147,000 miles. In my opinion, it was money very well spent. You get a factory produced engine. Despite what your local wrench says, he is NOT going to machine anything as good as HD can at the factory. You also get a 1 yr warranty.

 

With all due respect, I disagree. How do we know that "he is NOT going to machine anything as good as HD"?
The factory works with numbers, shops work with people. They want you to come back. Besides, is there special patented secret equipment only HD can use to machine cases? If "a factory produced engine" was better than anything else, why would so many people change so much inside of it? Don't we know that Wiseco pistons are better than the stock ones (that's what you get in the VTwinMfg kit)? Isn't it obvious that S&S reed breather is better than the stock rotating one?
Warranty is definitely a plus, but is it really worth it just for a year? So what, I used to have a car with a 5yr warranty, and it spent more time in the shop than on the streets. I got rid of that crap.

Isn't a major part of the fun making your own and truly unique bike? Mostly yourself?
IMHO, If you just want everything factory, and rely on everything factory, you'll be better off with Jap bikes. Factory wise, they're way more reliable.

BTW, that was one of the main reasons why I switched to HD - the opportunity to have YOUR OWN bike, made by yourself! You are making your bike for yourself, someone else is making your bike for money, I guess there is the difference.