service manager called me at 9am this morning and said they have tear into the motor some more. at 4pm he calls me back and said that there are 1 inch thick metal flobs attached to the cam and one of them had broke and it is a manufactor defect. they have ordered new cams and bike will be ready for pickup this thursday. and he said he never had seen this before i dont get a new motor but bike will be back with me i come thursday it will have been one week with out her. also im going to ask for a free 1,000 mile service hell i already paid for one already.

 

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no new motor? what about your resale value?? did it go down? i would ask for at least 7 ext. warranty on the motor. let us know how it turns out.

 

What is a flob?

 

good question iam going to aske for a 5 year extended warranty. they called it a flob attached to the cam are pieces of 1 inch thick metal that rotate and one of them broke of the cam.belive me im going to work this i have already been given free saddlebags and a windshield and im going to ask for a 5 year extended warranty do you guys think 5 years is good enough.

 

maybe they meana cam lobe?...maybe the wrenches have a pet name for them? Anyway, that is strange.

 

If they don't know that it is a "lobe", I'd be scared to have them inside my motor.

 

It's lobe.
Ask 'em where all of the chewed up camshaft and lifter went?
Them little pieces of metal are pretty hard to get out of everywhere.
Yeah, I'd be gettin' one hell of a warranty if they don't tear the whole thing down and make it like new.

 

Seems to me the motor pretty much stopped as soon as the lobe broke. Therefore, any metal particles hadlittle opportunity to travel beyond the immediate area. I would push for an extended engine warranty and leave it at that. Sound like they have already hooked you up pretty well with the bags and windscreen.

 

The dealer is doing everything they can to give you back the bike you originally bought.

I would however voice an opinion about having MOCO honor and extend the factory warranty due to this defect. You might also request several free oil changes and use them more frequently to flush any or all metal particles out of your engine.

You've spent a lot of cash on that bike. Let the dealer know you're not satisfied with the quality and let them compensate you for it.