Model, Year and Mileage
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,957
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From: USA
2005 Superglide. 61,000 miles. Installed gear drive and 95" @ 35,000. Cam tensioners almost gone then. Aluminum inner shifter lever splines stripped @ 61,000. Otherwise not a thing.
2007 Road Glide. 51,000 miles. Hydraulic tensioner bad at 16,000 when changed cams and went big bore 103. Y pipe cracked 39,000. Replaced engine compensator with SE @ 40,000. Replaced fork internals 35,000(damper valves installed upside down at factory). Replaced rear shocks because of excessive stiffness 48,000. Ignition switch came apart, replaced 40,000. Floorboard rubbers came apart 40,000. Not a good motorcycle.
2009 XR1200 8,000.........nothing wrong ever
2002 sportster 1200(ol ladys bike) 22,000.........nothing wrong ever
Maybe sportsters are the better bike? Oh yeah, i put all the 120,000 miles on the first 3 bikes.
2007 Road Glide. 51,000 miles. Hydraulic tensioner bad at 16,000 when changed cams and went big bore 103. Y pipe cracked 39,000. Replaced engine compensator with SE @ 40,000. Replaced fork internals 35,000(damper valves installed upside down at factory). Replaced rear shocks because of excessive stiffness 48,000. Ignition switch came apart, replaced 40,000. Floorboard rubbers came apart 40,000. Not a good motorcycle.
2009 XR1200 8,000.........nothing wrong ever
2002 sportster 1200(ol ladys bike) 22,000.........nothing wrong ever
Maybe sportsters are the better bike? Oh yeah, i put all the 120,000 miles on the first 3 bikes.
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 9,982
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From: Michigan
2000 Ultra Classic.,,currently 79,500 miles.
New cam chain tensioners installed when the 1550 kit was added at approximately 39,000 miles.
S/E Hyd. Cam Chain Tensioner kit installed at approximately (for P.M.) at approximately 77,000 the indy discovered a cracked 'Y" pipe.
New intake seals, spark plug wires, ECM, TPS, ETS changed at approximately 79,000 to eliminate a miss at constant speed/RPM's.
New cam chain tensioners installed when the 1550 kit was added at approximately 39,000 miles.
S/E Hyd. Cam Chain Tensioner kit installed at approximately (for P.M.) at approximately 77,000 the indy discovered a cracked 'Y" pipe.
New intake seals, spark plug wires, ECM, TPS, ETS changed at approximately 79,000 to eliminate a miss at constant speed/RPM's.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: In a house down by the river
'06, Deuce, just shy of 40,000 m.. Checked tensioners at 30'000 and they were good. Will check them again when i do my 40,000 service. Replaced tank fuel line, due to pinhole leak at 29,000 m.. No other issues, yet.
2010 RK 20,000 miles. The bottom two bolts on the side door came loose and leaked a bunch of oil. Had to pull the exhaust to retorque. That was 4,000 miles ago, so far it's holding just fine. No other issues that were not self inflicted.
Mike
Mike
Last edited by mike5380; Sep 22, 2012 at 07:27 AM.
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 354
Likes: 119
From: Penna.
2004 EG Classic, 86,000 miles. Replaced the cam chain tensioners at 75,000 with the hydraulic set up. The original tensioners had minimal wear on them. I have replaced a couple rear wheel bearings and a set of tranny seals. Replaced the original drive belt at 80,000 after a stone pierced it. Just came back from a 5000 mile ride to Sturgis, the engine used no oil. Bike runs great.
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 250
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From: Mesa arizona
2010 ultra classic 47000 miles no work I would call major. But I have had the radio replaced cruise controll replaced brake switch replaced under recall a wiring problem fixed took them a month to find new battery after one year stator plug replaced was leaking fuel pump replaced mostly my fault for letting the bike run so low on fuel which caused the fuel pump to over heat and crack