Problems with 07's
 

As a newbie, and a proud owner of a 2007 Road King Classic, I would really like your opinion on this issue.

http://www.coolclimbing.com/2007harl...roadking12.htm

I have experienced some of the problems he talks about. I spent the $1400 to have the race tune, air filter, and exhaust upgrade. Well, seems that MoCo, is now addressing it, and offering free retunes. I applaude them for doing this and I'm glad for my riding bro's who will benefit from this info, but a couple of things bother me; if they knew there was a problem why didn't they address it, do the re-tune at the dealer prior to selling it to me for $20K and having me (and others) shell out $1400 for something they should've taken care of beforehand. Secondly, they should offer a rebate or something to offset the cost of that retune. Hell, I can think of $1400 worth of accessories I would buy from HD. I love my Harley, and I've heard that Harley Davidson has the most loyal customers, but how bout a little love?
Andy[:@]:([>:]:eek:[:o]

PS: Also, I have that 5th gear whine, wonder when they are going to address that.

RE: Problems with 07's
 

Your 5th gear is always going to have a little whine to it, it is a straight cut gear and because of that it will always have a little whine, nothing to worry about though.

RE: Problems with 07's
 

I really don't mind the whine because it's not that loud. I just hope it doesn't cause any problems with my bike later on.
Andy

RE: Problems with 07's
 

Dude, just let it go. We've all spent money trying to fix the noise, some with better luck than others. Enjoy your RK. If the noise bothers you, so far the best mod I've made is a helmet headset and the new Dale Watson CD in the player.....

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RE: Problems with 07's
 

I hope to be able to put aftermarket pipes on my Harley right away when I eventually get one. I'd definitely have that done at the same time as the remap.

Here's a couple questions about this though. Are there more stringent restrictions on manufacturers as far as emissions go than on the end user, or is it because the end user is such a smaller entity than a full-blown corporation? It'd be pretty hard to put so much scrutiny on the everyday riders (who'd really want that job, trailing after bikers with an emissions wand sticking out the window trying to pick up the scent), but they can easily slap regulations out the wazoo on the manufacturer. But now the MoCo dealers are offering free retunes because of all the complaints, so are the dealers under less scrutiny as well? Do those emissions rules not apply once the bike leaves the factory? Bizarre! You can't tell me that a two-cylinder, 96" motorcycle engine is going to do more damage to the atmosphere than a friggin' cage, even the rinky-dink shoebox city cars. No way, not in the long run, especially when you consider how many motorcycles there are in the US vs. the number of cars.

I say again... bizarre.

RE: Problems with 07's
 

Interesting read, but to be fair to Harley, the 88-inch motors did not have more horsepower than the new 96's. The numbers he posted for a stock 88--80 to 85 h.p.-- is about 20 h.p. too high.

RE: Problems with 07's
 

The whine doesn't really bother me at all, just wondering if it was going to be a problem later on. My question seems to have been answered, so cool. Thanks for the responses.
Andy

RE: Problems with 07's
 

1400.00 Tune-up? [:o]

RE: Problems with 07's
 

I guess my ONLY real gripe is having to spend $1400 for something the company, maybe, should've done BEFORE it sold me the bike. I'm not sure of this at all, so it's more of a question. BUT, if it would've cost me that much for the Rush exhaust slip ons, tips, the remapping, and the hi-flow air filter, well then it's no problem. I love the performance enhancement as well as the exhaust note of this current set up. I was really just wondering what was out there "on the grapevine".
Andy

RE: Problems with 07's
 

which baffels did you get with the Rush? curious about sound levels?