Changing the compensating sprocket and chain
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,027
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From: Grapevine Texas
Your level of comfort (do you feel lucky)?
Do you have an extended warranty?
Do you have roughly 300-700 bucks laying around?
Do you have the time?
Here is what you do have,
You have the culprit model and year,
You have the symptoms starting.
I don't know exactly what service intervals the dealer looks at what exactly, since I have done all service myself.
I asked myself all the same questions and did not have the symptoms yet but had 5400 miles on it so decided to rip into it. I don't have the extended warranty
I paid 280 for the rotor and stator kit from HD, but I seen some guys paying 220 for the kit, I think if you order it from a specific dealer maybe you get a better price. Some gaskets, a couple seals, some replacement primary oil. Of course if you have the dealer do it, you will have labor costs, hence the higher end costs.
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 47
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From: Marietta, GA
Thanks. If I can't shame the dealer into doing the fix - I'll tear into it myself. Really a P----r to have this. I bought new for the first time just to avoid this kind of crap, assuming I would get many thousand trouble free miles. And, HD wonders why the metrics are eating into their A-- big time. Thanks again.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,027
Likes: 163
From: Grapevine Texas
Thanks. If I can't shame the dealer into doing the fix - I'll tear into it myself. Really a P----r to have this. I bought new for the first time just to avoid this kind of crap, assuming I would get many thousand trouble free miles. And, HD wonders why the metrics are eating into their A-- big time. Thanks again.
Oh believe me I know exactly what your talking about. Do you know how many guys at work are non stop on me about "so you gotta rebuild the motor at 5400 miles, is the chrome even dirty yet, the leather still smells new, and on and on and on.
I don't want to get to off topic here but I really dig my bike but I gotta say, I don't know if I'll own another hd product,
drain plugs with rubber sealant on em, primary's and rotors and stators shelling, the master cylinder gasket leaked eating paint off master cylinder/turn signal housing, rear turn signal quit working because wire was completely chaffed under fender, dealership can't even do a simple bearing and seal install in housing without almost destroying the motor, and the bike is only 5400 miles old, if it was a car they would call it a lemon.
Okay back on track, let us know what you or the dealer do and good luck, but deffinitely look into it soon, save yourself some headaches and maybe financial turmoil later down the road.
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 47
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From: Marietta, GA
Got to travel a couple of days first of the week, but I'll call the Service Mgr. first to feel them out. I know what he'll say and then go to the owner - if that fails, I am not giving up till ***** G himself hears about it. We'll se how it goes.
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