just looking for some advice here on this,,,I bought my first harley back on march 11,,its a 2005 black cherry pearl night train,,,stage 1 kit with power commander and v&h big shot staggerds,,,as of now I have 4700 miles on the scoot and love the it to death,,,,but since I have had the scooter I have had alot of issues and I need advice of what to do over these issues,,,let me start from the beggining,,,,,ok 48 miles on the bike and I lost my front cylinder,,died completley,,dealership came and picked it up and fixed it,,they said it was the front fuel injection feed coming out of the power commander,,,the wire came loose and the belt drive caught it and ripped it in half,,,ok problem number one fixed,,,prob #2,,,,was coming home one day and lost the front cylinder again,,,dealership picked it up and fixed it,,,said this time it was the number 6 wire on the main computer,,it vibrated loose and lost connection to the pc,,,prob#3,,started to get a death wobble on my front tire at around 1800 miles,,took it to the dealership and they told me to check the air pressure and ride it and if it got worse they would fix,,,well rode it for about 400 more miles and it got worse so I took it back and they had there md state inspector look it over and test ride it and he said that the tire had a little run off but other than that everything looked and felt normal,,problem was never fixed,,,still riding it with the wobble,,,prob#4,,,was waxing it the other day and found a dirt bubble in the paint on the tank,,,took it to the dealership and they told me they would buff it but they cant replace it,,,never fixed,,,prob#5,,,was cleaning it the other day and found that my black wrinkle finish on the oil tank up by the oil lines is starting to come off in a pretty big section,,have not contacted the dealership about this yet but intend to do so next week,,,now my question is,,,I have the full 7yr warranty on this bike and after all the acc and etc etc I have almost 27,000 tied up in this bike and I am very displeased with my product with everything that is going on with it and I am getting tired of getting the run around with the dealership,,,so what do I do,,,someone please help,,I love my scooter as much as anything in the world but I am running out of patients with it!!!

 

Set up a meeting with the GM and simply tell him that there must be some immediate resolution to your issues or give you a new bike or full credit towards another bike. I am sure The Motor Company wouldn't want to hear about any of these issues.... How does your state's lemon law work?
David

 

TxMoore gave you a good place to start, bu tI;d also ask for the name and number of a factory rep...get outside of this dealership! Sorry to hear about your problem. Art

 

wow. bad luck is all I can say. I have the exact same model as you..... 05' black cherry pearl. I haven't had any of these problems. I guess the real question you have to ask yourself is this:

do you want to keep it or not?

you can always go to another dealer and vent your frustrations, and keep pluggin along. Or you can trade her in / sell her for another.

For me nothing matches how I feel on a harley, so I'd never give up. You've gotta think eventually it will get straightened out. My take on it was that I didn't want a dealer doing any crappy work, so I didn't buy the extended warranty. I just got the standard 2 year deal and I take my bike to a private harley mechanic that does great work for me.

 

Sorry to hear your problems, I haven't experianced anything like that at all. If it were me, I would talk to the owner of the dealership and ask him "I spent 20,000 dollers here, What are you going to do to make this right by me, before I have to do something MYSELF to make it right?" You can always contact the BBB.

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I haven't had any real issues with ym 05 Night Train. Your dealer sounds pretty crappy though. They should be bending over backwards to get your bike fixed. I would look into getting a replacement bike form HD. Sounds like you may have gotten a lemon.

Cheers!
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Sounds like a Lemon, have it replaced with a different bike. The frustration isn't worth it.

 

Hi just seen your post I work for a dealer in the UK. The way you have been treated is bloody discusting. I have an 04 Nightrain not had any of your problems and a very simililar set up to you, with the engine. I did how ever get a wobble on the front I cured this with a fork brace I know it is more money but it is an idea you could try.

 

I really don't want to be the person to ask this question, but...

Won't installing the Power Commander have voided your warranty? It sounds like some of your problems are related to that, so I'm not sure how symathetic Harley Motor Comp. will be toward replacing it.

 

I have a 7 year extended warrenty, and have been over it in detail with my dealer. The way we all see it is that the warrenty is valid, but not in effect on parts that are after market. Replace cams, and have a engine blow, but not due to cams, warrenty in effect except for the new cams. Within reason though, if I bore my jugs to 95", O.K. but to 102" on factory originals, and I blow her up, no judge will rule in my favour.