Crank going bad
That really blows. I still look at it as you got screwed by the dealer just as much as you got screwed by the MoCo. It's the dealers job to find the problem. Unfortunately the the system is broken. If you would've demanded that they check your run out, and if they did and didn't find anything wrong, you wouldn't of been happy about paying them for the part and labor. In your case they would've found something wrong and HD would've covered it. Like I said, there are tons of things that can cause exessive vibration on your bike. The dealer just checks the quick and easy things (engine mounts, wheel balancing, compensator etc.) and if they all check out they'll say all is good. If the dealers did the job thouroughly HD might take a more serious look at it. Or they'd just raise the specs again.
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Well I'll tell you all, I'm not at all happy about my crank measuring out at .008". I brought the bike in to check on the excessive vibration. I've had 2 sets of fairing brackets replaced, two stereos, and I added a velva ride front engine mount. It needs a third stereo and the extended warranty is about to expire (June). The spec is 0.012" and nothing will be done. I've got 43k miles and although I ride it fast, I don't beat on it (no wheelies or burnouts). I love the bike but damn, this isn't right.
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Well I'll tell you all, I'm not at all happy about my crank measuring out at .008". I brought the bike in to check on the excessive vibration. I've had 2 sets of fairing brackets replaced, two stereos, and I added a velva ride front engine mount. It needs a third stereo and the extended warranty is about to expire (June). The spec is 0.012" and nothing will be done. I've got 43k miles and although I ride it fast, I don't beat on it (no wheelies or burnouts). I love the bike but damn, this isn't right.
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Well I'll tell you all, I'm not at all happy about my crank measuring out at .008". I brought the bike in to check on the excessive vibration. I've had 2 sets of fairing brackets replaced, two stereos, and I added a velva ride front engine mount. It needs a third stereo and the extended warranty is about to expire (June). The spec is 0.012" and nothing will be done. I've got 43k miles and although I ride it fast, I don't beat on it (no wheelies or burnouts). I love the bike but damn, this isn't right.
He'd still have to find a dealer or authorized warranty shop willing to tear into the cam area to do a run out.
That really sucks... I fear its only a matter of time before mine does the same thing if it isnt already. I agree with you... its not right in any way shape or form. This very issue is making me seriously consider buying an ESP. Any thoughts on that just for this problem right here? Would an ESP pay for everything except the true and weld?
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I'd check it myself to make sure I made it over the .012 threshold, before pressuring the shop.
Then ride it in, tell them it's over .012, "time to fix it" and walk away. (before June in his case).
Do lots of hard downshifts, and early hard upshifts. Perhaps a burnout or too. If it's .008 now, it won't require much effort to take it the rest of the way.
Dog eat dog world. Do what you gotta do.
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Yes ESP would pay for everything to put it back to how it was. Keep in mind that ES doesn't cover non-stock motors, so it's good to have a stock set of cams and stuff laying around to through on the lift in case they do an inspection, which in my case they did send an adjuster out.
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You are old fashioned. 
Switching a bad crank with a good crank, would be insurance fraud.
They are supposed to pay for the bad crank, but will use every possible loophole to avoid payment.
One has to close up the loopholes, in order to get what's rightfully his.
Reinstalling the stock cams would lessen the chance of the insurance company screwing you.
Dog eat dog world.
Switching a bad crank with a good crank, would be insurance fraud.
They are supposed to pay for the bad crank, but will use every possible loophole to avoid payment.
One has to close up the loopholes, in order to get what's rightfully his.
Reinstalling the stock cams would lessen the chance of the insurance company screwing you.
Dog eat dog world.
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From: Lansing mi
Hey, harleytuner, hope all is going well for you.
I was one of the, my Dyna vibrates like hell guys. I was so happy last year at this time with my first BT 10 FXDC, I loved it at first, until I took her up over 4200 rpm. When at high rpm it would go in to harsh motor vibration. I know 2 guys with TC Dyna and both of them smooth out very nice at high rpm, mine sure in hell didn't. I spent the rest of the Summer trying every thing I could to fix it. I then took it to 3 HD Dealers and all of them said, THAT'S NORMAL. after I fond out the run-out is 0.12 they was right and yet so wrong. I then took it to 3 Indys, 2 of them drove it and one put her on a dyno and did a bad tune, they all could feel it but didn't think it was over 12, most all of them felt it was around the 7-9 range.
I then took it all the way down to Ohio from Michigan to harleytuner and had them tune it to see if they could smooth out the bad tune Indy #3 did. Harleytuners guy said he could feel the vibes too. I can say harleytuners guy did a great job on the tune and got it back to the way it was when new, plus more power. I cant say enough what a great experiences I had at the shop harleytuner works at. I highly recommend them.
So after that I came very close to buying a 11 Polaris Vegas, I wanted the Cross Roads but I find them a bit ugly so I went for the Vegas, but after a test ride the Polaris just didn't do it for me. I then traded my Dyna in on a 11 RK. I sure hope things go better this year.
I was one of the, my Dyna vibrates like hell guys. I was so happy last year at this time with my first BT 10 FXDC, I loved it at first, until I took her up over 4200 rpm. When at high rpm it would go in to harsh motor vibration. I know 2 guys with TC Dyna and both of them smooth out very nice at high rpm, mine sure in hell didn't. I spent the rest of the Summer trying every thing I could to fix it. I then took it to 3 HD Dealers and all of them said, THAT'S NORMAL. after I fond out the run-out is 0.12 they was right and yet so wrong. I then took it to 3 Indys, 2 of them drove it and one put her on a dyno and did a bad tune, they all could feel it but didn't think it was over 12, most all of them felt it was around the 7-9 range.
I then took it all the way down to Ohio from Michigan to harleytuner and had them tune it to see if they could smooth out the bad tune Indy #3 did. Harleytuners guy said he could feel the vibes too. I can say harleytuners guy did a great job on the tune and got it back to the way it was when new, plus more power. I cant say enough what a great experiences I had at the shop harleytuner works at. I highly recommend them.
So after that I came very close to buying a 11 Polaris Vegas, I wanted the Cross Roads but I find them a bit ugly so I went for the Vegas, but after a test ride the Polaris just didn't do it for me. I then traded my Dyna in on a 11 RK. I sure hope things go better this year.