+1

 

Here's my recommended course of action:

If bike no work, take to H-D.
If H-D no fix, ask to speak to manager.
If H-D still no fix, contact H-D corporate and BBB.

Anything else you do will only complicate matters. There is no break-in period for a bike to run. The break-in is to ease the engine into normal operation.

 

Sorry for your troubles. The bike should not require any upgrades to run properly under expected operating conditions. If the dealer says it needs to do $2500 worth of parts and labor to get it run right, you need to find a different dealer.

With just over 2k on the clock in just under 2 months, my 2012 RK is running like clockwork. No stage 1.

 

Are you aware that there is a shifter on the bike, are you running down the freeway in first gear? if it "rattles" take it back, I have never heard of a dealer telling someone that to fix it you have to mod it-Im calling bs.

 

What are you talking about?

 

THERE'S A SHIFTER! That explains a lot of MY problems. That might explain why I can twist the throttle to 35MPH, then it cuts out to like 30MPH, then back to 35, 30, 35, 30, I thought that was how it was supposed to run .....

 

How about a 3 strikes you're out LEMON LAW!! Get a new one

 

Wow....rough crowd, let me guess you people are on the VTwin forum also?

 

It is pretty common for owners to change their bikes to address percieved "problems". That is how we, often, convince ourselves into modifying our bikes. I, for one, did not like the heat from the cat and so addressed it.

I can understand how a dealer might suggest some modifications to address a percieved issue. My dealer, at one point, asked me if I had, or was ready for, a stage one modification. I told him I was not interested at the time.

I have read on this forum that a stage one would allow for better performance. That such modifications help the bike run quicker and cooler.

The cat might make someone unfamiliar with the heat a cat generates wonder if their bike is running too hot.

In an effort to avoid supporting an owner's concerns, - and still make a buck, which is why the dealer is in business after all, the dealer is not a "non-profit" or "not for profit" charity organization, -I can see a dealer suggesting a stage one modification. Which, from what I understand, is about the price suggested in the first installment of this thread.

If the owner has concerns about the bike I suggest he simply ride it in it's stock configuration for a few thousand miles until it melts into a pile of metal. Or, he feels comfortable it is not going to do so.

The owner has done what he needs to. He had a concern. He brought it to the attention of the dealership. His concerns have been recorded. He, theoretically, has a record of his efforts in the form of a copy of the report taken by the service tech. He has, hopefully, made notes to support his concerns for future reference.

Now he just needs to ride the bike.

 

Most bikes are broken in by 200 miles! I changed my oil from the junk factory Harley oil to Moble 1 V twin @ 500 Miles! I have no problems and my bike runs alittle cooler! As for the OP i would take it to another dealer! No way the engine from any bike especially a friggin new bike should be running like that ! Demand them to fix or replace while its still under warranty!!!