Finally heard something about my trike today, not good! Its been in a private shop for 2 mos. now. They finally found time to tear it down. Keeps using oil and another knocking sound. Some of you know what the problems I've had since new. The dealership built up the motor before I ever picked it up new. Used all SE parts so it would be covered under warranty. So much for that. Let me tell you what's in it.
10.5-1 forged pistons,259E cams,SE push rods(solid),+100 SE Ported & Polished heads,they left stock lifters in,why I don't know.
You never put stock lifters in a high out put motor with 100hp.The motor also has automatic compression releases,stage one and race tuner,V&H Power Duals with the High Output Mufflers.When I picked up the bike we took a trip to California and it used 2-1/2 qrts of oil.
When we got back home I took it to the dealership where I Bought it and they said the rings were upside down. They fired the mechanic cause he messed up other stuff too.They supposedly fixed the problem. So in 5000mi the lifters went out & trashed the rear cam & push rods.They fixed that. So our next trip was Denver to see one of my sons. Used oil again & the display on the radio went out. They fixed that again. Last year we stayed home & just took a little 2hr drive to a different HD dealership & the motor started knocking again. I forgot to tell you they put new jugs on since it was still using oil.
This was still under warranty. This last time I took it to an independent that used to own the dealership where I bought it.
The warranty was up this last time so It came out of my pocket. The stock lifters went out again.
I only had 15,000 mi on at this time.So this guy knows what he's doing. They race bikes and hill climb. He had to put a SE oil pump in. This was $1400 with everything. If we would've went on a trip we'd be stuck somewhere with a broken down piece of crap. So he fixed that by installing Competion Cam lifters.
It was still using oil so I took it back & he tore it down now & told me the rings were installed upside down again!! Plus the valve seals were leaking, a gouge in the cylinder wall, too big of a ring end gap, and the rods are too tight. No side to side clearance.
So all that has to be fixed. That had to be done from the factory. This is going to cost a fortune.
When do you say enough is enough? So now we might end up getting a lawyer to get the original dealer to pay for some of this cost. What do these schools teach these kids? It's not hard to put a set of rings in the correct way. They do come with a picture of the way they go in.
At least they used to. The main problem is these dealerships don't want to pay the price to get good techs. There is another dealership around town that won't even work on a 1995 motor. They told a buddy of mine they don't work on stuff that old.
This is just plain Bullsh---t. The place I bought mine at wouldn't even give me an extended warranty since it was souped up,even though it has SE parts. Sorry about the long book I just wrote but how do these dealerships sell these expensive toys and not know how to fix them right is beyond me. I have $45,000 in my trike for what?
I could have bought a nice BMW sports car cheaper than that. It's been in the shop more than I've had it.
I'm afraid to go on a trip anymore. Please forgive me again for this long post! This is a 2011 Tri-glide. Jim
10.5-1 forged pistons,259E cams,SE push rods(solid),+100 SE Ported & Polished heads,they left stock lifters in,why I don't know.
You never put stock lifters in a high out put motor with 100hp.The motor also has automatic compression releases,stage one and race tuner,V&H Power Duals with the High Output Mufflers.When I picked up the bike we took a trip to California and it used 2-1/2 qrts of oil.
When we got back home I took it to the dealership where I Bought it and they said the rings were upside down. They fired the mechanic cause he messed up other stuff too.They supposedly fixed the problem. So in 5000mi the lifters went out & trashed the rear cam & push rods.They fixed that. So our next trip was Denver to see one of my sons. Used oil again & the display on the radio went out. They fixed that again. Last year we stayed home & just took a little 2hr drive to a different HD dealership & the motor started knocking again. I forgot to tell you they put new jugs on since it was still using oil.
This was still under warranty. This last time I took it to an independent that used to own the dealership where I bought it.
The warranty was up this last time so It came out of my pocket. The stock lifters went out again.
I only had 15,000 mi on at this time.So this guy knows what he's doing. They race bikes and hill climb. He had to put a SE oil pump in. This was $1400 with everything. If we would've went on a trip we'd be stuck somewhere with a broken down piece of crap. So he fixed that by installing Competion Cam lifters.
It was still using oil so I took it back & he tore it down now & told me the rings were installed upside down again!! Plus the valve seals were leaking, a gouge in the cylinder wall, too big of a ring end gap, and the rods are too tight. No side to side clearance.
So all that has to be fixed. That had to be done from the factory. This is going to cost a fortune.
When do you say enough is enough? So now we might end up getting a lawyer to get the original dealer to pay for some of this cost. What do these schools teach these kids? It's not hard to put a set of rings in the correct way. They do come with a picture of the way they go in.
At least they used to. The main problem is these dealerships don't want to pay the price to get good techs. There is another dealership around town that won't even work on a 1995 motor. They told a buddy of mine they don't work on stuff that old.
This is just plain Bullsh---t. The place I bought mine at wouldn't even give me an extended warranty since it was souped up,even though it has SE parts. Sorry about the long book I just wrote but how do these dealerships sell these expensive toys and not know how to fix them right is beyond me. I have $45,000 in my trike for what?
I could have bought a nice BMW sports car cheaper than that. It's been in the shop more than I've had it.
I'm afraid to go on a trip anymore. Please forgive me again for this long post! This is a 2011 Tri-glide. Jim