I have an 08 Heritage Softail, 7200 miles on it, I had a trip (1200 mi.) interupted this past summer and had to trailer the bike home, $500 out of my pocket. The oil pressure light had come on. HD dealer, took apart the cam shaft plate and found the oil relief pin "ovaled" and froze up. This oil pressure light coming on has happened 3 times now, and I am getting no where with HD having the engine tore down to take a look inside the engine, they keep testing the oil pressures and giving it back to me with NO findings, the first time a small pc. of debris was found, looked like it could have came from a bearing. I have a 2500 mile trip planned for this summer and I am really worried it is going to let me down in the middle of it again.

ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT???????

Ok 2007 Harley Davidson Dyna. My issues are with support and warranty loop holes. The Bike itself is great, handling, power, "largest engine". First problem was the purchase of heated hand grips, they didn't work, so bike was being serviced at Harley and they took a look at them and said I shorted them out, wrong. When I purchased them they weren't sealed tight, the inline fuzz wasn't installed. I discovered that when I started playing with the original ones, I argued and won, they still charged me for the labor, the fuzz is the first thing they should have checked, that would have been a cheap fix. I bought the extended warranty 6 yrs, $1200.00 Look at the way things are worded, it seems if there is a problem it is most likely your fault. Flat rear tire, several hundred dollars, no warranty, 1 year old. I posted a complaint at Harley and I received a call, they were nice, but so what I got nothing in the form of reimbursements. The way things are structured there are no resolutions. There name and past reputation has gotten them far, sadly they seem to be losing that on the after sale side. You can't send Harley an email to complain, try to call and you spend the day on hold. Them and their dealers need to understand customer satisfaction is the key to successful business. Things need to improve or go down. I live in Central Mass. Hey hopefully this complaint will alter/fix their issues.

i too own a harley, and honestly the first thing i learned was to maintain your own motorcycle. Harleys business plan is to fool everyone once. the guy at the shop behind the counter actually told me "hey there is 30k on that cycle when are you going to turn it in in trade" I humbly asked him i could see the tatoos, the head band, and the out fit, what kind of biker are you that 30k is high mileage? I started riding before i could be licenced. i don't trade bikes in, my bikes get handed down.

well, hears my take, as a kid friends and myself would love to go to the harley shop to see the new bikes.

But come time to drop the wad- we dropped it on honda's or kawasaki's or what ever our individual favorite bike was. i always wanted a dirt bike , in new mexico, back in the 70's dirt bikes were the way to go. Lots of open land and no fences.

i have a 02 roadking with 62.000 kilometers on it, i change my oil at least every 4.ooo ks amsoil 20-50 and new filter, the last two oil changes i noticed very small orange fibers in my oil filter when i cut it open, harley dealer said it is from cam tensioners and should be changed before they grenade,
also said do cam bearings, cam chains, lifters, and go to new style breathers as they are metal instead of plastic, and whatever other parts are needed to do the job

i agree with the lifters, after the bike sits for a hour or so after a long ride a lifter or 2 bang pretty loud for 30 to 60 sec, also does the same when it is stone cold,and at different speeds the lifters are noisy

anyway the harley dealer where the bike is wants $1400 plus tax to do the job, has not started yet 
 
thanks jim-d