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OIL PRESSURE

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 22:29 — mj

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???????

Harley , nothing new here

Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:00 — omegarun

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.

Harley 2005 FLSTCI

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 08:00 — russ

I own a 2005 Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail Classic with about 24,000 miles on it. I have a problem with the rear laced wheel spokes coming loose for no apparent reason.

The Bike has always been serviced at HD dealerships at the proper intervals, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000

The rear tire was replaced at 9,634 miles

The rear tire was replaced again at 20,486 miles

Harley Reliability

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 08:00 — dennis

Do you see a common thread in some of these complaints on the reliability of Harleys? It's modifications and service done improperly! I just purchased a new 2008 FXSTC anniversary model. The last new bike I bought was a FXRS in 1988. I drove the hell out of that machine, had it cammed up, heads modified, and converted to AMSOIL synthetic in engine, trans, and primary at 10,000 miles. I paid 8,000 dollars for that bike new. I just sold it exactly 20 years later for 9,000 dollars and went and bought my new Softail. I changed the engine oil religiously at every 5,000 miles.

Re: Harley Missing Gasket

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 08:00 — jerry

Hi Clayton- On your blog, I posted an oil leak on my '08 FLSTSB. It turns out that a primary cover gasket was left off at the factory, gulp.... makes me a little nervous about the assembly folks up there in York, PA. To be fair, the gasket was installed and there have been no other troubles. Otherwise, I'm really enjoying the bike and with gasoline prices what they are, I'm riding the bike as much as possible.

Jerry Gibson
Houston, TX

2008 FLSTSB

Wed, 03/26/2008 - 08:00 — jerry

Hey Clayton- Great website, love all the info. I just got a 2008 FLSTSB, and guess what! at 159 miles, oil leaks on my driveway coming from my outer primary cover! The bike goes to HD in 2 days to have it repaired. I bought the big warranty package which I plan on using for even the slightest suggestion of oil leak. Otherwise, the bike is fun, smooth, and comfortable. We'll see how it all comes out in the end! Cheers, Jerry

Here is a true story for you!

Wed, 09/19/2007 - 08:00 — kit

I have figured out today and had a lot of fun laughing and acting up about it today! The best way to enjoy a Harley is to shine it up, and park it in the garage. Go get you a lawn chair and a brewster and sit and admire your bike......just do not try to ride it!! Kit

HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES
A COMMON SENSE LOOK
IT IS A SHAME-REALLY IS

I have rode motorcycles all my life, I am now 53 years old and in the market for a new machine. I have had every make of motorcycle made I suppose, including three Harleys.

Harley reliability

Sat, 08/18/2007 - 08:00 — cheetah

I am on my second Harley...My first one was a 1999 Electra glide Classic (bought used)... No problems at all. I traded it because I wanted something easier to handle for my size.

Need to clarify something

Mon, 09/18/2006 - 08:00 — tony

To make this short, I had a problem with the oil level on my '05 Heritage. I have seen some remarks on the site referring to this i.e.: "How can this guy let this go on for so long" and "What did he think, it was going to fix it itself". Here's the answer: This was my 1st Harley, (I've had many other bikes), thinking the Techs at Harley (at this point) knew more about this engine than I. The first time I noticed this problem I brought it to the attention of the Harley Techs. Yes there answer at that point was to let's keep a close eye on this and take it from there.

Update to my previous submission

Mon, 07/03/2006 - 08:00 — tony

Just wanted to make an update to my previous remarks. Recap: '05 Heritage was using excess oil and plugs were fouling out. Brought the bike in for service. Bike was in for a week. Gulfcoast Harley replaced the valve guide seals and the 2 plugs. I'll see how it goes from here. By the way there was no charge for this being it was a defect in the seals. One other thing here, all the hex bolts and well for that fact ALL the exposed bolts on the bike have Chrome Toppers to dress the bike up more.

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