2006

I purchased a 2006 Roadking brandnew off the lot in Scottsdale Arizona in spring of 2007. In the three years of owning my bike I had put around 3500 miles on the bike in that short period of time.
This past weekend I went riding in north Arizona and wanted to get my batter checked at a Harley Davidson dealership in Mayer AZ. I stopped in and let them check out my battery because it just didn't start right that morning. They came back said just the battery cable was loose and charged me around 24.00 for labor. I then left and road in Jerome and Prescott AZ. So a couple hours later my engine light came on and also the battery light was on as well. I immediately rode back to that dealer and asked I they could check it out again. They came back and said my regulator went bad. Well. Then we talked price and mentioned it would be around 245.00 for the cost. I had the work done, regulator changed out and paid the charge. I asked fr my part. The dealership there in Mayer AZ was wonderful. Great people there.

I've been Riding scoots for a spell of time. I purchased a 2006 Road King for the comfort and reliability. I have owned many of scoots before and all being Harley Davidson.

I am going to put in my $.02 on something that has been aggravating the hell out of me. My 06 has 20,000 miles on her. So far I have replaced so many parts (Not CHROME) but mechanical. My first item that I had to change was the comp sprocket. Reason why, someone at the factory didn't torque it down and she backed out and wore the hell out of the it. Causing the chain to eat a bit of the case and tear the ass out of my stator.

The second item started to whine around 2000 miles. It was the cam chain shoes. Didn't see that coming. I replaced them with factory shoes and got another 4000 miles out of them. Still replacing them as soon as they cry out of the nose cone.

Then there is the problem with the rear swing arm. Had to get a stabilizer to correct the problem of rear steer.

There was also this little problem with the valves. At about 10,000 miles I started to get a little tap sound out of the boxes. I opened her up top notice that the valve guides were worn and the seals. So I R/R those bastards.

After that little procedure I have a little leak blowing on the rear belt. Well I'll be damned, It seems that the Tranny seal wore out cause of the main shaft on the tranny not being true. So I tore down the Tranny replaced main shaft and counter shaft. R/R seal and replace clutch.

I ran it for a bout 5000 miles like that and now I'm back doing cam chain tensioners.

The status of my 2006 electraglide and my wife's 2003 Dyna lowrider are unchanged. Both bikes still make a metal grinding noise like a coffee grinder. Three HD Master Mechanics tell me this noise is normal. I refuse to believe it. I do believe that original workmanship and quality control from the factory may be a factor. My hunch is they made a lousy transmission - unfortunately I refuse to pay the 2K to replace it. I also emailed the gentleman from Moreno Valley Choppers who asked me to think outside the box. It's possible something is loose on the bike.

Please note the rotar is bolted together on these bikes and tends to back out the bolts which trashs the stator when it all falls apart. The replacement part is welded together , so the problem has been identified and fixed. Will the motor company recall all the Dyna line for 2006 to replace this part? I only hope so as the fix is not cheap. I have lost that loving feeling , and live in fear of what part will fail next. My bike has 25,000 km or 15,000 miles how long should parts last?

I'm sorry, am I missing something? I bought my machine new in August of 2005 and the only two issues I have had were an antenna fell off which they replaced under warrantee with one having a spring built in, and the wrong angle fuel injector jets installed at the factory (caused sputter at 2000 rpms)... also replaced under warrantee. I now have over 18,000 miles on the bike and have just changed out the rear tire. I change the oil, check the tire pressure and ride. It really sounds as though I am in the minority.