2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcu

ENGINE KNOCKS AND KICKS BACKS, ON STARTING AND WHEN ACCELERATING,HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES, BY HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER. THE PROBLEM I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET AND ASSEMBLY . THROUGH MANY FORUMS AND TALKS WITH OTHER HARLEY RIDERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE FIX TO THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESEARCHED THE COMPENSATOR IS FOR IT TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SCREAMING EAGLE COMPENSATOR PART #40274-08.IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED OR REPAIRED BY HARLEY IT CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER TO REPAIR APPROX. 600.00 DOLLARS BUT MORE IMPORTANT THE COMPENSATOR CAN COME APART POSSIBLY BUSTING THE PRIMARY CASE LETTING OIL TO SPILL ON TO ROAD AND TIRES WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY HURTING SOMEONE OR WORSE KILLING SOMEONE. *TR

AS I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 50 MPH IN 5TH GEAR I NOTICED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED THE BIKE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT DOWN. I WAITED FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED IT. THE OIL PRESSURE SEEMED OK AND THE ENGINE WAS QUIET. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. I CALLED MY LOCAL HARLEY DEALER AND THEY PICKED MY BIKE UP AND TOOK IT TO THEIR SHOP. AFTER THEY STRIPPED THE ENGINE DOWN AND CHECKED IT OUT THEY TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT RUNOUT WAS WAY BEYOND SPEC AND WAS STARTING TO WIPE OUT THE OIL PUMP. THE BIKE HAD 5,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON DECIDED TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE ENGINE. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW 96 CUBIC INCH ENGINE. *TR

HAD THIS '07 FLHTCU SINCE 04/07. THE HEAT COMING OFF THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY UNBEARABLE ABOVE 85 F. THE WIFE HAS HAD FIRST DEGREE BURNS TWICE NOW AS THE SUMMER HAS WORN ON. I'VE DONE ALL THE HD RECOMMENDATIONS, KEEPING WITHIN THE SUM TOTAL OF THE PARTS THAT CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I WILL NOT SPEND MORE MONEY WITH HD TO CORRECT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. FROM ALL THE READING ON THE SUBJECT THAT HD HAS FORCED ME TO PURSUE ... IT CAN BE CORRECTED. I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE ALL MY CALLS TO HD AND THE CONTACTS WITH HD DEALERS HAVE JUST BEEN BLOWING ME OFF. MOST RECENTLY I WAS DOING 75 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE IN 85 F TEMP. AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF, VERY BAD ... I MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD BETWEEN A COUPLE OF 18 WHEELERS, PRETTY DANGEROUS. AFTER 30 MIN. OF CHECKING EVERY THING I COULD, IT JUST STARTED. IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING HOT, EVEN AT THAT SPEED; BACK TO A DEALER NEXT AND PROBABLY THE USUAL ... CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. SEEMS TO ME HD HAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY HERE, VERY SAD THAT THEY WON'T SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMER. AND, WHERE'S THE GOV'T.PEOPLE ?? *TR THE SYSTEM RELAY SWITCH FAILED WHICH WAS HEAT RELATED. THE DEALER SPECULATED THE LEFT SIDE MUFFLER CLAMP WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS BLOWING HOT EXHAUST NEAR THE FUSE BLOCK. UPDATED09/27/07. *JB

THERE IS EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH BURNS ON THE INNER THIGH JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE SEAT. I PURCHASED THE BIKE YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT AFTER 1000 MILES I NEED TO CHANGE THE OIL WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. I WAS ALSO TOLD I MUST PURCHASE LEXAN ENGINE GUARDS. I BURNED MY INNER THIGH YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. I WAS WEARING THICK JEANS AS WELL. IT GOT SO HOT I ALMOST DROPPED THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN RIDING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC THE PROBLEM BECOMES EVEN WORSE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BOTH OPERATOR AND THOSE TRAVELING AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE. IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS TOO HOT TO HANDLE THE OPERATOR BECOMES FOCUSED ON NOT GETTING BURNED RATHER THAN THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS RAISED SIGNIFICANTLY. SECONDARY, TO BURN POTENTIAL IS THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PIPES THROUGH BLUING AND EXCESSIVE HEAT. A CONSUMER PAYS A PREMIUM PRICE FOR A HD PRODUCT AND WOULD EXPECT THAT THESE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES WOULD BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CUSTOMER PAY FOR THE FIX OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB