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[miker]

You didnt let Howie ride it didja? He breaks everything..

Bummer...44 thou to go, no worries...see you in Eustis in February. 

[Unbalanced]

You didnt let Howie ride it didja? He breaks everything..

Bummer...44 thou to go, no worries...see you in Eustis in February. 

Miker,

Nice Pot Stir Sir! 
 
Look forward to seeing you in Feb/March.  

[Vagabond6542]

So......The final say is that all H-D Motors have runout problems. And no one has a final Cure?
I'm looking to solve my 110's reliability.
Thanks 

[Unbalanced]

There are cures, but the point is why should you have to cure it when it should come that way from the start.

Give me the good cranks and timkens again and move on down the road its the one the main parts of the motorcycle that should be rock solid and not left to a bean counter.

[Twolanerider]

So......The final say is that all H-D Motors have runout problems. And no one has a final Cure?
I'm looking to solve my 110's reliability.
Thanks 

Well.... not entirely George.  It doesn't pass the sniff test that Harry's crank got that far out all on its own.  Harry's crank had some help from Harry's crank(ing).

[Unbalanced]

 

While Don would like to find the fault with the crank as the loose nut at the wheel (handlebars) I have to respectfully disagree.  That motor was not beat on or abused by me.   It had 12k from the original owners and less than 4.5k by me on it.  It was only put back in due to the failure of the Jim's motor right before our trip in Sept to NC.   

Sorry to disappoint.

[Twolanerider]

While Don would like to find the fault with the crank as the loose nut at the wheel (handlebars) I have to respectfully disagree.  That motor was not beat on or abused by me.   It had 12k from the original owners and less than 4.5k by me on it.  It was only put back in due to the failure of the Jim's motor right before our trip in Sept to NC.   

Sorry to disappoint.

Riding it hard isn't "fault" Harry.  Unless for some reason you see it that way.  You didn't get blame for a thing.  Unless insecurities see it that way.  Just the not unexpected thought that sometime in its life it got rode hard if the crank is that far out. 

If someone wonders "why not unexpected?"  That's also obvious.  The oil pump didn't live a long time getting kicked up and down that much every revolution.  So it didn't come out of the box that way.  Somewhere along its travels something happened. 

[timtoolman]

Isnt 2003 the first year for the roller bearing setup?

[Twolanerider]

Isnt 2003 the first year for the roller bearing setup?

yes

[VANAMAL]

Wow- thats a bunch. What were the symtoms?? Curious ive been trying to track down a vibration
 

[Unbalanced]

Vanamal,

It was perceived as a transmission / drive line vibration . 

It started as a small vibration that was in the footboards and seat but went away after about 2900 rpm and was only noticable to start around 2400-2800 rpms as it got worse you would notice it below 3000 rpms and especially on decell.

The dealer checked:

Wheel bearings
Tire Pressure
Tranny
Alignment
leak down
Fuel Pressure
Injectors
Tune to be sure it was not too lean
Finally a runout check. 

[VANAMAL]

thanks- ill ck runout next- same symptoms i have!!

[Unbalanced]

Good luck let us knwo what you find. 

[Vagabond6542]

Well.... not entirely George.  It doesn't pass the sniff test that Harry's crank got that far out all on its own.  Harry's crank had some help from Harry's crank(ing).

Oh.h.h.h.h.....The pot stirrer I am today.

[Unbalanced]

Vagabond not really, you were more of a catalyst today.