Hi everyone, just a quick update for you regarding my 2017 114 cvo street glide, after the faulty oil pump caused an engine failure.
Harley eventually replaced the entire engine to fix the problem, and the new engine came with a newly upgraded oil pump because of the many issues we are all aware of.
I had started a 3 month tour of europe and was only in the first week when my engine went, so had to return home to the uk and wait for the bike to be repaired. The bike broke down in April, and it was only finished on the 11th of August hmm "NOT IMPRESSED"
I decided to book another 3 month trip ad try again, so on the 13th of August I took the ferry from Plymouth to Santander, where my first ride would be 830kms or roughly 500 miles to my first stop in Alicante. I managed to get just past Bilbao when the bike broke down again!!!!
This time after yet another trip on the back of a recovery truck, it turns out the the regulator has broken. I had to get a hotel for the night, leave the bike at harley Bilbao and get a flight to my first destination stopover.
I was told that the new regulator would take 2 weeks to arrive and would be here on the 27th of August, but yesterday the dealer called me and told me it would arrive on the 8th of September!
So, It looks like I'm about to lose another month of my second 3 month trip!! Thanks Harley!
What I am struggling to understand is why they need nearly a month to replace a standard touring part, a part that is not a cvo part, but one used as a standard part on many turing models.
that is all for now, I will let you all know how it goes.
Ride safely everyone