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[Hoist!]

I may be opening a can of worms here but I'll take a shot at it anyway. I'm very limited with my writing skills but I'm trying to say & mean allot without saying allot!

I own an 08 SERK with over 22K miles on her, oil consumption is just starting to become an issue along with an increase in all kinds of top and bottom end noise when it gets hot. Eventually I would like to go the route that some on this site have gone to improve their motors. Dependability and an increase in torque would be the main focus. It seems that the bottom end is the first place to go before even considering a build of any kind. Here is where it gets tricky, how does one get their motor in a situation where the dealer has to rebuild/replace the flywheel without having done to much damage to keep it  dependable after the build. I would like to find myself in that situation and be able to send it out to have it pinned and trued the way it should of been and go from there. My motor sounds like it is on its last leg and my service manager agrees with that and basically said we will deal with it when the time comes. I have been babying it for the last few weeks. I would like to be able to have some control when it goes if possible. I don't want to be out of state with the wife when it goes. I don't beat the crap out of my bike but I do ride aggressively at times. I think you can be aggressive without being abusive but I may be wrong. I think some of you guys know where I'm going with this but I don't know how to get there without incurring so much damage that I would not want to trust her again. It has been agreed that it will eventually need work in this area but I don't want to limp into next spring and have it happen and loose precious riding time. Unless something changes a new bike is out of the question

Or to reword this post what should one do not do to affect the life of the flywheel?

It's almost August and I would like to have open heart (Flywheel) surgery done during the first of winter. I could use some expert advise here, if it's a little deep or to subjective send a PM please.


Thanks

Ray G

Not much choice here Ray! Either you go into the bottom end to take care of it, or you don't. Measure your crank runout and see if it's within spec. Unfortunately, my tolerance is WAAAY less than HD's is now. If it's out and you're getting a crank, send it to Dark Horse to get trued, balanced, pinned, and welded. Or get a new aftermarket crank. Regardless, if you put the same POS crank back in, don't expect different results!

Hoist!

[Keats]

I may be opening a can of worms here but I'll take a shot at it anyway. I'm very limited with my writing skills but I'm trying to say & mean allot without saying allot!

I own an 08 SERK with over 22K miles on her, oil consumption is just starting to become an issue along with an increase in all kinds of top and bottom end noise when it gets hot. Eventually I would like to go the route that some on this site have gone to improve their motors. Dependability and an increase in torque would be the main focus. It seems that the bottom end is the first place to go before even considering a build of any kind. Here is where it gets tricky, how does one get their motor in a situation where the dealer has to rebuild/replace the flywheel without having done to much damage to keep it  dependable after the build. I would like to find myself in that situation and be able to send it out to have it pinned and trued the way it should of been and go from there. My motor sounds like it is on its last leg and my service manager agrees with that and basically said we will deal with it when the time comes. I have been babying it for the last few weeks. I would like to be able to have some control when it goes if possible. I don't want to be out of state with the wife when it goes. I don't beat the crap out of my bike but I do ride aggressively at times. I think you can be aggressive without being abusive but I may be wrong. I think some of you guys know where I'm going with this but I don't know how to get there without incurring so much damage that I would not want to trust her again. It has been agreed that it will eventually need work in this area but I don't want to limp into next spring and have it happen and loose precious riding time. Unless something changes a new bike is out of the question

Or to reword this post what should one do not do to affect the life of the flywheel?

It's almost August and I would like to have open heart (Flywheel) surgery done during the first of winter. I could use some expert advise here, if it's a little deep or to subjective send a PM please.


Thanks

Ray G

If I am reading this right,you are asking what might make the Crank fail faster?

run the balls off it,
 lug the engine can do considerable damage or just get the dealer to make sure the runout is greater than .012"

[RayG]

You are indeed reading this correctly, I will opt for running her a bit harder near the fall and work on the runout with the appropriate personal and hope for the best. I refuse to pay for the complete fix, as I feel I should not have to deal with this. I've already thrown more money at it than I ever thought I would, like many others out there finding this site put a dent in my finances. Ak-20's, Bitubo's, Baker, HID's etc. etc. you guys are really good at solving any issue of what to do just when you recover and start saving up a bit, but you already know that. I don't regret making the purchases as they have greatly improved the bike, what I regret is purchasing a bike that needed the improvements after paying so much for a starter bike.  Enough venting on that one it's already been beat to death! 

Should it not be out of spec does anyone have a ball park figure for parts and labor to get the bottom end done properly. Just a cost for the bottom end, I can go over some older post for info on the top end. I can promise this I will not go overboard on the build. Unless I sell the 61 Duo! Of course I will keep the tradition going with sharing the build on this site as it progresses. 

Thanks Again

Ray G.