:2thumbs:impressive :2thumbs:I have over 50,000 miles on my 06 K9, half of that with a NON-EPA 138hp 124", and I am still on the same transmission with no leaks, no bearing failures and no shaft breakage. All this while riding it hard and weighing 300 plus.
I have however had my share of worn clutch packs, pulled out of round flanged hubs and a primary chain replacement......
Why didn't BD do it right the first time? For the $$ they got it's a shame... THEY didn't "force Baker" to do it wrong. THEY bought the parts and put it together themselves with cheap parts the same with S&S motors. My bike has a Jims trans case and who knows what gears and bearings in it. Shame on BD... The same with the engine bearings, TP heads, fork seals, wheel seals, the electrical system and the list goes on and on... If you face up to it and tell the truth we all got screwed...
Not sure what I'm supposed to face up to and I've never told anything but the truth. I didn't "get screwed". I have an 06 K9, that I love, with over 50000 miles on it. I've had a few issues with it but not from anything BD did. I tell no lies when I say I have the same transmission now that I had when the bike was brand new with no repairs or rebuilds just regular maintenance. I have a 2nd EHC in the bike but only because the factory repaired the battery box in 2010 and they didn't put the wiring back correctly which led to a short that toasted the EHC, the ignition module and the annunciator board. I know numerous people with multiple thousands of miles on their BDs and they are happily continuing to motor down the road without issue. What I can say with utmost truth is that the more BDs I work on the more a few common threads keep surfacing such as buyers who were lied to about the true mileage of the bike and in many cases just how the bike was truly treated while the seller owned it, shops that know nothing about the BDs and proceed to do shit work to the bike, owners who have tampered with the bikes when they don't know what their doing. I see broken bikes due to these issues far more often than I see bikes that just magically broke for no reason or because of poor design or quality on BD's part, your experience may differ...
I should have said "IF WE face up to it" I didn't mean to direct anything towards you. You have always been fair to me and I have no doubt you are very honest. Sorry if you took it wrong. I was basically saying BD didn't force anyone to do shabby work they did it themselves to save money.Not sure what I'm supposed to face up to and I've never told anything but the truth. I didn't "get screwed". I have an 06 K9, that I love, with over 50000 miles on it. I've had a few issues with it but not from anything BD did. I tell no lies when I say I have the same transmission now that I had when the bike was brand new with no repairs or rebuilds just regular maintenance. I have a 2nd EHC in the bike but only because the factory repaired the battery box in 2010 and they didn't put the wiring back correctly which led to a short that toasted the EHC, the ignition module and the annunciator board. I know numerous people with multiple thousands of miles on their BDs and they are happily continuing to motor down the road without issue. What I can say with utmost truth is that the more BDs I work on the more a few common threads keep surfacing such as buyers who were lied to about the true mileage of the bike and in many cases just how the bike was truly treated while the seller owned it, shops that know nothing about the BDs and proceed to do shit work to the bike, owners who have tampered with the bikes when they don't know what their doing. I see broken bikes due to these issues far more often than I see bikes that just magically broke for no reason or because of poor design or quality on BD's part, your experience may differ...
Having said the above I can't disagree with your statement completely as they most certainly allowed their customers to conduct the R&D for them, and at the customers cost, in far too many cases.
Can't argue with that.
This may be unpopular but if you go back and read Andrews posts he states the bearings BD used in building the Baker trans were Koran. He replaces them with USA made $60 bearings that last a life time.
Too true.
