What milage you getting on your motor
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blacktopper
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I had 66,000 on my k9 when I put bearings and seals in it. I think I wasted my money because everything looked good after I had it apart. :-(
BadDawg Bill
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You know when S&S builds a motor or Baker builds a trans they put their money where their mouth is. I don't know why they both let BD build their parts and put in cheap bearings/parts but they did and I suspect they now regret it... My 107 S&S motor (S&S bought) was still strong at 212k miles which says a lot. My Revtech 6 speed was still going strong too. When I read about you guys having to rebuild a trans or motor with less than 15k on them it makes me sick. You spent good money for a quality product you didn't get. My dog is doing good at 22k but I worry all the time about it.
jska2636
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212k miles wow?
jska2636
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212k miles is that a typo?
BadDawg Bill
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No it's not a typo. I built the bike in 1996 and bought the 96 CI motor direct from S&S. I updated it to 107 in 1998. I replaced the head gaskets at 180k and that's it. I sold the bike to my friend and he's still riding it today. I suspect it now has over 250k on it. I replaced 3 spedos in that time and kept a log.
jska2636
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212k Thats insane, iv never heard of any motorcycle lasting that many miles without any major motor work impresive..i pray mine goes that long!
Coolbreezin
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Just turned over 60,000. No problems at all.
Whats the largest ci available to us? Streetable and non.
Whats the largest ci available to us? Streetable and non.
BadDawg Bill
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Saw 5 Shovelheads at the Cabbage Patch today. One had just 1 side of the gas tank on it and it was the right side. 1966 The only year Harley made the petcock on the right side. He said the first spedo quit at 112k miles, the second at 92k and this one stopped at 87k 5 years ago so it was well over 300k. He said it has never had any work done on the motor or trans. The bike looked good and had the solo seat with the grab bar on it, kick start only. Too cool! Oh, and he was older than me....
Cool wish you got a picture! Shovels will run forever !
My next bike will be kick, need to build it just need the cash
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Speaking of old bikes...Here's a 46 for sale on fleabay
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/162205991504
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Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/162205991504
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BadDawg Bill
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That is so cool! Real old 70's build and it even has a front brake.
vej
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I've had every conceivable issue there is go wrong with my 08 mastiff.... I have 64k miles on it, and it would be twice that except for the down time.
- Was one of the first to have the clutch pressure plate issue... baker has since anodized the pressure plate.
- Blew a compression release valve out the top early on
- 3 speedo's went nuts (now have a DD)
- 2 rear pulleys ate up (sand here on Florida), now have my pulley SuperMaxed so it should last a lifetime
The list goes on and on... and I don't abuse my bike, I ride it like a bike.... but the most recent events were:
- The cylinder base gasket leak. Since I had to remove the cylinders to replace that gasket, I went ahead and had the heads milled .030, and replaced the gaskets with Cometic gaskets - total decking should be about .053, raising compression.
And while it was apart, my cousin and I took the transmission apart to see why it was jumping in and out of 3rd... here's what we found:
http://bigdogbiker.com/threads/3rd-gear-skip-surge.76960/page-2#post-753201
- Was one of the first to have the clutch pressure plate issue... baker has since anodized the pressure plate.
- Blew a compression release valve out the top early on
- 3 speedo's went nuts (now have a DD)
- 2 rear pulleys ate up (sand here on Florida), now have my pulley SuperMaxed so it should last a lifetime
The list goes on and on... and I don't abuse my bike, I ride it like a bike.... but the most recent events were:
- The cylinder base gasket leak. Since I had to remove the cylinders to replace that gasket, I went ahead and had the heads milled .030, and replaced the gaskets with Cometic gaskets - total decking should be about .053, raising compression.
And while it was apart, my cousin and I took the transmission apart to see why it was jumping in and out of 3rd... here's what we found:
http://bigdogbiker.com/threads/3rd-gear-skip-surge.76960/page-2#post-753201
ChopperJeff
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On my 2005 Chopper, at around 52000 miles, the engine needed re-boring. Then at around 53000 miles, one of the bolts inside the tranny got loose, then fell out, jamming the tranny gears which required several gears to be replaced. At 87000 miles, the rear head gasket started leaking. I sold the bike at that point.
TP Rocker boxes don't count, they'll last forever......
