So those of you that have been keeping up know that in the first 30 or so miles that I rode my 2010 Wide Glide from the dealer, I was bitching about a nasty vibration....

I took it out yesterday, and it was getting so bad I stopped at the dealer and told them about it (not the dealer I bought it from), saying that if a mechanic rode it and told me it was normal "break in" stuff, that'd be ok. He rode it for 20 minutes and came back to tell me,

"You have a front motor mount that went bad."

My first reaction, seeing as how I just watched it come out of the crate a few days ago, it has 57 miles on it right now, and the weather is just cracking 70-80 here all week while I have off and can ride, was:

"You are ****ing kidding me!! It just came out of the crate!! How is it just "going bad?! So what, it sits in your dealer the rest of the week while I wait for you to have time to fix it!?!?"

They said no, took it right in at 6:45, and fixed it in 20 minutes. It rides sooooo much better. After today it has 257 miles on it, and I f'n love this bike!!

BTW, it was All American Harley in Hughsville, MD that hooked me up, but I was still a little worried that I had to go through this in the first place..........

 

Weird. Wonder how it "went bad"
Badass you got it all fixed up though.

 

Wow that was quick!! Glad it's all fixed up!! Makes me wonder if a new one would just make a difference other then what I think is normal.

 

I'm glad you got your scoot fixed so quickly, and thanks for telling us about your problem with your bike. IMHO, this post offers three points for Harley owners: (1) bikes can come from the factory with defects, (2) get a second (or third) opinion when you "know" something's not right with the bike, and (3) on the Dynas check the motor mounts first when the bike is vibrating itself apart. I've also read that some brackets coming in contact with parts of the engine can cause excessive vibration. Again, thanks for the knowledge sharing!

 

It sucks when people won't listen to you...part of customer service.

The mount could have been installed incorrectly and the vibe from the motor could have killed it or it was just one of those bad isolators due to manufacturing process.

At least you got it taken care of, under warranty and you're a happy camper now. Enjoy your "new" ride.

 

Whenever the mount was installed, it could have been damaged. Or the molding process could have been the issue? Maybe....

 

Most likely a supplier defect, seen it happened when I worked at the H-D plant in KC. Some people inspect the parts as they put them on to ensure quality, some just bolt em on and hope for the 3:30 buzzer.

 

Glad you got it fixed. Keep us up to date on the mods.

 

The monotony of the job aside, that had to be cool working there.

 

NOPE, it sucked! I hated it from the first day till the last but then again, I've never really liked Harleys that much either. Fairly inferior product compared to what they cost new IMHO.