Bike has been outstanding. Yes I had a migration of 1 1/2 to 2 Oz in 1350 miles and road it hard to make that happen. It has been in to HD and I am waiting a few more miles to open the primary and see the level. Checking the trans has a bit to much wiggle room to detect less than 2 Oz's.
if it is in the primary no doubt.

 

As long as you can bring it in and wait for it you can live with that I guess, some of what I have read that is not the case with some.

 

today I control transmission oil of my RK 2017, with 700 kmt., and the tank was almost empty !!, on Tuesday I took it to harley, great grief and concern.
can i do anything?
Thank yoy, Pablo

 

and what did Harley say? ultimately at this point it's between you and them..great 1st post BTW

 

I won't say my plans to purchase are very doubtful... but that being said, I will not give the MoCo any cash until I read that it HAS been fixed. No way I buy a bike that has a known issue like this.

 

and what did Harley say? ultimately at this point it's between you and them..great 1st post BTW


I regret that my first post is for this topic,. They see it within 2 days

 

please report back..after months, hundreds of pages and thousands of posts seemingly, there is no resolution acknowledged or made available to owners..nobody is holding their breath on this one at this point

 

I agree, wish they had a fix so I could get a deal on a 17

 

I an truly sorry to hear that... I have the same build date and was hoping we were safe.

 

In my case I definitely trust my dealership. They have been extremely good to me and stood by me with MoCo. Fought for the first and second replacement 114 engines due to sumping issues at no charge (now on my 3rd engine which appears to be good at this point). Supported me in getting a free 7yr ESP including wheel & tire paid for by HD for my troubles. They took very precise measurements in measuring all oil in the crankcase to the exact ounce. And let me take all the pictures I wanted of the excess oil from the crankcase. In fact they encouraged me to take the pics. They've checked the tranny and primary fluids twice on my '17 CVO Limited and found them spot on. I had a slight shudder in the front brakes. Both rotors were out of spec. Neither the factory warranty or ESP covers rotors or pads since they are considered a wear item. Instead of charging me for new rotors, they comped the cost of the parts and labor to replace the rotors at no charge to me

Sorry if you've had a rotten experience with your dealership's service department but I've taken my business to this dealer for a decade and definitely trust them. I have complete confidence that there is NO fluid transferring between my tranny and primary.

How is it that after 142 pages of posts on the subject of transmission fluid migration, millions of miles ridden, guys on this thread checking their tranny fluid regularly, that there hasn't been a single report of a failed transmission or failed primary? Trying to understand how this could be so prevalent yet there is no Service Bulletin and no reports of a mechanical failure or breakdown. Makes no sense to me that such a serious issue could result in no reports of mechanical failures in the 2017 touring bikes.

The guys on this thread are checking their trans fluid on a regular basis but my guess is that 99% of new 2017 touring bike owners have NEVER checked their trans fluid level. If this fluid migration was causing a serious mechanical failure there would be 142 pages of "why did my Transmission fail". Why is there no thread on tranny or primary failures from this fluid migration??