bike had road 6 lowering blocks on it before i bought it, and the hd 1" front lowering kit as well..

either way the should have caught it upon the inspection


but more than a bitch fest about the dealer its something to show everyone so they can check there bikes so it doesnt happen to them..

i put a new ground wire on and zip tied that bitch way out of the way!

 

A good frien of mine is a Master HD mechanic and he told he they are supposed to check the bikes from head to tow on new and used for stuff like this. If you only put 300 miles on it when you found this, I would drive it through their front door on fire! That new from them and their tech obvoiusly missed it, give me a break they should take care of it and make you a happy customer that will in return spend stupid amounts of money in their store like the rest of us.

 

$650 for a belt and a ground cable?

 

And where is your responsibility for going over the bike completely when you bought it? Caveat Emptor (It's not just a catchy phrase, it's the law).

 

$650 for just the belt, gaskets, fluids, and labor

i would have done it myself, but i was in a time crunch
and i had to drive an hour just to get a belt, the only one i could locate in ohio was an hour away from me.

so i dropped the bike off at the dealer for them to get started, and then went o get the belt made my 2 hour round trip then dropped the belt off to them so they could finish it up.

 

this is true.. i should have looked it over more closely, but being that the bike was supposed to be inspected top to bottom and ready to ride out the door, i didnt even consider looking to seee if the belt was trashed..

i did my typical look over, check for oil leaks, trans leaks, fork seal leaks, tires, check over all the tins, gauges and what not work like they should, it rode fine, etc etc..

 

Your point on doing a good inspection before a trip is a good one.

I would document the situation, in writing and photos and receipts. I'd get a signed statement from the tech that did the repairs. Then I'd ask the selling dealer to reimburse you for whatever was out of pocket.
I would certainly hope that looking at the belt is on their pre-sale inspection list.

If that's not successful, there's always small claims court.

 

Who is the dealer ???

 

Not a single one of us is a "certified master HD mechanic" thus the reasoning behind inspections by the dealer to make sure a bike is road worthy before sold to another customer. Most are turn and burn, looks good put it on the floor. I would be pissed to say the least. Go to that dealership and start walking around with the pictures in 8x10 form and have some people sign some sworn statements. Then go from there. If they had half a nut they would at least reimburse your money and apologize. Sounds like you might have a battle on your hands. Does prove how tough those belts are though. Good luck and keep us all posted.

 

I had an evap canister line wear a groove in my belt before. nothing like that though. Lucky it didn't break out on the road on you. I replaced one about a year ago and it wasn't bad. Did the job for about $120 in parts.