Problem with 2007 Street Bob

[Shropshire_Lass]

Although the bike has a 2 year warranty, any repairs or replacements parts only have warranty up until the end of the bike's.

I had some wheels replaced on mine about 2 weeks before the two years was up. I asked, and although the wheels were new, they only had two weeks warranty on them!

Cheers
Ruth

[Phil]

When you purchase a new car in the UK or over here, you can also buy an extended Warranty/Service plan.

For some reason you can buy an extended warranty for your Harley Here, but not there. The vast majority of customers in our Service Departments for repair have the extended plan. It is available for up to seven years.

For the full seven at todays exchange it is about eight hundred Pounds.

Your wheels Ruth, would be covered. Anything (Harley) installed at time of purchase, or within sixty days are covered for the full warranty period.

I have no idea why it is not available there?

[BaZa®]

Phil am I right in that all the services are covered over the 7 years. O is that asking too much?

If so I could of made a killing all those services at 55k in 6 years and still a year to go!

[Stuarty]

Originally Posted by Shropshire_Lass

Although the bike has a 2 year warranty, any repairs or replacements parts only have warranty up until the end of the bike's.

I had some wheels replaced on mine about 2 weeks before the two years was up. I asked, and although the wheels were new, they only had two weeks warranty on them!

Cheers
Ruth

IMO you should have kicked up sh1t and had the warranty extended.

In the case of the 07 Street Bob, I understand the warranty has been extended for a further 12 months. However that is hardly the point. The warranty only serves to repair/make good a problem. If the problem cant be made good after 6 or 7 attempts there are other issues in play.

Which brings us back to how long must this go on and what recourse does the buyer have?

[BaZa®]

The MoCo did me proud at 34k miles and 1 year out of warranty when they supplied crank shaft assembly, main and pinion bearings and all gaskets, oil seals and lock washers needed for my rebuild, and paid my local indy to do it.

After great advice and help from a mate in CA

[MR P]

Hi Mate, Had the same with my 07 Dyna street bob.It came from Shaws HD it was 2 years old when i got it, I new the last owner and he had the clutch looked at because of rattle noise, Six weeks after and only done 200 winter miles the starter started to engage on and off same as your bike and start as soon as you turn key. Shaws took it in and had it 6 weeks. in the end they put in a new wiring harness as they were not able to find the fault. 150 miles later after a lot of rain it started again. Went back to Shaws they looked at it as i waited ( Just looked at connections and plugs on starter and switches) gave it back to me and its been fine for 800 mls and still is. But like you i dont want to be left with a bad fault when the warranty runs out

[Stuarty]

The dealership thinks it has identified the problem as a faulty starter relay switch. Apparently this part is causing problems and may be a bad batch as 2 have already been fitted.

Has anyone had any issues with starter relay switches?

[banquo]

Can't answer that Stuarty, but quite apart from the safety aspects of having starts engage when the bike is stationary (and potentially in gear) I'd be concerned about the potential for damage not only to the starter motor, but also the ring gear at the back of the clutch. Wouldn't be surprised if the primary's full of iron filings by now, if not some bigger chunks....?

A duff relay would explain why messing with the starter button didn't resolve it though...

[XL Ged]

I remember something about a similar problem on old BMW's back in the mists of time, probably still relevant now.

If the battery runs low, the starter solenoid (starter relay switch) clicks and doesn't engage properly sending a spark across the contacts. causing spark erosion, pitting on one side and a build up of metal on the other. This can short circuit the switch connecting the starter motor directly to the battery. I suspect that when the negine warms up the starter motor and switch, it reduces the gap of the contacts and can again arc across.

Perhaps someone a little more technically minded can elaborate - same thing happens to ignition points, hence having to change them every few thou miles.

Suggestion: Silicon grease in the switchgear to prevent water short circuit and corrosion, and attaching bike to the Optimate or other battery conditioner every time it goes into the garage.

What does everyone think, will this work?