Stevie Z: Yes, I encourage you to do your own research and evaluation of these Twin Cam engines. In my opinion, the only modern, Harley to own would be the XL1200, Sportster model, bike. It uses the proven, reliable, Harley, EVOLUTION engine design, and uses A Metal Gear Drive, instead of Roller Chain Drive to operate it's 4 cams. No PLASTIC chain tensioners to worry about on the cam side of the engine. And since, '04, all Sportsters, come with a rubber mounted engine, to virtually eliminate the notorious vibration, the Sportsters were known for in the past. And the crankshaft are bolted together, too. Also, no problem with the oiling system either, as this engine operates at a much cooler temperature than the big twin Harleys. And another advantage is the right side, final drive belt, which is very quick, easy and inexpensive to change out when the time comes, compared to a big Twin Harley, Twin Cam, where it is a time consuming, very costly procedure to change out a left drive, final drive belt, compared with the Sportster models. You should get many years, of great service on the Sportster model, Harleys. It always pays to do research on any bike, before, plopping down, big bucks (premium dollars) for a Harley. The Sportster is a lot less expensive up-front and also down the road......
These guys are shills for HARLEY DAVIDSON. This was not an accurate evaluation on the FATALLY FLAWED, DESIGN of the 103 and all TWIN CAM engines, produced since 1999 to the present.They obviously don't know that the flywheel assembly on this bike, are merely pressed together, at the factory, with a 400 ton press and there is nothing holding the two halves, of the flywheel assembly together, and the flywheel WILL come out of true, very quickly and will soon exceed the maximum allowable, run out on the sprocket shaft and pinion shaft, of 0.001" and as soon as the shafts wobble hits, 0.003", damage to the pinion shaft bearings and the oil pump rotor and cam support plate bearings, and the cam shaft bearings, will begin and eventual, CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR. All previous, Harley, single cam engines, like the SHOVELHEAD, PANHEAD and EVOLUTION or BLOCKHEAD, engines, had there flywheels held together and in true with a crank pin bolt and nut, torqued to hold both halves in true, not so, with any TWIN CAM engines, whether they be 88, 96, 96B (for balanced), or the 103 or the 110 CVO.THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TEAR THE ENGINE APART, WHEN NEW AND TO TAKE THE FLYWHEEL, ASSEMBLY TO A PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE IT DYNAMICALLY TRUED, BALANCEED, PLUGGED AND WELD THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER, AND GET A READING ON THE SPROCKET SHAFT AND PINION SHAFT OF NO MORE THAN 0.001" OR LESS, WITH A DIAL INDICATOR, SHOWING A SUCCESSFUL, PROCEDURE.Another major problem with Twinkies, are the fact that they have two silent chain drives, one to drive the oil pump and one to operate the two camshafts. Harley chose to use two small, thumb-sized, cam chain tensioners made of PLASTIC to rub against a METAL chain. They were designed to be periodically inspected for wear and to be replaced, when wear exceeds, 3/32" of wear or approximately, 50% of the original tensioner thickness. However, Harley no wear mentions in either the owner's manual or Service Manual, at what mileage interval, the inspection should be done. Most Harley owners are not even aware of these tensioners. Failure to inspect and replace a worn tensioner, will result in the remains of the tension to break apart and to be inducted into the oil pump and into the crankcase and cylinders, along with the Metal shaving from the fact that now you have METAL TO METAL contact on the silent chain and the shavings are also inducted into the oil pump and into the engine and IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR.Imagine this happening at cruising speed with a locked up tranny and rear wheel and hot oil, 250+ degrees, spewing from the cratered oil pump splashing all over the rear wheel, what a thrill ride that will be till the crash occurs.Harley oil pumps are inadequate and only pump out 3-8 psi of oil pressure at idle which is close to 0 oil pressure and that is why all TWIN CAM engines, run extremely hot and the Mount Rushmore project was done. Harley had to use not one but two radiators, placed outboard along with a rear cylinder heat shield, which is clearly seen and still this engine runs very hot. Heat is an engine destroyer and an oil destroyer, too and oil is the lifeblood of any engine. Metric V Twins only need one radiator and it is located, safely tucked in between the two frame, down tubes, so if the bike is dropped, the radiator is not affected.Imagine the first time the bike is dropped on either side, scratch one radiator, a cooling fan, thermostat, and an electric water pump. These bikes are well know to have unfixable coolant leaks, too. Harley cannot or will not fix the inherent problem of coolant leaks, on this bike. Be out in the middle of nowhere with coolant everywhere and you calling a tow truck, to take it to the dealer.There are many more problems with this bike, like the location of the copper stator, being placed in the hottest part of the engine, right up against the left side crankcase, in the primary drive, where the heat is the greatest. Get ready to replace stators often. Also the location of the starter is right behind the hottest rear cylinder and catches a lot of heat, instead of being located forward of the engine, where it's the coolest location.Just giving the folks the rear lowdown on these FATALLY FLAWED, DESIGNED ENGINES.THERE ARE LOTS OF YOU TUBE VIDEOS ON THESE PROBLEMS AND MORE POSTED BY HARLEY OWNERS THEMSELVES.CAVEAT EMPTOR-LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
I'm sure these problems exist and can happen...but most bikes you see for sale or reviewed have 50k miles plus 5 to 10 years after production....pretty much like any other motorcycle or vehicle....
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Great job I've owned a dozen motorcycle in 40 years and the ultra limited is a great motorcycle I have over 60k without 1 repair.
:) ON my bucket list. Hope I live long enough to afford one.
Stevie Z: Yes, I encourage you to do your own research and evaluation of these Twin Cam engines. In my opinion, the only modern, Harley to own would be the XL1200, Sportster model, bike. It uses the proven, reliable, Harley, EVOLUTION engine design, and uses A Metal Gear Drive, instead of Roller Chain Drive to operate it's 4 cams. No PLASTIC chain tensioners to worry about on the cam side of the engine. And since, '04, all Sportsters, come with a rubber mounted engine, to virtually eliminate the notorious vibration, the Sportsters were known for in the past. And the crankshaft are bolted together, too. Also, no problem with the oiling system either, as this engine operates at a much cooler temperature than the big twin Harleys. And another advantage is the right side, final drive belt, which is very quick, easy and inexpensive to change out when the time comes, compared to a big Twin Harley, Twin Cam, where it is a time consuming, very costly procedure to change out a left drive, final drive belt, compared with the Sportster models. You should get many years, of great service on the Sportster model, Harleys. It always pays to do research on any bike, before, plopping down, big bucks (premium dollars) for a Harley. The Sportster is a lot less expensive up-front and also down the road......
These guys are shills for HARLEY DAVIDSON. This was not an accurate evaluation on the FATALLY FLAWED, DESIGN of the 103 and all TWIN CAM engines, produced since 1999 to the present.They obviously don't know that the flywheel assembly on this bike, are merely pressed together, at the factory, with a 400 ton press and there is nothing holding the two halves, of the flywheel assembly together, and the flywheel WILL come out of true, very quickly and will soon exceed the maximum allowable, run out on the sprocket shaft and pinion shaft, of 0.001" and as soon as the shafts wobble hits, 0.003", damage to the pinion shaft bearings and the oil pump rotor and cam support plate bearings, and the cam shaft bearings, will begin and eventual, CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR. All previous, Harley, single cam engines, like the SHOVELHEAD, PANHEAD and EVOLUTION or BLOCKHEAD, engines, had there flywheels held together and in true with a crank pin bolt and nut, torqued to hold both halves in true, not so, with any TWIN CAM engines, whether they be 88, 96, 96B (for balanced), or the 103 or the 110 CVO.THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TEAR THE ENGINE APART, WHEN NEW AND TO TAKE THE FLYWHEEL, ASSEMBLY TO A PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE IT DYNAMICALLY TRUED, BALANCEED, PLUGGED AND WELD THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER, AND GET A READING ON THE SPROCKET SHAFT AND PINION SHAFT OF NO MORE THAN 0.001" OR LESS, WITH A DIAL INDICATOR, SHOWING A SUCCESSFUL, PROCEDURE.Another major problem with Twinkies, are the fact that they have two silent chain drives, one to drive the oil pump and one to operate the two camshafts. Harley chose to use two small, thumb-sized, cam chain tensioners made of PLASTIC to rub against a METAL chain. They were designed to be periodically inspected for wear and to be replaced, when wear exceeds, 3/32" of wear or approximately, 50% of the original tensioner thickness. However, Harley no wear mentions in either the owner's manual or Service Manual, at what mileage interval, the inspection should be done. Most Harley owners are not even aware of these tensioners. Failure to inspect and replace a worn tensioner, will result in the remains of the tension to break apart and to be inducted into the oil pump and into the crankcase and cylinders, along with the Metal shaving from the fact that now you have METAL TO METAL contact on the silent chain and the shavings are also inducted into the oil pump and into the engine and IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR.Imagine this happening at cruising speed with a locked up tranny and rear wheel and hot oil, 250+ degrees, spewing from the cratered oil pump splashing all over the rear wheel, what a thrill ride that will be till the crash occurs.Harley oil pumps are inadequate and only pump out 3-8 psi of oil pressure at idle which is close to 0 oil pressure and that is why all TWIN CAM engines, run extremely hot and the Mount Rushmore project was done. Harley had to use not one but two radiators, placed outboard along with a rear cylinder heat shield, which is clearly seen and still this engine runs very hot. Heat is an engine destroyer and an oil destroyer, too and oil is the lifeblood of any engine. Metric V Twins only need one radiator and it is located, safely tucked in between the two frame, down tubes, so if the bike is dropped, the radiator is not affected.Imagine the first time the bike is dropped on either side, scratch one radiator, a cooling fan, thermostat, and an electric water pump. These bikes are well know to have unfixable coolant leaks, too. Harley cannot or will not fix the inherent problem of coolant leaks, on this bike. Be out in the middle of nowhere with coolant everywhere and you calling a tow truck, to take it to the dealer.There are many more problems with this bike, like the location of the copper stator, being placed in the hottest part of the engine, right up against the left side crankcase, in the primary drive, where the heat is the greatest. Get ready to replace stators often. Also the location of the starter is right behind the hottest rear cylinder and catches a lot of heat, instead of being located forward of the engine, where it's the coolest location.Just giving the folks the rear lowdown on these FATALLY FLAWED, DESIGNED ENGINES.THERE ARE LOTS OF YOU TUBE VIDEOS ON THESE PROBLEMS AND MORE POSTED BY HARLEY OWNERS THEMSELVES.CAVEAT EMPTOR-LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
Very interesting. I'll have to do some research now..
Did not know this I will have to check into this before buying a Harley thanks for the heads up!
You my friend are a fucktard.
This is over kill . I have a 2016 ultra limited with over 60k and not one repair.
I'm sure these problems exist and can happen...but most bikes you see for sale or reviewed have 50k miles plus 5 to 10 years after production....pretty much like any other motorcycle or vehicle....