How come there is an engine rebuild program for all the big twins but nothing for the sportser?
Is this to suggest that the Sportster is disposable, or maybe an upsell tactic?:frownone

Interesting question. I think only WillyG can provide a REAL answer.

Not for Sportsters....
Must not be enough money in it for H-D.
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Too many Sportster owners are capable of rebuilding their own engines? :)

Maybe it has something to do with the one piece engine and tranny design

Could be that Bullet Proof engine on the Sporty...

could be that the sportser is now a throw away disposable bike

The factory os moving that way, they removed the trap door on the gear box so its a complete engine strip down if the gearbox needs attention

The price that is charged for the rebuilt BT engines ($3,500-$6,900 depending on model), it doesn't make sense to pay the factory the price of a rebuilt that is a good chunk towards the price of a new Sporty.

I doubt if the price includes R&R.

It those prices you could find someone to rebuild it for you and custom paint while your at it. Or you could do it yourself.

maybe it's because most of the sporty riders have already rebuilt or hop'd up there motors, I mean seriously how many sporty's out there still have there original motors in them :smoke

Be honest,Would you want the MoCo to rebuild your sporty?And for the price you would pay them for a rebuild you could rebuild it your self or let an Indy do it and have one bad ass motor.

Sportster owners won't pay the money H-D would ask.
They sell so few Sportsters vs. big-twins, with fewer still becoming "high-mileage" machines, it's not worth their time at the factory level to set such a program up.

Sportster owners won't pay the money H-D would ask.
They sell so few Sportsters vs. big-twins, with fewer still becoming "high-mileage" machines, it's not worth their time at the factory level to set such a program up.

GOOD point!
I was imagining the Sporty engine being rebuilt for a lower price than the BT's but that's probably TOO MUCH imagination knowing HD.
We'll, I feel confident with cylinders, pistons, heads, cams, ect.
But the bottom end (cank and transmission) scares me.
I'm the same with old V8's, give me any shortblock and I'll build it but cranks and plasti-guages is where I draw the line.
Hell, I'd settle for a Sportster Shortblock exchange program if were at a reasonable price.
If not, I suppose I could get an indy bike shop to rebuild the bottom end? (not now but in the future)

The factory os moving that way, they removed the trap door on the gear box so its a complete engine strip down if the gearbox needs attention

So THAT'S how they got them to stop leaking!?
Kind of like walling youself into a room to stop a draft. - JK

So, the only way into the gearbox is to split the case?
I'll have to look at the shop manual.
BTW- I can't wait until the Cylmer, Haynes, or Chilton is out for the 06. I don't really like way the factory book illustrtates and explains things.

I'm waiting for confirmation on this:

"Originally Posted by Vince
Harley does still have the rebuild program. It's $2000 for a complete rebuild on an EVO and if you want black and chrome it's $2200. This does not include your dealers tear down, shipping, and throwing it back together costs. There is an article on page 108 of Hot Bike, volume 39, No. 10. Actually the latest issue but apparently they don't go by monthly dating"

Throw a rotax motor in the new sportys, just a thought.

Throw a rotax motor in the new sportys, just a thought.


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Where ya gonna put the radiator?

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Where ya gonna put the radiator?

They can have a new model line called the Radster sportster but it would have to be a chicks bike!!:laugh :banana

Because by the time you reman it, it would cost about the same as a new unit does, and a Indy could do it for half the cost of that.

So THAT'S how they got them to stop leaking!?

So, the only way into the gearbox is to split the case?


yes and to split the cases the motor has to come out of the frame

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc267/dirtbike777/chopart.jpg

Gazza

They can have a new model line called the Radster sportster but it would have to be a chicks bike!!:laugh :banana

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GIRL'S BIKE.
DO YOU SEE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ON IT?