AS FO THE FIRST DAY I PICKED UP MY MOTORCYCLE IT HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. IKNOW BECAUSE I JUST TRADED IN A 1997 H-D ROADKING FOR THIS NEW BIKE WITH THE SO CALLED NEW IMPROVED ENGINE. IT HAS BROUGHT MY WIFE AND I NOTHING BUT HEADACHES. WE HAVE RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON THAT IF THE PART FAILS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THEY WILL REPLACE IT. EXCEPT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE OR WHEN ITS GOING TO FAIL,1 OR 1000 MILES FROM HOME. I HAVE A TOURING BIKE WHICH MEANS IT IS MEANT TO BE RIDDEN FAR. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS, JUST FIX IT! ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEOEN GETS SERIOUSLY HURT FROM A MOTORCYCLE GOING 65 MPH TO A DEAD STOP? WHEN YOUR STUCK OUT ON THE ROAD FOR DAYS WAITING FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE PRIOR TO LEAVING ITS AN ADDED EXPENSE, TIME WASTED ON A VACATION AND THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF PEOPLE GETTING KILLED. *AK