NHTSA Complaint #10705156 — 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF

BIKE WOULD BACK KICK. FIGURED IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. CHANGED BATTERY AND WAS STILL DOING IT TALKED TO ANOTHER HARLEY OWNER AND HE SAID TO CHECK UNDER THE PRIMARY CASE AND DID SO AND THE COMPENSATED SPROCKET THAT WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE BACK KICKING OF MOTOR WHICH HAD CAUSED PRIMARY CHAIN TO TIGHTEN PUTTING EXTRA STRAIN ON BEARINGS ON LEFT SIDE OF MOTOR CAUSING A HOWLING NOISE CALLED BIKE SHOP ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL BIKES IN THE 2000'S MODELS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES WAS TOLD THAT POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE NUT WAS TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT. *TR