1999 VICTORY V92 Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

COMPLAINT TYPE: INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE/FAULTY ENGINEERING/SOURCE OF A CRITICAL INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONANT, RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE AND EXTENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY UNNECESSARY COSTLY REPAIR.*AK VEHICLE: 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE COMPONANT: COUNTER-BALANCER BEARING COMPLAINT: A POST FAILURE EVALUATION LEADS TO REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS: 1.) THE BEARING, QUITE STANDARDIZED, WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, WAS INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED FOR THE SPECIFIC USE IN THE BOTTOM END OF THE V92C ENGINE: A.) METAL NOT HARDENED, THUS NOT SUITED FOR HEAT AND VIBRATION COMMONPLACE FOR THIS PARTICULAR COMPONANT. B.) THIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SCALE/ENGINEER THIS COMPONANT RESULTS IN AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR. AN $18 REPLACEMENT PART, REQUIRING A FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE V92C ENGINE. C.) FURTHER, AS THE REQUIRED ENGINE BREAKDOWN AND RE-ASSEMBLY IS CONDUCTED, VIRTUALLY ALL ENGINE GASKETS ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AT SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. CONCLUSION: THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE ENGINEERING TEAM SHOULD CONSIDER THE RAMIFICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR CURRENT OWNERS, AS WELL AS FUTURE OWNERS EXPERIENCING FAILURES UNLESS...