2017 Triglide Milwaukee 8 107 blew up 56000 mi.

[gwirth]

2017 blew up.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Welcome to Trike Talk

Can you give us some more information on exactly what happened? The term blew up is kind of vague

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Well crap, I guess I better start looking for parts since my 2017 has 34,000 on it.

 

[Pegasus1300]

Yes a few more details would be very helpful, especially to the many TriGlide owners here, so maybe they can prevent that on theirs.

 

[trike lady]

Catastrophic engine failure, that's going to be expensive to replace. I wonder what part failed? Can you explain what lead up to the failure? Noise, smell, loss of power?

 

[Zammy]

Interesting, definitely need some more details.

 

[Notgrownup]

Welcome to the forum blown up of course

 

[Dan SC]

Brilliant post.

 

[Notgrownup]

Brilliant post.

He did come in with a bang

 

[Old Road Dog]

"2017 blew up" This will be a 20 questions thread.

 

[PosseRider]

Yes a few more details would be very helpful, especially to the many TriGlide owners here, so maybe they can prevent that on theirs.

 

[trike lady]

Something had to give through metal fatigue or poor quality metal used in casting.
I'm wondering if the engine was stock or modified and the parts were of inferior quality?

 

[pwhoever]

Well I sure hope @gwirth comes back soon with more details. He got my curiosity peaked.

 

[Dan SC]

Sorry, but I`m not taking a two word post from some unknown first time poster as legit.

 

[trike lady]

This is going to be an interesting thread.

 

[Rogue1]

Something had to give through metal fatigue or poor quality metal used in casting.
I'm wondering if the engine was stock or modified and the parts were of inferior quality?

With no reply, I'm assuming he's a troll.

 

[Papa Zook]

Maybe it's THIS guy??

 

[gfaltersack]

2017 blew up.

my 2017 had bad ass sumping problems twice (google that if you dont already know) 1st time pistons, cylinders, rings and second time whole new engine. once oil starts foaming from sumping oil cannot be pumped and motor "blows up" so to speak!! Maybe his problem may be different. Picture shows one of the several sumping problems being a longer plug that may be driven too deep at the factory restriction return oil flow. I also know Harley went through several oil pump revisions. My background is product development and Harley dropped the ball on complete new engine testing and adequate R&D prior to introducing the M-8. I lost 6 months of riding from that in 2017 and 2018.

 

[pwhoever]

 

[trike lady]

Post#18 sounds logical. Today products are rushed to market with limited testing and the consumer becomes the final tester.