Since the MOCO came out with their new design in crankshafts(press fit cranks) instead of keyed or pinned, there have been some bikes with excessive crank run out with very low miles on them. Some of the symptoms in the more sever cases are vibrations in the engine far worse than normal.
This causes problems because of the run out on the shaft damaging oil pumps and more.
The MOCO has replaced complete engines in some cases to eliminate this problem under warranty.

Here's a few videos that will give you an idea of what this is about brought to my attention by dynarider of this forum.

YouTube - 2007 Harley Davidson 96 Twin-Cam Pinion Shaft Runout (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ABdzSrge0&eurl)

YouTube - 2007 Harley Davidson 96 Twin-Cam Pinion Shaft Runout Part 2. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGqiSzM_0Zk&eurl)


Crankshaft Runout Inspection - Harley Davidson Community (http://www.hdtalking.com/tech_tips/2711-crankshaft_runout_inspection.html#post18380)

The above link will show the specs in a document about the run out and the Tech Tip that covers it also.

saw your posts on the crank issues and you have really hit it right on the mark....I have a 2007 ultra and since day one have had issues with compensators coming loose and vibration....finally the dealer admitted that that the crank was out of tolerance and gave me a new motor...well that motor didn't last but about 2 weeks...with the problems coming right back...went back to dealer and they said it was in my head and the bike was fine....I then took the bike to my good friends at zippers performance and they verified that the crank had again moved and was over 14 thou out(first motor was 32 thou out)....so they are installing an s and s crank with timken bearings...burns me up though that I am making a large payment on something that I have to repair out of pocket to make work...


anyway thanks for posting your information...will be of great help to all those wondering why there bike shakes like a leaf at all rpm ranges....

It's been a problem with the new motors starting with the 96 and up through the 110 that has had a real bad time with this issue in the CVO bikes.

Sorry to hear you had to go the final route to fix the problem but you'll have a much stronger engine after this is done.