Most hurleys are yuppie garage wall flowers anyway -- ridden several times a year for hurley processionals called "rides for this, or ride for that".   A standard hurley ride won't stress that joint very much.

Your mistake was to take one up into the mountains on a real ride where it would get rolled on and off several thousand times a day, decelerating and accelerating constantly.

I understand what you did, you were searching for that elusive "better bike" something that I did twice.  I finally realized that I already owned the better bike, and the rest are gone now (and not really missed all that much to tell the truth).

So you bought yourself "a better bike", we have all gone and done it and learned our lesson.  It all is part of the Savage experience.

Be sure to state on whatever paperwork you do that the bike is being sold "AS IS" and with no transfer of warranty or performance expectations.    Motor shaft is supposed to be harder than the pulley, majority of wear is supposed to take place inside the pulley, not on the shaft.  Crank is defective to my way of thinking.

Wow! That's a fine art work you did!! Kudos!

Liltimmy good for you wife !    Do you think she might give my wife a few pointers in the art of gift giving ?  

I tried on of the Honda XL650 on for size today ... could barely touch the ground and it the seat postion is alfull ,

I might just have to become a One Bike Person.

I probley should say "Thanks" to everbody who help me get over the "Harley Blues" !!!!         Just another one of Lifes little lessons.