Potential problems with the 107's?..

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Sep 16, 2016 | 06:12 PM

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G Dub

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Please note that the OP posted this as a question. I have no dog in this fight, but suddenly, he doesn't look so foolish.

Check out this thread. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-my-m8-sg.html

Last edited by G Dub; Sep 16, 2016 at 09:31 PM.

Sep 16, 2016 | 09:06 PM

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jgrohio

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Quote:

Originally Posted by G Dub

Please not that the OP posted this as a question. I have no dog in this fight, but suddenly, he doesn't look so foolish.

Check out this thread. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-my-m8-sg.html

I guess I don't worry as much as some, a brand new motor yep I'm sure some issues will pop up but MOCO will figure it out and fix it. I read all the posts and still bought the new one today, its that much better when I rode it.

Sep 17, 2016 | 07:07 AM

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jpooch00

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Originally Posted by Yukon42

Just read in Motorcyclist Mag, a rather large article on the M8. Says that the breather problem regarding spewing oil into the airfilter/intake has now been solved. They route it to the trans case! Hmmm.....very interesting!

Sounds like a MoCo "bandaid fix" to me. Typical.

Sep 17, 2016 | 07:12 AM

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jpooch00

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Originally Posted by Yukon42

Oops! Double post. Sorry.

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Sep 17, 2016 | 07:17 AM

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jpooch00

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Originally Posted by JCBGlide

Because assembly lines are not set up for studying QA/Design issues, the Manufacturers often have a secondary location to review them. The problem can be inspected by a R&D team, documented & hopefully rectified by Engineering. They try to make sure the public isn't aware of the site nor the issues involved so it's kept quiet.

Yeah. and while they're lookin', thinkin', scratchin' their asses etc. that ol' assembly line just keeps crankin' out bikes, known defects and all, to be shipped out to unsuspecting dealers and sold to the public.

Great! Helluva good deal right there.

Sep 17, 2016 | 09:37 AM

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G Dub

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Originally Posted by jgrohio

Agreed. I'm pullin' for this fix. Hopeful it's an over-torque problem, and not a systemic weakness in the case.

It will get fixed one way or the other. Hate it for the early adopters, but glad I'm on the sidelines for the next couple years as far as purchasing.