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These guys are saying this visor won't fit M8 Heritage.

 

It does fit. I got the info from here. I dunno

 

It is more than likely the driver causing the tire to prematurely wear.
You don't have to spin a tire to prematurely cause wear.
Any time you cause torque on the rubber it is wearing much quicker, period.
Front and rear tire will wear almost the same if you baby into the throttle and never cause the tire to grip from twisting throttle aggressively.
I personally wore out (slick) same tire in less than 4k miles. But I do like my 0 to 60 and g-forces.
Have seen this many times over as it is the rate of throttle that causes these tires to go quickly.
This is why there are so many variances of tire wear. Watch your rider buddies well enough and you can easily guess who is wearing tires quickly.
Personally as I install my own tires would rather buy tires than back off my throttle.

 

I just picked up my “new to me” 2019 Heritage last night. Drove 4 hours to get it and it was midnight by time I got home and did not unload until today. Got in a nice 70 mile ride and impressed with bike, especially the handling and easy turn in. Made a right hand turn at a stop sign and the turn was so easy and tight compared to my old Fatboy. Got a couple questions for you experienced Heritage owners.

1. I have never ridden with any kind of shield or fairing. Today’s ride was the very first. Wind around head was fine (I am 6ft tall), but was surprised at the wind that feels like it is coming from up under the shield and around tank. It was making my T shirt flap around on my upper chest and shirt kept hitting my throat and chin. I’ll have to wear my vest next time to see if that helps. Just wonder if this is common amongst the Heritage owners and any simple fixes? Fangs, windshield angle, etc? Like I said, never rode with any wind protection before, but was looking forward to getting some of the wind blast off my chest, as I do mostly 65 - 85 mph highway riding.

2. Sure this has been asked dozens of times, but how tall can you typically go on bars without changing cables or wiring? I was used to 16” apes for many years, and do not want to do that high, but might want to raise my hands up a little - maybe 12” or 14”. I might get a seat that drops me into the bike a little, so thinking 12” bars and lower seat might feel might work well. Not looking to dump a bunch of mod money in on this bike, so looking to keep stock cables and wiring. Can you pull the electrical connectors thru the bars on the newer bikes, or do you have to de-pin first like on older softails?

I knew my old bike so well, but have a lot to learn going to an almost 20 year newer bike. Hell, hauled my old bike dozens of times in my truck bed with no issues. I did the same last night when buying the bike, got home and tried to start it and battery was too low. I did not put it into transport mode and alarm was flashing, and drained the battery. Thanks for any help.

 

Best thing I did to my Heritage was put the fangs on it, not crazy about the look either, but they work.

 

Yep, the fangs will help a great deal. They don't stick out that much. You get used to the look. I had them on all my old Fatboys, but oddly enough I don't need them on my 2020 Heritage. Don't know why, but the updraft just doesn't bother me that much on this bike. I don't recall the windshield being adjustable. If it is, play with it til you get it where you want it.

As far as the bars, the usual rule of thumb is you can go 12 inches without getting new cables, etc., but that can differ depending on how much cable play you already have. I switched to 16 inch KST apes almost as soon as I got my bike and that's perfect for me. But yes, it is expensive.

As far as transport, I've still got to remind myself to stick the fob in the windshield bag whenever I haul it. Just something you got to remember.

It's a great bike and it looks like you're enjoying the hell out of yours. I'm getting ready to go for a ride now in fact.

 

Thank you all for the input. I did put the key in one of the saddle bags during the trip. Maybe battery is getting a little weak? I did notice the alarm lights flashing several times, but never thought that would drain battery. My daughter needed to borrow my truck for a few days, so I kept bike in truck and drove the 70 miles to her place and rode bike back home. Put it in transport mode for short haul to her place - no issues with battery when I unloaded it. Lesson learned.

 

Put on some new Kuryakyn satin black teardrop mirrors today. They look and perform better than expected.

First of all, the massive, chrome stock mirrors with the long, spindly stems on these bikes look pretty weak, in my opinion. These smaller mirrors look cool, like they belong on the new Heritage.

Took about five minutes to get used to them. Field of vision is great. You can see just as much side-to-side, or peripherally, as you do with the stock mirrors, you just don't see as much up and down, sky to ground, if you know what I mean.

The best thing about them though is they don't vibrate nearly as much as the stock mirrors. Great buy.

 

I bought some Kuryakyn chrome tie down brackets and some chrome highway pegs for my ‘14 Limited a few years ago. Within a year, rust started coming up through the chrome. I washed the bike several times a year. None of the other chrome has ever shown rust, then or to this day. I took them off and threw them in the trash. I hope you have better luck with your satin black mirrors.