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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2016
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From: Pittsburgh suburb
These are some of the things that keep me from considering the M8 heritage, when it first came out, I was wanting it to be an overall better bike, I think they just went with a mono shock & the 114 and said that's enough. I have been watching to see how the accessories are coming along for it & that's the sad part - nothing like the previous platform & it's almost like the aftermarket doesn't care?
The Bags in all honesty id take off and use as parts bins in my garage, I priced out what it would take to make the new heritage "mine" and for what I came up with I'd be better buying & building the 107 road/street glide platform. on the Heritage to get bigger & better bags id need a true dual exhaust to give me the room (luggage inserts) which the M8 heritage I think looks better with a true dual exhaust - the seat would need redone or new (as usual) so with just these few upgrades the new heritage in billiard Blue / gray blacked out would cost me almost if not more than 27K..............WTF?
its a shame they have a good platform - its just that in order to build on it you'll be waiting & it'll cost as much as a touring bike dam near & even with my list there is still no passenger backrest, the old platform you could jump on with a passenger & have a couple day trip no problem right off the showroom floor, the M8 model not so much. I hope the MoCo has plans for the Heritage.
The Bags in all honesty id take off and use as parts bins in my garage, I priced out what it would take to make the new heritage "mine" and for what I came up with I'd be better buying & building the 107 road/street glide platform. on the Heritage to get bigger & better bags id need a true dual exhaust to give me the room (luggage inserts) which the M8 heritage I think looks better with a true dual exhaust - the seat would need redone or new (as usual) so with just these few upgrades the new heritage in billiard Blue / gray blacked out would cost me almost if not more than 27K..............WTF?
its a shame they have a good platform - its just that in order to build on it you'll be waiting & it'll cost as much as a touring bike dam near & even with my list there is still no passenger backrest, the old platform you could jump on with a passenger & have a couple day trip no problem right off the showroom floor, the M8 model not so much. I hope the MoCo has plans for the Heritage.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 1,317
Likes: 728
From: Pennsylvania
These are some of the things that keep me from considering the M8 heritage, when it first came out, I was wanting it to be an overall better bike, I think they just went with a mono shock & the 114 and said that's enough. I have been watching to see how the accessories are coming along for it & that's the sad part - nothing like the previous platform & it's almost like the aftermarket doesn't care?
The Bags in all honesty id take off and use as parts bins in my garage, I priced out what it would take to make the new heritage "mine" and for what I came up with I'd be better buying & building the 107 road/street glide platform. on the Heritage to get bigger & better bags id need a true dual exhaust to give me the room (luggage inserts) which the M8 heritage I think looks better with a true dual exhaust - the seat would need redone or new (as usual) so with just these few upgrades the new heritage in billiard Blue / gray blacked out would cost me almost if not more than 27K..............WTF?
its a shame they have a good platform - its just that in order to build on it you'll be waiting & it'll cost as much as a touring bike dam near & even with my list there is still no passenger backrest, the old platform you could jump on with a passenger & have a couple day trip no problem right off the showroom floor, the M8 model not so much. I hope the MoCo has plans for the Heritage.
The Bags in all honesty id take off and use as parts bins in my garage, I priced out what it would take to make the new heritage "mine" and for what I came up with I'd be better buying & building the 107 road/street glide platform. on the Heritage to get bigger & better bags id need a true dual exhaust to give me the room (luggage inserts) which the M8 heritage I think looks better with a true dual exhaust - the seat would need redone or new (as usual) so with just these few upgrades the new heritage in billiard Blue / gray blacked out would cost me almost if not more than 27K..............WTF?
its a shame they have a good platform - its just that in order to build on it you'll be waiting & it'll cost as much as a touring bike dam near & even with my list there is still no passenger backrest, the old platform you could jump on with a passenger & have a couple day trip no problem right off the showroom floor, the M8 model not so much. I hope the MoCo has plans for the Heritage.
The colors choices are boring. You like black? You're in luck!! I chose a 19 in Kinetic Green just to be different. I didn't want to wait for the Reef Blue/Black 114 in all-chrome. Honestly my OCD wouldn't allow me to get past the fact that the tank top & sides don't match the fenders! The 22 Ultra is "correct" WTH?? Sorry that is just my personal problem I suppose. I had no idea the red 23 anniversary model was coming and would be gorgeous etc, etc.
Would I spend even more money to go with hard bags? Eventually maybe. Let's make it a goal to get rid of those stupid black rivets all over. Yep, gotta re-do the exhaust the make room. Again my OCD would never allow me to have hard bags that are not symmetrical. I try not to look my current bags since they are not.
Sorry for rambling. Do I like my bike? Hell yes. It's much more comfortable than a Road King or even an older Heritage. And easier to maneuver than a big touring bike. Besides, I do not need all the bells and whistles. My wife has her own bike so the most I ever take on is the luggage for a long weekend. But yeah, at the end of the day, I will be putting almost 7 or 8k to make it my own! Wouldn't it be nice for Harley to create a Heritage CVO. Hmm. Never gonna happen unfortunately
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5th Gear
Joined: Jun 2023
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From: New Hampshire
i fixed my broken latch problem, traded it in for a 2023 heritage classic, billiard blue. i wanted to upload a picture but its 10.1 and max to upload is 10......bullshit. love the color, its really nice
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Joined: Nov 2022
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From: France
you can reduce the size of photos with "paint" would be nice to see your bike...
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