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Agree. If only they would have put a belt on it. Penny wise and pound foolish.
It may not be that difficult to do. In typical Harley fashion, they use as many parts across models as possible to save money. The Nightster and Sportster probably have the same front pulley (sprocket). As far as the rear, I'd bet it's the same bolt pattern across those models as well. The length of the belt might be a curveball, but all those kevlar belts being used these days all have 14mm pitch, so just find the model with the number of teeth you need and you're done. Or bust out the J&P Cycles catalog and buy the belt.
I personally don't see why a chain is a breaking point for the bike, but whatever.
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My 2019 114 has chrome exhaust and the chrome windshield braces. The tank badge is chrome as well. Other than that, I think they are similar regarding chrome. I do, however, feel that that makes a pretty big difference in the overall look. That's enough chrome for my taste.
And, after a couple of weeks of polar vortex freezing, we got another beautiful day up in the 50's so I rode it into work. Still missing heated grips but I'm not missing out by not having ride modes. Sometimes, I ride "sport mode" and sometimes I ride "chill mode". Other safety features sound nice but not for new bike prices. Tubeless, yes, I would do that. Better bags, please.
As I said earlier in the topic, I find the mixture of chrome and black unwelcome on this new Heritage, they should have made a black version and a chrome version as they had done in the past.
For me who had a Heritage evo in the past and recently a 107 M8 from 2018, I find that the most aesthetically accomplished versions were the first Twin Cam in 88ci...
As for everything that concerns on-board tech, I'm not really into that, the best assistance is your ability to control your vehicle.
The only interesting point is perhaps the new 117 with its flatter torque curve with its maximum at 2750 rpm...
Honestly the coolest thing this year is those tubeless spoked rims.
On a fullsized Cruiser. That's awesome.
That kind of stuff is like kinda niche ADV/dirt hardware... on a Cruiser.
A Street Bob 117 with those spoked rims, slip-on swap, 13.5in shock, 1inch fork cap extensions, and a 7inch headlamp would be a pretty awesome bike to ride. I'd make another set of modular bars too.
3.5gal tank sucks *** though. I dont think I'd want to own any bike that doesnt have a big fuel tank.
I would have to ride it to see if it would be worth it. The 117 HO would be fun. The rides modes, tried them on the touring models, sport mode is the way the bike should run from the get go. Touchy throttle control though in the sport mode. With the 2:1 they could have done something better with the bags, as well as the brakes. Led lights were well behind in the time line. I put leds in mine in 22.
You like the sound on your exhaust ? I like the way it it looks I wonder if they make an all black version? I have Eliminator 300's on mine they sound ok but I want something a little louder. My bike has the SE torque cam been looking for a 2 into one to get a little more power .Nice bike BTW I have the same one same color too.
You like the sound on your exhaust ? I like the way it it looks I wonder if they make an all black version? I have Eliminator 300's on mine they sound ok but I want something a little louder. My bike has the SE torque cam been looking for a 2 into one to get a little more power .Nice bike BTW I have the same one same color too.
They pipe come in in chrome, black and stainless I believe. Sound is subjective. So when I got the pipe it had a cat in it, there are many posts on here about modifying this pipe. I started modifying mine shortly after. The db reducer is one thing, the cat is another. With the cat in, made db reducers up to 2 inside dia, it was ok but wasnt really what I wanted. I also tried a pipe reducer that you had to hammer into place, again it worked but not what I was looking for. Warning, if you go that route with the reducer, they are a bitch to get out, lol. Finally pulled the whole baffle out and decatted it. The security screws are easy enough to loosen with a hammer & chisel. After six or seven home made db reducers different sizes and length I settled on 2 od pipe, 5 3/4 long tip to tip. The other mod I made was to swedge the end of the pipe that goes into the muffler to 2 1/8. Does it make a difference, to me it does. My testing was purely seat of the pants, 2 id pipe/db reducer sounded slightly better, I lost some bottom end but of course made more mid range and top end. It also cost a few mpg having to twist the throttle more, depends how you ride of course. The pipe is solid, easy to mount. You can run a catted pipe without a tuner, aka Fuel Moto, even mod the db reducer, but if you go the catless route you definitely need a tuner. Another note, before removing the end cap or replacing it make sure it is cool, I snapped a bolt due to galling, ended up using a helicoil.
Of course looks are subjective, but I've heard similar comments about the M8 heritage in general. Myself, I never had interest in HD until I saw the M8 Heritage so I bought one. Love it.
I might take some words back.
This version of the new heritage, the tubeless spoked rims and this paint, this is very oldschool harley looking to me. Like the kind of bikes my grandpa was riding in the 90s.
Those laced wheels look REALLY cool once you notice they're tubeless spoked rims.
Remove the tank badge and swap the exhaust color to chrome and I think I'd love it.
"Old school" IF you've never actually seen an old Harley.
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