M8 still needs to work out the bugs. The'16 Twin Cam has proved to be very reliable; it would be my choice until the M8 has been around a few years

 

Ride the M8 before you listen to any advice in here, twinkies got their issues too.

 

any twinkie made after 02 is automatically suspect

 

 

I'd go M8 and I own a twinkie

 

Imo, if "real harley sound" is your hot button, you'll have to go with a carbureted model, which limits you to an older TC, Evo, Shovel, Pan, etc. So, if you don't want to go that route, you may as well spring for the M8.

 

Bikes with Stock exhaust will not have an impressive exhaust note, regardless of the year.

If you are mostly wanting a bike that has the classic Harley sound, you are only going to get get it from a classic Harley such as a an Evo or older with a carburetor.

I see you are from Oman.

 

From all indications, the M8 is not a "real" Harley. Nor is a TC or an Evo, so, if you want the real deal, you had better go way back to the Pan or Shovel with the Pan bottom, because according to the pirates, nothing past 1969 is "REAL HD"!!

But then again, that all changes with time, LMAO!!!