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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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run into a friend who had a new street glide with 4500 miles on it . he was telling me it's in for repairs as the cylinder base gaskets were leaking on it. i know the new M8's went back to using gaskets instead of o-rings, but didn't know this problem was back. the evo's were known for this leak. anyone else seeing this? he was hoping it wasn't his cases machined incorrectly.
 
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well if mine ever do I might as well get the Stage III
 
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well if mine ever do I might as well get the Stage III
Yup same here. Mine aren't leaking but if they do I'll take advantage of the labor they'll do to fix it.
 
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