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Old 09-12-2017, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TomcatCV62
Thanks. Hey when did the first Delphi fuel injection first go into the Harley's? Is a 2004 wide glide a Delphi?
2002 basically. 2004 WG could be carb . If it's EFI it's Delphi. Don't remember if FI was available in Dyna's. Not really the point or subject though is it.
 
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Old 09-12-2017, 08:21 PM
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It's a '15 RK. He did the black out work himself. It's a beauty. One of the nicest on the forum. Doesn't really improve or clarify his comment though. Sheesh.
It's an awesome looking bike.
 
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Old 09-12-2017, 08:41 PM
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No, it's off topic. I'll be riding up to my dealer on Saturday, they have an 04 wide glide....I like it.
 
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Old 09-12-2017, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TomcatCV62
No, it's off topic. I'll be riding up to my dealer on Saturday, they have an 04 wide glide....I like it.
Ha! Those wide glides are sweet. I'd be pretty stoked if it was carb myself. My '05 Deluxe was carb and it was bullet proof. Plus you could adjust it with a screw driver. Never had an EFI issue, but '09 was my first EFI. Runs good, but not easy to make changes...plus idles a bit high imo. Hope it's a good deal.
 
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Old 09-13-2017, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dDavid
I'm curious how many Milwaukee 8 owners would do things differently, knowing then what you know now. If H-D offered you all of your cash back, would you take it and move to something else? A different engine or brand, not a 2018.

I know that a lot of owners have had issues and I wonder how many people would like to just take their marbles and go home, assuming they could get all their marbles back. (some people have lost theirs over M8 "idiosyncrasies")
Lets see, I got a 2017 CVO Street Glide Sept 30, 2016. I put 20,526 trouble free miles on it. I then traded it 3 Sept 2017 for a 2018 CVO Road Glide.

So, I would not move to a different brand or engine. I still have two twin cams. The M8 is a better engine.
 
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Old 09-13-2017, 09:40 PM
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Been riding Harleys since 1974. Harley has come a long way. Very happy with my 17 RK. Loved my 03 ultra, wished I had it back many times but not anymore! This is one fine machine.
 
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Very happy with my 17 RK.
I trust you got the more powerful fastest model..Laguna Orange of course
 
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Blue and silver.......
 
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Old 09-17-2017, 07:55 AM
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Put 1000 miles on my 17 RGS that I got three weeks ago. It's perfect so far with no issues. When brand new the same day I got it home I checked all fluids and the trans was low at the add mark right from the factory. Added 3 ounces of oil and it has not moved at all for the whole 1000 miles. Will do my own first service and will measure all oils accurately. Have been keeping the revs below 4K so far but see no reason for higher revs as the sweet spot seems to be between 3 and 3.5k. The M8 is an amazing engine.
 
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Originally Posted by dDavid
Thanks! I'm really enjoying it!

What color RGU are you thinking of getting?
im just goin vivid black, i plan to upgrade a few things and will eventually repaint it blue
 


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