2018 M8----Sumping? Failures?
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I post facts... and yes... I bait those that feel the need to turn their post into attacks on me instead of focusing on the thread subject. You'll rarely if ever find me personally attacking others unless its a counter response. And under those circumstances and rarely give any quarter. Keep the posts about the topic instead of me and you'll rarely have any issue with me.
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Boy the BS is really rolling, from the guy who posted all over the internet about how he ripped the bike apart and put aftermarket parts and tuning on it and bragged how great it was. All the while knowing well and good that it voided his warranty. Then when it failed, runs back all over the internet trying to remove dynocharts, pictures and post so he could change parts and take it back to HD for warranty. Give it a rest already!
My bike was ALL Harley INCLUDING the tuning file at the time that each of the 3 engines sumped. Take your personal attacks and lies elsewhere as they have no place on this thread.
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Heatwave is trashing the MOCO because they finally took care of his problem?
He denies being of the microwave mentality but admits that the company has put out at least 10+ designs for the oil pump alone.
Then doesn't understand why people question his motives behind his postings. Especially when he has admittedly taken a freshly repaired bike and riding it with the intention of making it fail.
The ultimate line of this thread is that he thinks that the company should recall and redesign all of the M8 bikes. But he doesn't have a real hard number/percentage of the number of failures.
He denies being of the microwave mentality but admits that the company has put out at least 10+ designs for the oil pump alone.
Then doesn't understand why people question his motives behind his postings. Especially when he has admittedly taken a freshly repaired bike and riding it with the intention of making it fail.
The ultimate line of this thread is that he thinks that the company should recall and redesign all of the M8 bikes. But he doesn't have a real hard number/percentage of the number of failures.
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Not gonna happen. Get a grip and more importantly get the facts right. The only after market part on my bike was a headpipe and that was only installed briefly. The aftermarket headpipe was removed and replaced with the factory headpipe when it became clear that it would void the warranty. Every other part from the day I bought the bike was installed by the dealer and all parts were HD's.
My bike was ALL Harley INCLUDING the tuning file at the time that each of the 3 engines sumped. Take your personal attacks and lies elsewhere as they have no place on this thread.
My bike was ALL Harley INCLUDING the tuning file at the time that each of the 3 engines sumped. Take your personal attacks and lies elsewhere as they have no place on this thread.
I mean we all know the ECM didn't make it sump, but if you're all trying set the record straight at least be honest. It's not personal attacks and lies if it's true. Your own words which are captured here forever...
Last edited by lp; Jan 30, 2019 at 08:56 PM.
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Not gonna happen. Get a grip and more importantly get the facts right. The only after market part on my bike was a headpipe and that was only installed briefly. The aftermarket headpipe was removed and replaced with the factory headpipe when it became clear that it would void the warranty. Every other part from the day I bought the bike was installed by the dealer and all parts were HD's.
My bike was ALL Harley INCLUDING the tuning file at the time that each of the 3 engines sumped. Take your personal attacks and lies elsewhere as they have no place on this thread.
My bike was ALL Harley INCLUDING the tuning file at the time that each of the 3 engines sumped. Take your personal attacks and lies elsewhere as they have no place on this thread.
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Heatwave is trashing the MOCO because they finally took care of his problem?
He denies being of the microwave mentality but admits that the company has put out at least 10+ designs for the oil pump alone.
Then doesn't understand why people question his motives behind his postings. Especially when he has admittedly taken a freshly repaired bike and riding it with the intention of making it fail.
The ultimate line of this thread is that he thinks that the company should recall and redesign all of the M8 bikes. But he doesn't have a real hard number/percentage of the number of failures.
He denies being of the microwave mentality but admits that the company has put out at least 10+ designs for the oil pump alone.
Then doesn't understand why people question his motives behind his postings. Especially when he has admittedly taken a freshly repaired bike and riding it with the intention of making it fail.
The ultimate line of this thread is that he thinks that the company should recall and redesign all of the M8 bikes. But he doesn't have a real hard number/percentage of the number of failures.
My bikes were NEVER ridden with the intention of making them fail. Just the opposite. I ride my bikes as designed and carefully broken in. You won’t find bikes more meticulously maintained than mine.... by the dealer. They are never abused. I’m an experienced rider that rides hard but never above 7/10s.
I never claimed to have any hard statistics on sumping so you need to look elsewhere if you’re seeking hard stats on the rate of M8 sumping. If you want to take this thread down a rathole with personal attacks instead of focusing on the topic, have at it. But if you’re expecting to silence me or others sharing their experiencing with sumping.... you’re sadly mistaken.
Last edited by Heatwave; Jan 30, 2019 at 09:56 PM.