For those of you upgrading your cams in the M8 spend a little extra and replace the stock cam bearing.
Pic left is SE and right is stock one taken out after 11k miles.
Also, be aware a lot of the M8's are having issues with the plastic lifter plate that holds the lifters in place. They're cracking and allowing the lifters to spin, thus damaging the cam.

 

my dealer tech showed me a blown cam bearing last week. said same thing "replace with SE bearing" he says with single cam, too much stress on factory bearing. time will tell.............

 

Haven’t heard that about the lifter retainers. Did yours crack?

 

No but there's a HD bulletin out about it...
The Indy (Master HD Tech) I take my bike to had his crack, but then he's got a 120 motor in his streetglide
Tried to order a S&S replacement but they on back order, go figure...

 

And HD wonders why sales are down?

 

When the dealer changed my cam, the shop foreman said they always change the bearing.

 

I just did a stage 2 and had both the inner cam and the lifter cuffs replaced with better quality

 

Go to bed!

HD sales are down because those of us loyal buyers are getting old. The younger generations are more interested in ***** hats and trans bathrooms than getting wind therapy.

 

hate to get OT, but this is true..the Livewire electric Harley is scheduled to be released next year..the times they are a changing and HD knows they need to change along with it to survive..900 lb $30,000 machines for them aren't going to continue to be their bread and butter in this day and age with the aging clientele

 

Once the livewire electric forum opens up, i'll be gone. Can't stand these millennials as it is.