hey I am all set never had a problem thank you......but am running SS plate and pump after seeing how cheap and simple of and install it was . (Was going to install one when I did engine upgrades after first year anyway) But I do remember the cooling system leaks and first problems with a few in the first weeks of the Rushmore release .
Nothing new for the MOCO. Guys that buy into these just didn't do the homework on all the past years of screw ups. Bad compensators ,over tight primary chain tensioners, cam tensioners, bad cam bearings,lifters coming apart,blown stators , radios let go ( iron cross made a good living fixing those)wheel bearings, trans transfer even way back, crap suspension from factory( much better now) HeII my shovel sumps now and than. Lol. My EVO used to eat base gaskets and everybody bit ched about the cam bearings. Nothing new.
But just because u spend 50k on a 15 k MOCO bike won't make it any better. Still a good ole familiar farm tractor that most overpay for. I'll ride one till I can't .......
But some of us just don't like the other brands.....

Enjoy the ride & below isn’t directed at you jsrracing but I’m sure this will get sorted, it will & when it does I’ll be buying a CVO SG or RG but it’s not like any of the other issues that guys bring up that Harley’s or even any modern auto or bike manufacturers have had in the past, that I can recall anyway..

I’ve never seen a launch where brand new motors grenade at this rate & even “fixed” multiple times for people (3 times for OP) where their bikes were supposedly repaired, that alone is the worst part of it, it’s new engines blowing (on a Harley what else is there) & unprecedented imo in terms of frequency & w/ such low mileage but then making this whole catastrophic engine failure so much worse even is you add 1) It’s still happening 3 freakin years running 2) There’s been no campaign or recall to repair bikes that it could happen to 3) There’s been 8 whatever attempts to fix the problem 4) Not positive but it appears Harley doesn’t know what bikes have what fix, seems they have to open up 2019’s to tell if the bike has the new cover & seal? That goes against all correctly followed standards in manufacturing processes & if true is especially shocking considering the circumstances. So likely they’ll never install this new seal on all in stock/unsold 2019’s because it’s like a Forrest Gump Box of Chocolates. 5) No aftermarket, proven solution, I’m sure that’s because it’s still an unknown or due to multiple part/design failures 6) It’s likely there’s many factor of bikes out there today that are semi-sumping, not running optimally/too much oil in the case & the customer is complete unaware. 7) Zero communication about the extent of the problem or even the mechanics of why it’s happening from the manufacturer to customers & 8) Even dealerships are left guessing & “fixing” blown motors where even the mechanics are completely uninformed & unaware of why it’s happening & the root cause of the failures (that scenario is especially bad for so many reasons)

Never seen anything like it. And if people who haven’t had a sumping problem w/ their 17/18 M8 think they’re completely unaffected, well what’s re-sale going to look like. All of the above compounds & exacerbates the actual mechanical sumping problem & if anyone can name a problem that Harley has had where literally brand new motors blow up at this rate & have all or even most of the above issues that make the problem even more frustrating for owners & perspective buyers be happy to hear about it.

True, but as the largest bike manufacturer on earth w/ I’m sure the largest R&D, design, engineering & manufacturing budgets of any bike manufacturer & charging upwards of $44k (OP) for their motorcycles, shouldn’t they know/ have known? ... I’ll take your quote, one step further:

There’s things you know you know. There’s things you know you don’t know. And there’s things you don’t know you don’t know.

But if the above is MoCo’s new marketing slogan, ahhhh’ll think I’ll wait till they bring back their first slogan, a corny version from 1910:

”Always a trusty Friend”

Ive been a member over there for years, that would be the last place I would list a Harley. If you read the whole thread it’s obvious he doesn’t really want to sell it.

Having walked in your footsteps 2 yrs ago, you need to confirm before trusting. After following the dealerships breakin steps for the new pistons and jugs, I encourage you to take the bike on a good long ride. 90 mins with some highway and backroads mixed in.

Plan to finish the ride back at the dealership during normal service hours. Bring the bike to the service manager without letting it idle too long before turning the bike off. Ask the shop to pull the Crank Position Sensor and measure the oil. You’ll have a much stronger sense of confidence in the bike if its shows up with minimal oil in the crankcase. Its the least they owe you for your aggravation.