Originally Posted by Oldskewl

My son did it the old fashion way and rode it like he stole it. It used nearly a quart of oil every 1500 miles or so. My personal opinion is the rings didn't seat properly but then again HD say's it perfectly normal to use oil.

I broke my M8 in per the manual and it doesn't use a drop of oil between oil changes and I ride hard, so there's that.

Originally Posted by Oldskewl

My son did it the old fashion way and rode it like he stole it. It used nearly a quart of oil every 1500 miles or so. My personal opinion is the rings didn't seat properly but then again HD say's it perfectly normal to use oil.

I broke my M8 in per the manual and it doesn't use a drop of oil between oil changes and I ride hard, so there's that.

Originally Posted by cactusred

Pretty crummy weather over most of the country, depending on which Ontario you in, lol. Take the time to check out the manual you paid for with that new sled and read what HD recommends you to do. The first 50 extremely important, the first 500 very important, the first 1k important. One thing I would recommend, is pay attention to the bike, the tach, when you riding, leave your girl at home, leave the jams out of your ears, and pay attention to the bike going down the road. Real easy to get distracted having a convo with the ole lady, or jamming out to the tunes, and look down seeing you doing 4500 in 3rd or lugging at 1000 in 5th.

Originally Posted by Kraven

no need. the guys that test drove the bike did it for you .



just kidding. our local dealership likes to rev a few dozen brand new bikes in the store when someone buys a bike. cringey. congrats on the bike! post some pics when you get a chance.