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Just back from 10 days on the road and 3000 miles. Went from Southern Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon and back home, two up and loaded. Entire ride was amazing with Idaho Hwy 12 the most fun...100 miles of twisties following the river. The dry farming regions of ID, WA and OR get a bit monotonous but fun nonetheless.
The frigg'n 117 in the M8 configuration is an animal, performing ANYTHING it's asked to to with ease. Never used a drop of oil, no transfer issues, pulls like a freight train in any gear...hours on the interstate running >80 and still gets 50+ MPG. Cruising a bit slower and 50 to 60 MPG is the norm. Used the **** out of the GTS navigation and it worked flawless and loved all the travel information it provides.
There are those that crab about the cost of a CVO but they really are an amazing machine from performance to features to the attention they receive at any stop. Longest day was 620 miles and she never missed a beat.
The thread here..."Did the M8 Kill Harley" is bullshit IMO, the M8 is amazing.
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