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Hi there,
Been lurking on this forum a lot since (and before) I bought my first HD. I mostly look for tech stuff. Lots of good info on here . In spite of all the scary stuff I found regarding the M8's, I bought a '17 RK-107 in the summer of '21. We put 20k (km) on it and we really love the bike, two-up touring mostly. Of all of the M8 "issues" I read about we have only suffered the stator failure. Replaced under warrantee no problem. The balancer-gears whine a bit and the rockers rattle a bit, but I am (almost) getting used to that.
I have started an account now because I want to ask a tech question. Thanks for all the good info so far.
Cheers JJ
Hi there,
Been lurking on this forum a lot since (and before) I bought my first HD. I mostly look for tech stuff. Lots of good info on here . In spite of all the scary stuff I found regarding the M8's, I bought a '17 RK-107 in the summer of '21. We put 20k (km) on it and we really love the bike, two-up touring mostly. Of all of the M8 "issues" I read about we have only suffered the stator failure. Replaced under warrantee no problem. The balancer-gears whine a bit and the rockers rattle a bit, but I am (almost) getting used to that.
I have started an account now because I want to ask a tech question. Thanks for all the good info so far.
Cheers JJ
Hi there RK-JJ, GREAT to have u with us. And our techies as u seem to know are VERY GOOD! Enjoy..........
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Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips. Good Luck!!
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. In spite of all the scary stuff I found regarding the M8's, I bought a '17 RK-107 in the summer of '21. We put 20k (km) on it and we really love the bike, two-up touring mostly. Of all of the M8 "issues" I read about we have only suffered the stator failure. Replaced under warrantee no problem. The balancer-gears whine a bit and the rockers rattle a bit, but I am (almost) getting used to that.
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