All this talk of gearbox oil has me puzzled. The Road King only has 1 dipstick and when I quizzed the sales guy he said that was all there was to check. Is there another oil level I need to be keeping an eye on?

Hi China, the older I get, the more I dribble.

Having an opinion isn't dribble mate -- if it's informed, ie you have ridden one.

My apologies if already covered but what are the difference's between M8 Road King Special and standard M8 Road King .

And StreetGlide rear brake/indicator lights, and has no light bar or windscreen

Thanks guys for the feedback ... Following on the comparison vein of questions ... Has anyone had the lucky opportunity to ride the M8 Road King Special and either the Road Glide or Street Glide M8's .

Thanks for taking the time to reply Lofty ... one fine looking ride you have there ... i reckon this is one of the reasons Harley`s are so popular ... a couple of small changes and the bike looks totally diiferent to stock .

Like with yours , the seat , windshield removed and bars makes it a different beast alltogether , very nice .

I was thinking with the different size wheels on the Special it might drop into corners a bit different but they do have the shorter rear shock as oppossed to the Standard , that might even things up a little .

Absolutly love those Freight Train Nacelle Headlights and the Blacked out ones on the Special really caught my eye ... didn`t think it would considering how much Bling is on my 08 Softail but that`s what is so great about Harley`s and being to make them into something individual for each owner .

Next batch don`t get into Queensland until October / November i am told and they will most likely all be presold like the first lot up here ... so have to try and sell one of my current pride and joys and get my order in before they are all gone .

I hate having an itch to scratch ... knowing me i will proberbly buy one before i sell one of the others and have 3 in the Garage , Lol .

Keep the reviews coming in ... always good to read real peoples opinions ... cheers .  

I wonder if they'll be saying that about our current bikes in a hundred years. Keep em stock fellas!!

Screaming Eagle Torque Cams ordered, V&H Power Duals headers in the shed, Two Brothers Racing Mufflers on the bike already, SERT in the shed, Heavy Breather in the shed, and Dyno time booked.
Going top be an interesting fortnight to see how these M8's waken up.

This is from US forum , by Steve Cole .... Comparing the torque cam and the Power cam on oil cooled M8 tuned with TTS Mastertune device .... Dont know what the A/C or exhaust is ,, but will give an idea of figures they are getting in the US ...

Dyno figures in the states can't be compared to here... 

Could you guys please post ride by exhaust sound of your m8 bikes? no idling please just ride by i wanna know what it would sound like for pedestrians when you ride pass them? Sick and tired of old farts uploading idling videos there are like literally millions of videos of idling exhausts ... i wanna see real ride by sounds :) thanks guys.

Hey people - anyone here checked their transmission level? Reports on US forums of a serious issue where the transmission oil is transferring to the primary. Happens more noticeably at high rpm (>4500).

Picked up the Streety this morning in between rain showers. Adelaide Bike Works fitted up the Stage 2 kit ( SE Super tuner, SE8-447 torque cam with adjustable push rods, the CVO style SE Ventilator air cleaner set up, and V&H Power Duals to hook up with the Two Brothers Racing slip ons, that had been previously fitted.  The dyno chart is shown above, and puts the torque exactly in the area I'm going to use it most. The sound without the cat is finally letting the M8 sound like a Harley, and the figures show significant increases by allowing this engine to breathe properly. All mods are Harley warranted, so peace of mind goes with the performance update. I'll let you know how the butt dyno feels after a couple of decent runs.

I see the performance bug eventually got you Winger !!!!!   Looking good ,,, well done .....

Hi guys ... anyone up Brisbane way ... drop in on Gasoline Ally ... was there this Arvo ... { Sat 5th } ... was checking out an M8 Road Glide they have just completed with a Stage 4 Kit ... salesmen reckons they are getting near on 120 Hp ... not overly concerned how spot on he was , was more taken by the pipes , and sound ... Freedom brand , 2 into 1`s

Not sure of the model / name ... will check out Freedom`s site ... these things came out normal along to the collecter box then turned into a pretty FAT turned out end peice ... FARK , what a rumble ... people were saying they needed to hear that Harley sound , then have a listen to these things .

Loved the sound ... mixed feelings on the look but they certainly get your attention ... but as a Tourer i reckon that lovely rumble would get a bit much ... bike was in brillent Red ... they have a Demo day on next week ... am going to try and wrangle a demo on a Stock one and then a go at the Stage 4 one and see how big a difference there is .

Not sure i will be able to hang out for the next round of Road King Specials if this thing is as good as it looks , Lol .  

Looks brilliant winger. Well done

Agree, does look the goods.Very nice. Winga.

I'm sure there is still a benefit in keeping them on Winger.