Is this true? I spoke to an independent HD tech the other day and he said that a few of the new Milwaukee 8 motors have been burning excess oil and some have had their oil pumps fail... goodbye motor... I know there can be teething problems with a new design but using oil is unacceptable I think. Bugatti run their Chiron engines at red line for like eight hours straight to test them. HD rigorously tested the new Vrod engine, why wouldn't Harley do something like that for the M8? If I'd know this I might have had second thoughts of buying a new Fat Boy.

In 2200kms since its first service the dip stick is showing it needs a top up but just a little I think. All new motors burn a bit more oil for the first few thousand ks right?

I'll be going the Loftybob route and get an adventure bike.

   One do it all bike, - coffee shop, toy run, getting bread and milk.

Even the occasional dirt road during road works.

Its such a shame because i really love the bike. So there's a possibility that my 114 will be fine with no problems at all? or is it a given that they all have one issue or another? and if that's the case and this is common knowledge I wont even be able to give it away. omg what a heart breaking loss of money..........................

or am I over dramatizing now??

I like this guys take on the US forum and I must admit there's way way more people on there that love the bike and have had no issues than people that have.
"As usual, anytime the MoCo comes out with something new all the Chicken Littles wil claim the sky is falling as soon as even one person has an issue. Been on the forum a long time and it happens every time. Happened when the Rushmores were released. There could be 10 zillion of them running great but if one guy has an issue then some will claim we are all Beta testers and the guys start claiming they will keep there 2003 whatever will come outa the woodwork. Think what you want, I've had 2 M8s already and both have been flawless. I've owned 5 BMWs and they too had issues that Motorad had to address, one was a surging issue a few years back. If ya don't like them, don't buy one. MoCo will stand behind the product"

Ok so I traded my Dyna on a 2021 Road King Special last September and have done 6000km on it since. I had the 1500km service done and had not checked the oil since.