It would seem that when buying a new bike as first owner there is an element of luck. There is a clip on YouTube, I've looked this morning but can't find it, a guy bought a new Harley M8. He thought it ran hot among other things, the dealer fobbed him off by telling him they're all like that. Over time he compared his M8 to others and came to realise his was not normal. Eventually he took it to another shop who stripped the engine completely and filmed it. He was fortunate, he had paid for the extended warranty.
The strip down revealed all the oil passages were jammed full of swarf. The cases had not been cleaned after machining. Nice one Harley.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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