Good for you and I wish you better luck with the new one. Not to sound like negative Ned, but I can't believe people still continue buy these junk M8s after hearing about all the well-known problems. I know it isn't my money, but it just pi$$es me off when the average guy buys a new bike he already got raped on in the 1st place .... and then has to deal with warranty stuff or spending MORE of your own dough to make it right. There are plenty of other better bikes out there without that bar & shield branding for the money. I can see why so many are jumping ship and sales are tanking for HD. I have the same love/hate relationship with my bike as others that own them and that's why I've been back/forth 4 times personally. Mine has been pretty good to me so far, but it is the last HD I'll ever own just because of their lack-luster attitude with their consumers.
I am guessing its the same that people kept buying the 110 motor CVO bikes with all the known issues. 10 years in production and still having lifter failure as early as 20K miles. I have had 4 110 CVO bikes, 2 had lifter failure, one never had a chance as the motor was built with 1500 miles on the bike, The 15 had catastrophic lifter failure at 44K miles two days before factory warranty was up, motor was replaced.
I am on my 3rd CV0 M8 bike. 23K miles on the first one in a year, no motor issues. 2nd one 24500 miles in a year. I felt it start to sump once while ridding AZ 666 which is 120 miles of twisty curvy mount road in AZ and it was very hot out, over 95 degrees. Bike was being ridden very hard. Felt it start to loose power, slowed, pulled over and let the bike idle while upright not on stand for several minutes. Bike back to normal. My 3rd M8 CVO has just over 18K miles on it, not a year old yet. no motor issues. Lots of other issues, like 3rd set of front rotors.