yeah it’s been tough… 3k miles on it, plenty of filling up, I put a tiny bit of silicon grease in there, opened and closed it a bunch of times and still very tight but better to deal with now!
I bought mine knowing the same stuff... was worried about the fuel range as well. After a few hours on the bike I’m ready for a stop anyway to stretch and gas up and don’t mind it.
I’m also not too far from you In Worcester, seems to be a few people in MA now with some FTRs!
Mine will get tucked away after snow flies and they start sanding the roads. Usually end of November up here in NE. Full tank with Fuel stabil, batt maintainer and under cover in garage until March...
I have the S&S slip on with the cat. Sounds great, may delete the cat later and and have it tuned...but enjoying the bike and performance as it is right now!
I’m headed in this week for first service... will do the first one with the dealer for warranty purposes, will do the rest in my garage. Looks easy enough with the filter right upfront