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Old 03-06-2013, 01:37 PM
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So I started my bike (06 Street Bob) up in the garage today. I have the power vision connected and was looking at the engine temp gauge. The reading was 350 F. Is this normal or too hot?
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:37 PM
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I have had my PV for about 3-4 months and have never seen more than about 270 degrees F, and that usually takes about 10 minutes of riding.
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:41 PM
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This was just at idle for about 25 min. No riding.
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:49 PM
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You are not suppose to run your engine at idle any longer than 5 mins to prevent damage to the motor from over heating. It is an air cooled engine and need air passing over the engine to keep the temps down. That temp is probably right if you were idling for 25 mins.
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 04:02 PM
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Old 03-06-2013, 04:29 PM
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this must be a joke right
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 05:39 PM
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You let your bike idle for 25 min...and wonder why she got hot. Interesting.

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Old 03-06-2013, 05:45 PM
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Are we talking oil temp or head temp? Im thinking it was head temp.
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:04 PM
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Either way, um toasty
 
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:07 PM
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Oil at 270* and bad **** happens. 350* and you got major problems.
 
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