How often does your bike go into parade mode? Mine did it twice will siting at red lights yesterday. It was only 85F. That makes me wonder if the bike is running hotter that it should be.

It is a 96" with a D&D, Heavy breather, and PC-V.

 

I thought you had to put it in parade mode by rolling the throttle forward? I bought mine after the summer heat broke last year.

 

That just turns the feature on and off.

 

I've had mine kick in at about that temp. I also have seen it hotter and it not kick in but there was a breeze so I assumed that was helping the air cooled engine stay cooler. I dont think there is anything wrong with yours.

 

You must be talking about the Engine Idle Temperature Management System. Basically, it turns off the rear cylinder and it becomes an "air pump" which helps to cool the engine.

All conditions must be met to activate EITMS:
- Engine temp more than 287 degrees
- Engine idling
- Moving under 1 MPH
- RMPs less than 1200

Once activated it'll deactivate if one of the following exist:
- Engine temp falls below 275 degrees
- Revving the engine
- Moving faster than 2 MPH
- RPMs exceed 1350
- Clutch released while its in gear

Your bike should have been delivered with EITMS disabled. To enable it:
1. Turn the ignition switch ON and push the OFF/RUN switch to the RUN position (do not start your bike).
2. Push the throttle to the roll-off position and hold.
3. After about 3 seconds, the cruise indicator lamp will either flash green (EITMS enabled) or red (EITMS disabled).
4. Repeat steps 1-3 to reverse the process as needed.

As for it running hot... yep, it's a Harley.

 

Well that makes me feel better. I was just wondering if it came on in 85 degree weather what it was going to do when I'm in Panama City for Thunder Beach next week. Whole lot of stop and go traffic down there. WHat I need to do is get a temp gauge and take the worry out of it.

 

Well is must be enabled. It shut the rear cylinder down for sure. 287 is mighty hot for the conditions I was in.

 

Mine will kick in at stop lights in similar temps. It made me wonder too!

 

I wouldn't worry about it. Sounds normal to me. If I am running from light to light mine will easily kick in at those temps. I can run 50 miles in the desert at 90+F though and sit idle for several minutes and it never kicks in.

Oh, and one note. EITMS is not for the bike. HD claims totally unnecessary for the safety of the motor. It is 100% for rider comfort. If it kicks in, it is trying to cool you down, not the motor.

 

Hmmmm... I'll have to get the MoCo right on that and make the correction to the 2010 H-D Owners Manual for Touring Models. (Page 146 - ..."the rear cylinder will become an "air pump" which will work to cool the engine.")