Cold weather mods needed?
Tourer
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From: Colorado
I was thinking more of knowing if the bike is warm enough to ride. May order one just to see how it goes.
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Road Master
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Ok, so did the 45 min ride this morning, outside temp was 26 here in Memphis. Traffic was light so my average speed was 70, only 3 stop lights all highway travel. got to work, and took the temp at the head next to the spark plug, 260, oil in the tank (taken down the dipstick tube) 160. hot side of oil cooler, 236. All good a bit higher then expected, but get this, the temp at the output side of the cooler, 150, that surprised me, the cooler is not that big, and when I got to that measurement the bike had been ideling for about 5 min... That cant be right. I will measure it again today when I go home, it should be about 50 so the difference may not be that extreme.
To answer your question, No. I'm sure you'll get some experts that will elaborate.
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Ok, so did the 45 min ride this morning, outside temp was 26 here in Memphis. Traffic was light so my average speed was 70, only 3 stop lights all highway travel. got to work, and took the temp at the head next to the spark plug, 260, oil in the tank (taken down the dipstick tube) 160. hot side of oil cooler, 236. All good a bit higher then expected, but get this, the temp at the output side of the cooler, 150, that surprised me, the cooler is not that big, and when I got to that measurement the bike had been ideling for about 5 min... That cant be right. I will measure it again today when I go home, it should be about 50 so the difference may not be that extreme.
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Road Master
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Hulk I think that the temp of the oil in the tank does not represent the hottest the oil got, that is a lower temp post cooler, and is in fact part of the reason for having a reservoir, to have a place for the oil to cool before being pumped through the rest of the system to pick up heat. The temp of the cooler was 220, which means the oil temp inside had to be at least that temp as the oil is the only source of heat.
Road Captain
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Just FYI....I love everything about this bike. I think it is a great color scheme and love the addition of the tour pack in the forward position. Congrats on having a great bike.
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Hulk I think that the temp of the oil in the tank does not represent the hottest the oil got, that is a lower temp post cooler, and is in fact part of the reason for having a reservoir, to have a place for the oil to cool before being pumped through the rest of the system to pick up heat. The temp of the cooler was 220, which means the oil temp inside had to be at least that temp as the oil is the only source of heat.
Last edited by Hulkss; Nov 15, 2019 at 06:22 PM.
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