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Mar 26, 2011 | 04:52 PM

#11

doctorharrison

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From: Eastern Massachusetts

Yeah, mine works great. Reads either 60 or 82'. Indispensable.

Mar 26, 2011 | 05:42 PM

#12

Turbo Flux

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From: TEXAS!

Oil temp guage went in the dash for me. I will gladly sell my old one for $25,000 so I can go buy a new one.

Mar 26, 2011 | 06:27 PM

#13

SamStone

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From: Tipp City, Ohio

I'm still trying to figure out why they have radios.

Mar 26, 2011 | 06:36 PM

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RPS1981

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From: Springfield, MO

You fellers don't know nothin'. Ever-body needs ta know what the tempa-ture is next to the radio inside their faring.

Mar 26, 2011 | 07:15 PM

#15

98Ultra

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From: S.E. NC

I look at mine and if the needle gets to the left of center, I put my jacket on. When it gets over 100 degrees, I try to stop more often for a beer.

Mar 26, 2011 | 07:45 PM

#16

Cosmic Charlie

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From: Massachusetts (NE)

It was the cheapest thing MoCo could come up with to fill the 4th hole in the fairing - without a doubt

mine is actually very accurate - for whats that's worth

though mine has a bit of fog in it on a cold start, then clears later

MoCo Cheapo

Mar 26, 2011 | 08:24 PM

#17

1flhtk4me

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From: Billings,Mt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by banddirector

Why do Harleys have an air temp gauge?

The HD engineers placed that guage in there knowing that a lot of the buyers would replace it with a more expensive oil temp guage.

Mar 26, 2011 | 10:35 PM

#18

karbar99

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From: In the flatlands!

Does it have a sensor....

Quote:

Originally Posted by banddirector

I searched the forums for this, but can't find a definitive answer:

Why do Harleys have an air temp gauge? I've found that many people have wondered the same thing, and many others have suggested much better options instead (like an oil temp gauge). But nobody seems to have an answer. Even the service manager at the dealership doesn't know.

Is it a mystery of the ages?

My question to add to this is, where is the sensor or does it just sense off the rear side of the guage within the fairing??

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Mar 26, 2011 | 11:12 PM

#19

oct1949

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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..

I just look at the puter fore i leave home..

Mar 27, 2011 | 03:26 AM

#20

Stiggy

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From: Oxford, Nc

Come to think of it, had an OIL TEMP guage really ever affected your ride? Have you ever not ridden because of what it read? Or do you run it just to monitor just in case for some reason it inexplicably started to rise?

Maybe its just fun to watch in traffic jams.

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