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Old 07-28-2011, 08:00 AM
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2011 road glide.while riding oil pressure is about 32 on the gauge. while stopped at a light the pressure drops to maybe 10 on the gauge.is that normal? bike only has 200 miles on it.
 
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:07 AM
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Just my opinion but yes. As designed big part of cooling is the oil and they have oil jets at base of cylinders that only work at a higher pressure (12-18 lbs) to maintain oil control at idle. If you think deep seems a little backwards but a lot of head is generated at high rpm, Just get the impression its at a stop light? HA Just my opinion
 

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As any hd dealer would say "that's normal"
 
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:36 AM
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THANKS GUYS
 
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:44 AM
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HD oil systems are high volume low pressure as the oil is also acting as a coolant. So, they want the heat dissipated by moving more oil. Hence the gerotor pump design.
 
 
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