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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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riding a '07 softail. Wondering what others with a oil temp. gauge are seeing? Yesterday it was 70 here and bike ran 211 degrees after a 40 mile ride.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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hottest ive seen mine is 250
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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That sounds about right...I have an 04 Heritage and I am running pretty rich...i'll run about 200-210 under the same conditions.
 
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215-225 normal for my 07 heritage
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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i've got an hd oil cooler on mine with my 95" kit and it only gets to 200 on really hot day. plus i run syn oil and they say that it will run about 10 degrees cooler with syn oil
 
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I see 250 regularly, riding in ambient temps in the 50s - 70s.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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cant say for sure but so far in mild weather50-80's ill run 200-215
 
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240 to 250 untill the stage 1 and dyno tune then 210-220
 
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