2007 Heritage Heat problem
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Pittsburgh
Hot? Say boiling oil 10 times real fast. I have 13,000+ miles on my 07 and did a stage 1 on her with full synthetics and it helped a little. I am sitting on a combustion engine that is air cooled so after I build up enough callous on the inside of my thighs, I accept the fact she gets hot. Many a times I have detoured out of traffic to hit the wind and have enjoyed 99.9% of it. Although I have been late getting home, to work, appointments, more than once, it has been well worth it. I love this bike, more reliable than my old 81 low rider.
Former Sponsor
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 303
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From: Mason City, Iowa
Have an 07 Fatboy and never really noticed it too bad til I was stuck in traffic as Sturgis. I thought my right thigh was about to ignite. I put a new seat on that is narrower in the front between the legs and I noticed it got worse. Old seat must have served as a little heat shield?
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 40
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From: Newport, NC
If you suffer from heat problems while sitting in traffic,check out or Crotch coolers they do work very well.I can tell you that they work very well and that we sell a lot of them.If it does not work as advertised simply send it back for a full refund.We also can make them match the studs on your softail.Thank you
I have stage 1 with V&H Big Shots and run HD synthetic oil. It's still hot as hell without these heat deflectors. Oh ... I also put on an HD Oil Cooler. It helped some but not as much as I hoped.
Last edited by MasterGun; Mar 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM.
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2008
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07 & 08 riders with heat issues....please read the thread that I started here...it is my conversation with the makers of XiED's over the last week....great results from a company that actually understands how your bikes ECM works....good reading
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...formation.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...formation.html
Cruiser
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Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 7,217
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From: Southern Ohio
Yeah, my '07 ran a little hot like the rest of 'em, due to the lean emission limits mandated by EPA...went to Mobil 1 synthetic fluids, changed to older set of SE pipes, Ness Big Sucker, and a dyno'd PCIII...the bike runs cooler, much stronger, sounds like a Harley is supposed to, and I'm a happy camper...if you just want to cool down a stock bike, yeah, there are cheaper routes to take, but I've never been interested in running a quiet, stock bike...but that's just me...
Last edited by *NIGHT TRAIN*; Mar 27, 2009 at 02:13 PM.
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