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Mar 2, 2010 | 12:38 PM

mike33ca

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coldest start temperature

Whats the coldest weather you guys are able to get your sportsters to start in? obvioulsy I mean when stored outside? I know with my previous non-harley bikes anything within a few degrees of freezing meant it wouldnt start

Mar 2, 2010 | 02:49 PM

humpyy57

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Last winter my lousy van would not start at dead 0 but the bike fired right up after not being ridden for 2 weeks and no tender

Mar 2, 2010 | 04:15 PM

badger1984

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I have a battery tender on mine and it started in January when the temp was 7F. I needed to get it running to take it in for work before we had tons of snow.

Mar 2, 2010 | 06:32 PM

Jeff's 1st Harley

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Mine started at fifteen degree's this winter.

Mar 2, 2010 | 07:58 PM

eazyrider

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15 degrees here as well. She took a while but she fired.....and then quit....and then fired again. That was cold day, damn.

Mar 2, 2010 | 09:53 PM

WRAITH

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-15 C.(10F),parked outside over night,started first try.

Mar 2, 2010 | 10:36 PM

SportyPig

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Sitting outside overnight, the coldest I've started mine was 12 degrees.

I did start it once last winter with the temp at 0, but I pulled the bike in the hotel room that night. I don't think if would have started if I didn't.

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Mar 3, 2010 | 08:15 PM

Stefan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mike33ca

Whats the coldest weather you guys are able to get your sportsters to start in? obvioulsy I mean when stored outside?

I have always been able to borrow a garage for overnight in the winter.

After riding to work it then sits outside for 8-12 hours at temps below 20*F, in the sun. My coldest ride to work this year was 4*F, last year 9*F.

It will start after a couple of turn overs. The engine does not like it very much. The problem is the cold oil on the flywheel. I run either 20W50 or straight 50 weight oil. It would start better if I changed to a lighter weight oil as recommended in the manual.

I do not use a battery tender or charger.