oil temp gauge
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,800
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From: Houston, Texas
Suggestion - Don't buy it. I had one on my first bike and obsessed about it. I constantly looked at it. Every stop light I would look down to see what it was. Can you do anything about it?...no. If your bike gets really hot, you wont need a gauge to know it.
At some point, your oil is going to get very hot. Just run a quality synthetic and be happy not knowing how hot it really got. You will stress over it for no reason. No matter how hot it gets, it will also cool back off and everything will be fine. They are designed to handle the heat and they do it well.
I haven't bought one on the last two bikes and have been in bumper to bumper traffic in 100+ degree heat too many times to count. Heat would be burning my legs and the bike would run like crap. As soon as the traffic starts to move again it cools right off. My Road King has experienced this almost every day in the summer, today being one, and is still running fine after over 88,000 miles.
Save the obsession with your oil temp and the money. Also search for the oil temp gauge here on the forum, most posts I have seen say they don't last long before they fail.
At some point, your oil is going to get very hot. Just run a quality synthetic and be happy not knowing how hot it really got. You will stress over it for no reason. No matter how hot it gets, it will also cool back off and everything will be fine. They are designed to handle the heat and they do it well.
I haven't bought one on the last two bikes and have been in bumper to bumper traffic in 100+ degree heat too many times to count. Heat would be burning my legs and the bike would run like crap. As soon as the traffic starts to move again it cools right off. My Road King has experienced this almost every day in the summer, today being one, and is still running fine after over 88,000 miles.
Save the obsession with your oil temp and the money. Also search for the oil temp gauge here on the forum, most posts I have seen say they don't last long before they fail.
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 745
Likes: 0
From: Sacramento
im a mechanic & like preventative maintenance, i have all the gauges on my super duty for when im pulling so i can monitor & adjust my driving as needed. i know i cant do anything for the street glide but would like to see the oil temps for my self. that is a major turn off that the gauges are failing after some time. i probably wouldnt change my riding if the gauge read 300* as long as the bike ran fine its just knowing how hoot its getting.
an older mechanic friend of mine always tells me "WHEN IT BRAKES YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO FIX". just cause i have a gauge doesnt mean im going to worry about it it just means i will see how hot it is. thats all.
an older mechanic friend of mine always tells me "WHEN IT BRAKES YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO FIX". just cause i have a gauge doesnt mean im going to worry about it it just means i will see how hot it is. thats all.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,045
Likes: 36
From: ST. Louis
It will look just like your other gauges.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I put one on my 2008 Street Glide, but never again.
I'd buy and oil cooler first.
The backlighting use to be visible around the outer edge of the gauge too, if you are a perfectionist.
It was the most worthless $300 (installed) I have ever spent.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I put one on my 2008 Street Glide, but never again.
I'd buy and oil cooler first.
The backlighting use to be visible around the outer edge of the gauge too, if you are a perfectionist.
It was the most worthless $300 (installed) I have ever spent.
Last edited by Texas Fat Boy; Jul 10, 2012 at 11:09 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 189
Likes: 3
From: North Ga.
Suggestion - Don't buy it. I had one on my first bike and obsessed about it. I constantly looked at it. Every stop light I would look down to see what it was. Can you do anything about it?...no. If your bike gets really hot, you wont need a gauge to know it.
At some point, your oil is going to get very hot. Just run a quality synthetic and be happy not knowing how hot it really got. You will stress over it for no reason. No matter how hot it gets, it will also cool back off and everything will be fine. They are designed to handle the heat and they do it well.
I haven't bought one on the last two bikes and have been in bumper to bumper traffic in 100+ degree heat too many times to count. Heat would be burning my legs and the bike would run like crap. As soon as the traffic starts to move again it cools right off. My Road King has experienced this almost every day in the summer, today being one, and is still running fine after over 88,000 miles.
Save the obsession with your oil temp and the money. Also search for the oil temp gauge here on the forum, most posts I have seen say they don't last long before they fail.
At some point, your oil is going to get very hot. Just run a quality synthetic and be happy not knowing how hot it really got. You will stress over it for no reason. No matter how hot it gets, it will also cool back off and everything will be fine. They are designed to handle the heat and they do it well.
I haven't bought one on the last two bikes and have been in bumper to bumper traffic in 100+ degree heat too many times to count. Heat would be burning my legs and the bike would run like crap. As soon as the traffic starts to move again it cools right off. My Road King has experienced this almost every day in the summer, today being one, and is still running fine after over 88,000 miles.
Save the obsession with your oil temp and the money. Also search for the oil temp gauge here on the forum, most posts I have seen say they don't last long before they fail.
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Tourer
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 346
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From: San Diego
Glad I checked in tonight, I have an oil gauge that has been on back order from the dealer for over 2 months, don't know what gives. After reading this I am going to tell them to keep it, I never thought about it but I too would be checking the damn thing all the time got an oil cooler can't do much else.
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,341
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From: Woodinville, WA
Really?! I don't know why anyone wouldn't want one. Heck of a lot more interesting than ambient air temperature. Installed mine about a month ago when Harley finally offered it in "Titanium" to match my other gauges. The displayed range goes from 110 to 350 f.
