Engine Temp
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Engine Temp
Last weekend I was returning from a trip to Milwaukee and I thought I would try to compare engine temperature with the lower fairing vents open and closed.
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Road Warrior
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Fricken laptop
I hit enter and it posted.
The long and short of it is I used the power vision to watch engine temperature with the vents open and closed and saw no significant difference. I would like to know if others have done that and found the same result.
I would also like to know if anyone has compared ET with lowers installed and without lowers. I know I'm going to have to do this, but it would be nice to see others that verify what I find.
The long and short of it is I used the power vision to watch engine temperature with the vents open and closed and saw no significant difference. I would like to know if others have done that and found the same result.
I would also like to know if anyone has compared ET with lowers installed and without lowers. I know I'm going to have to do this, but it would be nice to see others that verify what I find.
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I compared lowers on/off
105ş ambient
loop: 1 mile at 30 MPH to fwy- 9 miles at 60 MPH...off, on to ramp...9 miles at 60 MPH, 1 mile at 30 mph.
first rode the bike to get to operating temperature.
removed fairing lowers
then did loop 1
put on the fairing lowers
then loop 2
measured at the oil dipstick, temps were 25ş lower with fairing lowers in place
mike
105ş ambient
loop: 1 mile at 30 MPH to fwy- 9 miles at 60 MPH...off, on to ramp...9 miles at 60 MPH, 1 mile at 30 mph.
first rode the bike to get to operating temperature.
removed fairing lowers
then did loop 1
put on the fairing lowers
then loop 2
measured at the oil dipstick, temps were 25ş lower with fairing lowers in place
mike
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He must have fallen asleep.
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That's what I was looking for
I compared lowers on/off
105ş ambient
loop: 1 mile at 30 MPH to fwy- 9 miles at 60 MPH...off, on to ramp...9 miles at 60 MPH, 1 mile at 30 mph.
first rode the bike to get to operating temperature.
removed fairing lowers
then did loop 1
put on the fairing lowers
then loop 2
measured at the oil dipstick, temps were 25ş lower with fairing lowers in place
mike
105ş ambient
loop: 1 mile at 30 MPH to fwy- 9 miles at 60 MPH...off, on to ramp...9 miles at 60 MPH, 1 mile at 30 mph.
first rode the bike to get to operating temperature.
removed fairing lowers
then did loop 1
put on the fairing lowers
then loop 2
measured at the oil dipstick, temps were 25ş lower with fairing lowers in place
mike
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
part 2:
the increased air flow across the motor may result in more heat removed from the motor...but directed at the rider especially the right thigh- the "blow dryer effect"
that's ok, I'd rather my motor be happier, I wear thick jeans
using the fairing adjustable deflectors to direct air into the cockpit does help
mike
the increased air flow across the motor may result in more heat removed from the motor...but directed at the rider especially the right thigh- the "blow dryer effect"
that's ok, I'd rather my motor be happier, I wear thick jeans
using the fairing adjustable deflectors to direct air into the cockpit does help
mike
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part 2:
the increased air flow across the motor may result in more heat removed from the motor...but directed at the rider especially the right thigh- the "blow dryer effect"
that's ok, I'd rather my motor be happier, I wear thick jeans
using the fairing adjustable deflectors to direct air into the cockpit does help
mike
the increased air flow across the motor may result in more heat removed from the motor...but directed at the rider especially the right thigh- the "blow dryer effect"
that's ok, I'd rather my motor be happier, I wear thick jeans
using the fairing adjustable deflectors to direct air into the cockpit does help
mike
