Hey.... having a blast riding the harley around and wondered what temp should I be watching on the oil tank gauge ?

Q2.... Is melbourne hot enough to run a oil cooler ,or is a more say for Qld weather ?

Thank guys ..

An oil cooler can't hurt, as long as it has a bypass thermostat.
Melbourne can have hotter days than say, Brisbane.
Oil temps will be around 100 c. +/-

thanks for that ..i think my gauge is in F ..it runs about 160 to 180 ...maybe thats close to 100 deg

 

That's actually pretty cool. The idea is to keep it around 100 to boil off any crap.

www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

 ok ..I'm about 85 deg ....any way bike is running well , the gauge could be out by 10 % too i guess ....main thing was i wasn't cooking  !!

Mine has travelled close to 800km and is due for its first service.

I noticed it  was running at 230f. (110deg) The outside temp was around 38deg.

I have been told it should be lower after the oil is changed.

 

Nothing wrong with 110 @ 38 deg C.
Synthetic can handle a bit over 130C with no drama's, mineral a bit less.

Thanks for that info speedzter,

no need for a oil cooler at this stage.

 

have a 2007 Street Bob..... and recently fitted an Oil Level & Temperature Dipstick with lighted LCD readout... today with city temp in high 20's the oil temp was 240dF....