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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 14
| I rode home today on the bike and man my left anke got so hot......I noticed the engine is very hot, almost to hot to sit next to.....is this normal..is this a hot engiine?
next question...how do you check to see if the oil cooler is workiing? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 85
| First test is, does your left ankle get hot? LOL Sorry, good question but I just couldn't resist.
Seriously, I ride with leather boots on and I've never noticed a heat problem that serious. Maybe my boots insulate me from the heat. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 7
Cabot Arkansas | I've never noticed excess heat off the pipes. I just got my Vision two weeks ago and have put a thousand miles on it. |
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Tourer
Posts: 400
| Victory makes a dip stick that reads the oil temp. It looks good on the bike. You may think about getting one of those. I like the ability to check the oil temp at any given moment. I've had a couple compliments in regards to the dip sticks appearance. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 14
| I have had many bikes and some get really hot but not the V twins..they stay cool most of the time...I had boots on the first time and so I can not tell with my tennis shoes on if this is normal....the engine was extremly hot... |
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Visionary
Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX | I was in stop and go traffic yesterday in 85' weather, bright sun. There was no mistaking that I was sitting on motorized vehicle but I was sweating because I was in the sun. In the shade of a tree I felt much better. My engine temp on the dip stick read just below 250'.
I was wearing work shoes and did not feel that it was too hot but I was not going to touch the cylinder with a bare finger.
Ride Safe
Edited by radioteacher 2010-03-30 8:38 PM
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 14
| well thanks guys...but I think its becuase I wear tennis shoes and my pants pull up a bit with only socks between me and the beasty engine heat...here is a litttle feed back from a mag:
" Big engine = big power = heat, that?s all there is to it, though it?s less noticeable stopped at idle as your legs are well away from it. As with any fully faired motorcycle various mechanical sounds are reflected back to the rider, but two of these early production Vision models that I rode" |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1117
Northeast Ohio | A lot of folks run the lower wind deflectors to help cool the engine a bit. Something to think about. |
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Tourer
Posts: 374
Tucson, AZ | And on the note that your left foot is getting hot I would say yes your oil cooler is working. The coolers just in front of your left foot so air passing thru it is more than likely what your feeling. I know my Vision runs way cooler than my 07 ultra did. I ride with the uppers open and it seems to divert more air down to the feet. Also highway pegs give you the option to move your feet out of the furnace so to speak.
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Cruiser
Posts: 260
| ScoreBo - 2010-03-30 7:43 PM
A lot of folks run the lower wind deflectors to help cool the engine a bit. Something to think about.
Must have when hot!! |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 741
Central New York | Just to throw it out there----. If you take a sanctioned motorcycle safety coarse they require boots as part of the normal required motorcycle gear. Wouldn't even let you on the coarse with tennis shoes. Before I took the coarse I thought nothing of taking a ride with shorts, t-shirt, sneakers, and a helmet. After taking the coarse my minimum is long jeans, boots, long sleeve shirt, gloves, and helmet. Any less and I feel naked. I picked up a pair of those denim chaps which work great for those days when you want shorts for work.
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