If that was the case I wonder why Yamaha put a auto shut off for long idle times?? (20 mins I think)
Good info on displaying the Temp. So the consensus is that it's engine temp right? Side note....I got to talking with a Big Dog chopper rep at a Bike rally a few years back and he explained to me that the Raider's cylinder's are designed in such a way, with certain materials so that you could close it in a shipping container and idle a whole tank of gas through it and it would never overheat or damage the cylinders. The subject came up between us because I was admiring the external oil cooler on one of the Big Dog's and he claimed you don't really need it on the Raider except for looks and he was definitely bragging about the Raider which, coming from a Big Dog Rep was kinda cool. Does anyone know any Yamaha Tech Reps that can back this up? Surely somebody has the connection
So I been thinking about this oil temp gauge. So why didn't yamha just program it into the bike? If I am not mistaken it should be can? Right? Use the selection switch... I do retro fits on laser and plasma and water jets. So yamaha it would have taken like 10 min to program to be able to see it on the display screen! Love the bike, but I think it should be able to do so much more. I belive my bike is getting hot as well. I work 28 miles from my shop. Shop, home, 228 degrees. I FULLY UNDERSTAND AIR COOLED ENGINES. But again no cooler?
Hey,My friend has an '08 Yamaha cruiser (Not the Raider - a Stratoliner) Same engine as the raider though. His has a Oil cooler on it from the factory.That's why I started to think of adding one too.My Raider threw an over heat code... IT happened when I was doing skills training on an obstacle course. Sucker got way hot