The maps on the PC V don't really match my set up so I went with the closest one until I get it dyno'd...

 

My bike has a name and she will bitch slap you if you call her something else. If that makes me crazy I don't care.
I like the name of your bike.
Good luck at the dealership.

 

Yea, I know it doesn't, just making the point that running it at 80, isn't abusing it.

Only you can tell us if it overheated, we weren't there. If it did overheat, I'd want to find out why. It's just the beginning of Spring, if it's overheating now, what's going to happen come July & August?

If you think it may be a heat issue, buy the HD analog oil temperature dipstick, then you'll be able to put a number on what Hot is, it's about $45.00 at the stealer.

 

Thanks lizdc,

I just thought it was funny when the first thing my buddy said after we pulled over was "Did you name the bike yet.." so after that I did lol...

 

It might not be a bad idea to by one of those oil temp gages. I just put one in mine and found out after riding 5 hours on friday it was running a 175.

 

All I know is that it felt like my pants caught fire for a second while at the light thats about it....I don't really know what to look for since this is the first bike I really started tampering with....use to ride sporbikes but i let the stealer do the work...

To be honest this was the first thing that came to mind when I poped the cap off the oil tank and it was smoking.....

 

Do you know that that's on the LOW side on normal? But, yes in cooler weather below 180 happens. 180 - 220 is the ideal range with 240 being about tops. Temps above 180 are required to burn off moisture (condensation) that collects in the oil system, and water in the oil is not a good thing.

 

SEE I told you!!! After you named it, did you not have a nice ride home after? My bikes name is MONA b/c she moans her name used to be naomi but ol lady said that was stupid.

 

What was the shutdown like? Did the bike sputter at all? Or just shut down? If it sputtered a bit, then died, look at your fuel. Bad tune, low fuel etc.

If it just died like you shut it off, look at electrical. A short somewhere, bad kill switch, ignition, even coils and plug wires are all suspect.

Do newer HDs kill the engine if it gets too hot?

I also recommend getting an oil temp guage.

 

I be leive it sputtered then shut off the first time at the light....The other time on the freeway it made a weird noise then died....

I'm starting to thing that it probably has somthing to do with the PC V since there is no map specific to my set up??