I rode my dads 07 ultra and the engine heat was crazy hot in traffic, then he trade in his 07 for an 08 ultra and has thesame heat. Ive been riding a t.c 88 for 5 years and no heat problems. Is the heat because it a 96" or because he has no exhaust yet? IS THE HEAT AN ISSUE?

 

Because it's a 96 and because the EPA has strangled the motorcycle. Heat can be controlled with exhaust, air cleaner and fuel management changes as well as some heat shields.

 

I have an 08 SG and it does not feel hot at all...in fact cooler than my 04 deluxe.

 

as a first time hd owner had no reference but was advised to buy heat shields great investment for big guys legs being so close.

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my 08 is lot cooler than my 07!

 

[sm=deadhorse.gif][sm=violin.gif]LoL

 

Yeah, he done got the deluxe water sprayer --- Non stock on the 07's.

 

Has anyone ever postedif the Big Dog type chopper bikes have a heat problem. It would seem that you would get hot setting down on the bike the way you do.

 

This issue has been beat to death, but bottom line is that the 96's have to run leaner to meet EPA requirements. Some are notter than others, and I still have not figured that out, but at 14.7:1 A/F they are lean. Lean = heat.

I had one of the hot ones (07) when it was stock, anything above 70 degrees outside meant that sitting at a light waiting for it to change was misery. Rick, I am glad your new one is cooler than last years! Bottom line is that to keep the EPA happy, lean A/F, catalytic converters, and eventually watercooling are going to be things we have to learn to live with. You can make engine mods, and beat the heat, but the EPA evetually will find a way to monitor that also, with annual exhaust probes and emission checks.

 

I've never seen anybody ride one far enough to get itwarmed up, much less hot...

I never had an issue with the heat from my 07, but the 04 I recently traded fordoes run cooler. 'Course it's also 50 state emissions illegal.