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Old 05-02-2009, 10:08 AM   #355 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Diversion View Post
It was 88 to 90 degrees yesterday and I saw a steady 230 degrees in oil temp just cruising around town.. this seems ludacris, but I also don't know what temps are considered dangerous and which temps are in the safe zone.
It's not really dangerous until you are continuously riding near or above 260. At that point there is a risk to bearings.

230 isn't bad itself, but it is when you consider that temp was while cruising. Once you step the RPM's up the oil temp is going to go up with it.
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