Swapped the air temp gauge in my fairing for an oil temp gauge and I'm not sure if it's working normally. Some things I've noticed:
1) Takes a good 10 or 15 minutes of riding before the temperature comes up off the 110 mark (lowest temp on the gauge)
2) Vast majority of the time in the last 2 days of riding (since new gauge installed) it runs about 190 degrees. This seems about right to me. However, sometimes I look down and it's at 230 to 240 for a couple minutes, then drops right back down to 190
3) Today I was at a steady speed turning 3000RPM and the gauge read around 250 or 260 for a couple minutes! Then right back to 190
4) Sitting at a stoplight at idle, I just happened to be looking at the gauge when I squeezed the front brake lever and it jumped from 190 to 230 and dropped back to 190 when I released the brake lever. Did this twice and then I couldn't get it to do it again with front or rear brake.
I guess I should add that the outside air temp was mid 40's to mid 50's both days, good oil quantity, no other symptoms at all.
Anyone have any opinions? Normal or no? Did anyone else have similar symptoms? How did you correct them short of replacing the gauge or sending unit?
Bike's running fine but I'd sure like a fully functional oil temp gauge.
1) Takes a good 10 or 15 minutes of riding before the temperature comes up off the 110 mark (lowest temp on the gauge)
2) Vast majority of the time in the last 2 days of riding (since new gauge installed) it runs about 190 degrees. This seems about right to me. However, sometimes I look down and it's at 230 to 240 for a couple minutes, then drops right back down to 190
3) Today I was at a steady speed turning 3000RPM and the gauge read around 250 or 260 for a couple minutes! Then right back to 190
4) Sitting at a stoplight at idle, I just happened to be looking at the gauge when I squeezed the front brake lever and it jumped from 190 to 230 and dropped back to 190 when I released the brake lever. Did this twice and then I couldn't get it to do it again with front or rear brake.
I guess I should add that the outside air temp was mid 40's to mid 50's both days, good oil quantity, no other symptoms at all.
Anyone have any opinions? Normal or no? Did anyone else have similar symptoms? How did you correct them short of replacing the gauge or sending unit?
Bike's running fine but I'd sure like a fully functional oil temp gauge.