BF06FLHTCUI
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First off, I guess I need to change my screen name to BF06FLHTCUI, seeing as my wife twisted my arm this past weekend and I picked up a SWEET two tone blue and silver Ultra. Second, I have gone through the recent posts and didn't find my situation, so, here goes.
06 Ultra Classic, just under 21K on the clock. bike received full 20K service before I rode off on it. When I light it up, i am getting idle oil pressures of about 5 pounds, and up to about 25-30 at 2000+ RPM. After about 5 miles, when the bike is nice and warm, those pressures drop on the gauge. At idle, it shows less than 5 pounds, with at most 15 pounds at highway speeds. No idiot light. Checked the oil, nice and golden, doesn't smell scorched or cooked.
I do a lot of stop and go commuting riding, and the oil is a significant portion of the cooling for the bike, so I am a bit twitchy on this issue. My thought is that with no idiot light, it's probably all good, its just the gauge or the sending unit giving me bum numbers. Just wonder about the fact that numbers appear to be in line with everyone's reported figures when cold, dropping when warm. Makes me think the sending unit is loose or something so it's giving bad data when everything expands.
Thoughts? Likely culprits? Take it back to the dealership and make them figure it out?
06 Ultra Classic, just under 21K on the clock. bike received full 20K service before I rode off on it. When I light it up, i am getting idle oil pressures of about 5 pounds, and up to about 25-30 at 2000+ RPM. After about 5 miles, when the bike is nice and warm, those pressures drop on the gauge. At idle, it shows less than 5 pounds, with at most 15 pounds at highway speeds. No idiot light. Checked the oil, nice and golden, doesn't smell scorched or cooked.
I do a lot of stop and go commuting riding, and the oil is a significant portion of the cooling for the bike, so I am a bit twitchy on this issue. My thought is that with no idiot light, it's probably all good, its just the gauge or the sending unit giving me bum numbers. Just wonder about the fact that numbers appear to be in line with everyone's reported figures when cold, dropping when warm. Makes me think the sending unit is loose or something so it's giving bad data when everything expands.
Thoughts? Likely culprits? Take it back to the dealership and make them figure it out?