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Author Message   70_west Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 07:46 pm:        Any suggestions or precautions to be taken during cold weather riding with the Uly? I ride to work if the temps are above 20 degrees, and the bike is missing quite a bit with 40 degree mornings. Jack   Ulynut Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 08:01 pm:        Some guys put a rag in the oil cooler scoop to block off airflow. Seems to let the oil stay a little warmer. I don't, and it runs fine. I just let it warm up for a few extra minutes, and go nice and easy for the first few miles to let everything warm up, including the tires.   Hughlysses Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 08:17 pm:        Yea, most important thing you can do is let the engine warm up before riding and get thoroughly warmed up before getting on it. It will stumbled and run rough at low speed until it warms up. Go outside, crank it up, come back in and gear up. If you're as slow as I am, it should be plenty warm by the time you're ready to ride.   Paralegalpete Posted on Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:57 pm:        I put 1000 k on this weekend in 34-42 degree temps, and the bike seemed to like it   70_west Posted on Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 01:11 pm:        Yeah, I usually let the bike warm for several minutes even during summer temps. I'd also wondered about covering the oil cooler, just don't want to overheat the engine. I don't know how much it contributes to the overall operating temperature of the engine. Maybe it's just fine as is and the occasional "burp" is to be tolerated. I rode my KLR in the teens, but it's water cooled and I kept the radiator covered with a cardboard cut out. Also had a temp gauge to keep an eye on it. Jack   Electraglider_1997 Posted on Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 08:28 pm:        That is why you need an oil temp dipstick so that you can see how hot your oil is getting. Without that you will have no idea. If the oil is getting over 200 F at the swingarm then your engine is getting pretty hot. Make yourself one. Here is how to make a nice oil temp dipstick step by step. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/461500.html   Riding_tall Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 08:21 pm:        May want to look at doing a breather / catch-can mod also. When it's cold a lot more gunk gets spit back into the intake causing the motor to stumble.

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