Louis Durocher
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'99 Interstate
Montreal,Canada
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« on: July 07, 2014, 06:00:54 PM » |
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Does anybody know where i can find a oil dipstick with integrated temperature gauge?
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 06:22:09 PM » |
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https://www.teltru.com/s-95-honda-motorcycles.aspxHDL may sell them... if you can find anything on that site. I believe someone put one in our classifieds in the last week. FYI, the larger face gauge will just touch the right side Kuryakyn trans cover. I have one of each, large and small face. What I did was cut a sliver of elect tape and lay it across the 220* line; I have trouble seeing the temp numbers while riding, but a glance down tells me I am below 220, I'm good to go. Keep your OE stick for checking oil.
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RONNIEB
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2014, 07:20:24 PM » |
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Have the teltru 1 7/8 inch dial on both my gurls, work great  |
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Bugslayer
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2014, 08:40:59 PM » |
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I also have the TelTru..... I can check my temp on the fly...... Works great!
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eight_pockets
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2014, 05:36:42 AM » |
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My Valkyrie came with one installed. I love it. It looks so good I thought it was stock.
I do have a problem,. though: I'm not sure where the oil level should stop on the stick; the vapor blasted bottom part or the upper groove. That groove looks too far away.
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Bone
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2014, 05:42:30 AM » |
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eight_pockets
Can you borrow one from another Valkyrie and match them up to mark yours ?
Or do an oil change make sure the filter is filled by starting then check to see where the level is on your dipstick and mark.
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eight_pockets
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2014, 06:41:26 AM » |
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Bone,
I don't know any other Valkyrie owners, but that is a good idea. We also have a Honda shop near by; I'll go ask them too.
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Bone
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2014, 06:56:13 AM » |
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Hey I will go out and measure the one in my 98 Tourer.
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Paxton
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2014, 06:59:03 AM » |
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Mine came with it and it looks great. However, I forget that it's there and "find it" every time I wash the gurl!   |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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Bone
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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2014, 07:47:56 AM » |
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eight_pockets if you still need the measurement mine is 8.5 inches from the threads to the middle of the 2 marks on the stick. Owners manual says that is the full level. .jpg) |
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Paxton
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2014, 08:10:10 AM » |
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You're supposed to check the oil with the stick not screwed in. Bike must be standing up straight on a flat surface.  A wheel chuck would be helpful and safer to keep her standing straight.  If cold, start the bike and let it idle until normal operating heat-range is achieved.  Better yet, take a short ride around the block. Upon return, shut her off and wait 3 minutes before checking the oil. |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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eight_pockets
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2014, 09:48:41 PM » |
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Thanks so much, Bone!
For others with the same issue, bone's numbers put the oil level in the middle of the grit blasted area of the thermometer stick.
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Bone
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« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2014, 05:57:31 AM » |
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Glad it helped you. If you didn't get a owners handbook with the bike Paxton posted the correct procedure for checking the oil don't screw in the dipstick to check the level.
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Hoser
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child of the sixties VRCC 17899
Auburn, Kansas
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« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2014, 06:48:31 AM » |
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I take out 4 quarts, add a new filter, and put 4 quarts in every 5 to 6 thousand miles, don't hardly ever check the level, it always dispenses 4 quarts when I change. Hoser |
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BudMan
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« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2014, 06:46:34 PM » |
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I take out 4 quarts, add a new filter, and put 4 quarts in every 5 to 6 thousand miles, don't hardly ever check the level, it always dispenses 4 quarts when I change. Hoser +1 |
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Buddy
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1948 EL Harley
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