I agree!
Quote Kevin "If I wanted an oil temp gauge, I'd do what Jack suggested and give DD a call.
To me, more important than an oil temp gauge is an oil pressure gauge. I can know about what my oil temp is from my PowerVision. When the engine and oil is being cooled properly, the oil temp will normalize with Engine Temp after an hour or so of riding.
But oil pressure is another matter. Seems like on the M8's HD is wanting to keep oil pressure Top Secret. lol
I still have a bunch of other things higher on my list, but I may eventually give DD a call myself to see about getting some sort of oil pressure readout on the '19 M8.
Kevin "
Jack "I agree with you on this one Kevin. I dunno if HD has an answer about the oil pressure especially with the ever changing oil pumps on the M8 engines. IMO Harley has been more focused on volume of oil circulating, obviously it will take X amount of pressure BUT, I want to know what kind of operating pressure I have @ all times JMO"
I agree totally with both of you about wanting the oil pressure reading the most. But, luckily I have that on my 16 so i am just looking for a "clean install" oil temp gauge. I do monitor both my engine temp and coolant temps on my PV when riding.
I suspect that Kevin's statement about the temps being close to the same after riding for an hour or so is probably an accurate statement also. However on very hot 90-100 degree down South days in a total traffic jam just moving 50 yards every few minutes for extended time and no SAFE place to just pull over and stop, I would like to have both pressure and temp.
I just want the temp gauge, but I don't want it $300.00 worth.
That is about what it would cost me from DD using items from their web site and using there smallest "mini 1 7/8 gauge and some form of a bar mount. Now I know they make very good products and I am not knocking them.... you get what you pay for.
I have not "called" DD, but I have looked at everything on their site. I will give them a call though. I was hoping to find something that would work mounted on the inner fairing, but I don't think that is going to happen. I have a CB module in the left side area, so it can't go there. However the CB won't talk a half mile so I might pull it out one day.
Now, a question for y'all about the M8's. How does HD check the oil pressure on M8's with a pressure problem? Is there an ECM or BCM reading that only their Computer software program can access? Do they install a gauge of some type somewhere in the lines?