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is there any way to put a temp gauge on yur bike.?
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most people don't realize that the temp gauge on a car or truck is water temp (coolant) katana's are oil cooled.
You can get a temp gauge but this will not be for coolant temp. They are EGT's
or Exhaust gas temp gauge.
They give you an idea of how lean or rich the engine is running....too lean and the EGT will show cold...to rich and will show hot.
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It could be done, auto/cycle temp sensors are mostly thermistors and don't know or care what liquid is providing the temps. The only issue I see is finding one with the adjustability for the gauge needed for the kat. Do some google searching and I bet you can find some kind of kit to do it.
*edit* Here is a thread I found with links to the parts you'll need. http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.p...ght=Temp+gauge Use the search my friend.Last edited by 5forty2; 09-15-2011, 03:29 AM.Need those hard to find crush washers for the bottom end of your forks? PM me, i've got plenty
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or put an oil temp gauge on it?"even one weak point is a weak point, DON'T MAKE ANY!" ~me
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Just an aside for my own education but I thought that a lean condition would lead to higher EGT's and a rich condition would lead to lower EGT's. Just curious as I have a turbo diesel and that information would be beneficial.Comment
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No no no. Lean = High EGT Rich = Cold EGT You got it backwards.Originally posted by 88kat-rider View PostComment
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That is correct.Originally posted by carrnut View Post90% of motorcycle forum members do not have a service manual for their bike.
Originally posted by BadfaerieOriginally posted by soulless kaos
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You could buy an infared thermometer and point it at the engine? Lolol not sure about that idea when riding.Comment
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yup. i did...thats what happens when your surfing KR at 1am..lolOriginally posted by 05RedKat600 View PostComment
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buy an oil temp gauge, you can tap in right under the signal gen cover, you will need to get a m16x1.5 male fitting with either a 1/8 or 1/4" female npt. this is the same place i tapped in for my oil feed for the turbo
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yes i know there oil cooled, but it brought to my attention that when my bike is hot or been riding for a while, it idles really high like 3-3.5 RPMOriginally posted by 88kat-rider View PostComment
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Originally posted by Katrider600 View Post
That's less likely a temp issue, and more likely a carb/vacuum/air leak issue.
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CP used to offer some oil temp gauges. The challenge will be to find some in our temperature range and weatherproof. I also remember some issue with sending units. At some point he got someone (siemens maybe) to build units to his spec. However now that model number doesn't locate anything publicly.-2000 "750"
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It looks like the links I posted have changed by VDO. Here are some other ones.Originally posted by 5forty2 View Post
Gauges page:
Sensors page:
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