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This Friday afternoon a friend and I road across Metro Atlanta during the first part of rush hour. From the extreme NE suburbs to the extreme W suburbs. As you might expect, it was hot, stop and go, often slow even when moving. We had fun when we got there, but it was a taxing ride for riders and bikes too -- I suspect. Which brings me to the point.

I was riding my 2004 Softail Heritage Classic, stock engine with normal Stage I upgrade and an oil cooler. My buddy was on a 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan, which is water cooled.

When we got to where we were going, his oil temperature was 180 degrees - he has a 180 degree thermostat installed, and my analog oil temperature dip stick said 220 degree. (Before I installed the oil cooler it ran 230 on a trip like that.)

My thought is that if...

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