Air temp gauge

[hogpipes1]

03 bagger air temp pegs @ 100 when ign  is turned on .might hit normal air temp when riding or  it pegs back to 100* .My 1st look will be at the temp sensor, is  this easy access pulling the H- lite guts out? TKS.

[Coyote]

I think you will find you need to pull the fairing. The temp sensor is snapped into the fairing brackets. And it's Probably a connection issue at the sensor or the gauge anyways.

[Hossamania]

Funny, I haven't looked at that guage in 6 years, it could be pegged to 100° for all I know.

[hogpipes1]

If it was easy to get at I would take a look.Pulling the fairing it's not worth my time for Gage that was crappy to begin with.

[fleetmechanic]

Never had one.  Where is the sensor located?

[Hossamania]

If it was easy to get at I would take a look.Pulling the fairing it's not worth my time for Gage that was crappy to begin with.

Pulling the batwing fairing is pretty easy, pull the headlight (if I remember right) and 3 screws for the windshield, 2 screws at the bottom of the fairing.

[Coyote]

No need to pull the headlight at all. You didn't say which touring bike so...

You may be able to see the sensor if you look up next to the left fork tube. I can't remember how low it is but it snaps into the fairing bracket.

[smoserx1]

I believe this is it.  Notice my "repaired" fairing bracket with Hardware store parts.

[rkrcpa]

Just a random thought.....why is there an air temp gauge? In 50 years of riding I've never needed a gauge to know whether I was hot or cold while riding.

[Hossamania]

Just a random thought.....why is there an air temp gauge? In 50 years of riding I've never needed a gauge to know whether I was hot or cold while riding.

I think it started out as a novelty item and just carried thru the years. Cheaper and less complicated than an oil temp guage.

[bump]

A compass would be a handier option. Not the ones they used to sell though.

[tdrglide]

I swapped mine out for a cylinder head temp gauge

[hogpipes1]

Took a look up the faring today ,it was hanging down off the bracket enough to disconnect.just a small white cube with 3 wire plug.it test out at 50ohms. Don't know the spec if that's with in range or not.  Dealer says have to order &  $ 20. He sold 6 in 25 yrs.plugged  it back in and that's it.

[jmorton10]

I swapped mine out for a cylinder head temp gauge

I thought that's what everybody did haha

~John

[calif phil]

I can't tell you how many folks over the years that think it's an air pressure gauge for the rear air shocks. Oil temp gauge is a good replacement for it.