Now that I have an oil temperature gauge (not calibrated yet, but should be close) on my Maxim, I've been taking note of what temp the oil is during different riding conditions. What I've seen is that it takes quite a while to get the oil warmed up, and the oil runs cooler than I expected. From my riding yesterday:
Ambient temp 17C. Oil is Rotella T6 5W-40 full synthetic.
It took 20+km of 80 - 100kph riding to get the oil up to 50C from a cold start.
Cruising at 110kph/7000 RPM never got above 70C.
City streets with many traffic lights got the oil up to 90C briefly after a long stop at a traffic light. Once moving the temp dropped back down to 70C quickly.
Warm starts got the oil back up to 70C in a few km of city riding.
Riding in the rain at 80 - 100kph had the oil at 50C or less.
It will be interesting to see what effect warmer ambient temps have on the oil temps. If you have an oil temp gauge, it would be interesting (to me anyways) if you'd post your observations.
Ambient temp 17C. Oil is Rotella T6 5W-40 full synthetic.
It took 20+km of 80 - 100kph riding to get the oil up to 50C from a cold start.
Cruising at 110kph/7000 RPM never got above 70C.
City streets with many traffic lights got the oil up to 90C briefly after a long stop at a traffic light. Once moving the temp dropped back down to 70C quickly.
Warm starts got the oil back up to 70C in a few km of city riding.
Riding in the rain at 80 - 100kph had the oil at 50C or less.
It will be interesting to see what effect warmer ambient temps have on the oil temps. If you have an oil temp gauge, it would be interesting (to me anyways) if you'd post your observations.