Considering a Yamaha Roadliner S

[yukonjack]

New member here. I've owned a Roadliner for 5 years. I also live in Fresno (known to be very warm also). I have a full set of Corbin add ons (faring, chin spoiler and hard bags).
This bike will be very hot if trying to go through stop and go traffic or stoplights. You do not want to wear anything but full pants on those rides, your right leg will fill like its burning up. Also the bike will sometimes be slow to turn over when restarting when very warm, but has always started for me.
But the bike is worth the heat. Enjoy the new ride.

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[michaeld]

Yukonjack,

Thanks for the assurance.

I'm not real likely to get in dense stop/go traffic in Palm Springs. It's just not that congested.

I'd be a lot more likely to see that kind of condition from Riverside westward.

I HAVE to wear a knee brace on my left knee; and so far have been wearing the braces on BOTH my knees. There's also an undersleeve under the carbon fiber brace. And being a little self-conscious, I wear pants over the brace(s).

Which is to say I'm about as insulated as I can get!

I'm more concerned about the engine getting too hot for it's comfort than I am it getting too hot for mine.

I've been wondering if there's a good place to install an oil temp gauge on the Roadliner.

Here's an example of someone adding an oil temp dipstick to a Valkyrie. The problem with the Roadliner, of course, is that the dipstick is under the seat.