For HD bashers only?

Question

In 08 HD came out with a heat management system. I thiink it's a good inovative idea. But I hear all these guys bashing it. One guy even said " Those 96" HDs will heat up going down the road and that heat system will kick in and shut one cylinder down and then you can only go like 15 MPH" Can any of you tell me exactly how this system works?

Answer 1

Harley Davidson, converting gasoline into noise without the benefit of horsepower.

You don't need to change the oil...just keep adding it as it leaks out.

Just dump the oil on the ground. It's gonna end up there anyway.

90% of all Harleys are still on the road. The other 10% made it home.

How's a Harley like a hound dog? They both spend a lot of time in the back of a pickup truck.

How's a Harley different from a hound dog? The hound dog gets in the truck by itself.

Harley uses an internal combustion engine. That's 100 year old technology.

There....I hope that'll eliminate a few bs answers.

Answer 2

too high tech for me and the Harley Mechanics must be japanese now.......

Answer 3

I'm giving you a star and grabbing 2 points to make it easier to come back here and check the answers.  

I'm curious to find out if any of them are smart enough to find the right answer.

Answer 4

I'd say the heat management system is very cool.

Answer 5

did u kno 80% of harleys are still on the road too bad only 20% of em make it back (they stall out cuz ther shitte)

Answer 6

it shuts down the fuel on the rear cyl at idle speed

the problem with "ALL" HD V Twins is the rear cyl runs much hotter than the front cyl

there is an easy, perfect, and least expensive way to correct this problem but HD Owners are BRAINWASHED by their dealer telling them if they do it this way it will ruin the engine and void the warranty!

but there are a few HD Owners that didn't listen to their dealer and they ride a HD that NEVER overheats and NEVER have any engine problems.

sooooo  you fools that own a HD, just keep listening to your HD Dealer, and save your money cause ur going to need it cause you guys are too stupid to figure out the HD Dealer WANTS YOUR HD TO BREAK DOWN SO HE CAN MAKE MONEY FIXING IT  !!!!

oh yea, you guys say "My HD Dealer is my friend"

DUH!!!!

he is NOT your friend!

he wants your money and he wants more and more of ur money

i hate you

Answer 7

I think it shuts one cylinder down to keep the bike from going faster than those Hi-ya-bus-a riders.  Opps, sorry about that, that wasn't a Harley bash.  

How about it shuts down one cylinder so that when the other one conks out of its own accord, the rider will still have one good cylinder to get him home?

Answer 8

don't feed the trolls.

Answer 9

i like my old evo engine,,,if it overheats, i need to sit in the bar for a few beers 'fore goin back home on a hot bike....nuff said.

Answer 10

I didn't see mention of heat management in the article I read. Fattening the mixture isn't really 'management' so much as a band aide approach to the problem.

  The Big Four have been using an efficient "heat management" system for decades.  Its the one used on H-D's Porche bike.

I read  the Cruiser article on the innovations Harley is making, like fuel injection.  

I noticed  that the screamin' Dragbike inspired V rod now makes as much horsepower as a 600cc Yamaha and a 15,000 mile bearing replacement problem in the last new and improved  model had been addressed.

Answer 11

Injected Twin Cam High Temperature Idle

The 2002 and later fuel injected Twin Cam engines use a three phase heat management system to reduce engine temperature under extreme conditions. Be aware that a rider with a very hot engine may notice the affects of this three phase heat management system and incorrectly assume an idle problem exists.

Phase 1 - At approximately 320˚ F the ECM will gradually reduce engine idle speed until the engine temperature drops or the engine reaches 800 rpm.

Phase 2 - If engine temperature reaches 338˚ F the ECM richens the air/fuel ratio to provide additional cooling.

Phase 3 - If the engine temperature reaches 356˚ F fuel injector pulses are interrupted. The air drawn in and expelled helps cool the engine further. Since there is no combustion it would be perceived as a misfire. This third stage will only happen when the motorcycle is stationary.