Temperature gauge question

[514Advrider]

Hi all,

I just picked up an '03 Tiger, with TOR pipe and off road tune. The bike runs great and I'm loving it so far. Only thing that leaves me a bit puzzled is that the temperature gauge stays low at all times. At highway speeds, it is just barely (1-2mm) above the 2nd bar from cold, and in traffic never higher than 1/3 of the scale. I hear the fan kicking in here and there, at about 1/3 or so of the scale, which seems low. I am thinking it's either a bad thermostat or gauge calibration is off. Any thoughts on that? Thanks for your help.

[Stretch]

Mine runs about the same.

[PeteH]

Mine runs about the same.

Same here, reckon the sensor is out in the breeze :roll:

[514Advrider]

So you guys think it's not affecting the fuelling?

[mrazekan]

My 02 does the exact same thing.

At first, I thought the fuel map would not change since it was staying so "cold."  I thought I had a stuck open thermostat problem.  I changed the thermostat and no change in the temp behavior.  I am running a K&N so I decided to get the off-road fuel mapping.  The only seriously noticeable difference is that it takes longer to get the fan to kick in when idling in my driveway.  This make sense as a lean condition will run the bike hotter.

So I say if it is between the two middle lines, even if just barely, it is fine.  A hand check of the hoses show that the engine is definitely at temperature.  So again, if between the lines, it's fine!