2009 Monster 696 - oil temperature

[alibaba]

This old dinosaur has ridden old British twins and singles for over 40 years.  The common consensus from all the 'lists' I am on is that the normal range of oil temperature for these air cooled, dry sump engines is 125 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

My Ducati owners manual seems to indicate the normal temperature range is @ 230 to 345 degrees F and actually does not give a warning until over 390 degrees F.  This sounds extremely hot to me.
Out of curiosity I was wondering if these types of temperatures are really the norm in these modern bikes.  Comments solicited.

[Holden]

Fahrenheit.

More like Celcius/centigrade. My garage gets down to 125°F on some nights.

[Bladecutter]

The engine temperature is taken on the vertical cylinder head, in the center of the V.
So the engine oil in that area is going to be considerably hotter than if the temperature was taken in the center of the oil sump.

As long as you make sure you use a good quality full synthetic engine oil, the higher temperatures won't break down the oil any sooner than the older tech bikes you are used to riding around.

There are two choices you can do to help alleviate your fears:

Install an oil cooler kit;
Send off an oil sample to be tested every several thousand miles.

BC.