Hot weather and biking

[kingsknight]

Went out for a nice 60mile ride in the 30c sun today and loved it. stayed nice and cool in my gear as along as i could keep above 30ish!

my bike on the other hand got hot, very hot! the engine casing got so hot to the point where i could barely touch it! Im not worried about it blowing up (its a CG engine) but iv never noticed my engine ever get that hot.

but come to think of it. i think i only felt the casing due to it being so hot today! Didnt smell any hotter then normal!

How does your bikes deal with the heat?
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[chris-red]

[panrider_uk]

Water cooling

Mark
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[kingsknight]

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[Paulington]

SV650 runs about 85 Celsius on a normal day.

Been hitting the 90s recently though.

No worries about it though! Although with shorts on the legs do get a bit warm! .
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[chris-red]

The S4 runs at about 88 on a normal day but often hits 105 in traffic, I've had it at 112.
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[kingsknight]

112c
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[lee8040]

zx6r ninja runs about 100c in london often 106 in traffic

[Paulington]

Highest I've had the SV is 108C, started to panic a bit there! .
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"Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul."
Current Vehicles: '89 Kawasaki KDX200, '99 Yamaha XV535, '00 Honda ST1100 Pan-European, '08 Suzuki GSX-R1000, '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GS4 2.0 TDCi, '15 BMW 1 Series 116d Sport Turbo.
CBT: 27/08/08. Theory: 04/09/09. Module 1: 16/09/09. Module 2: 01/10/09.

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[Paulington]

[rac3r]

80's/90's normally. I had about 112 today in traffic. Worry point is about 130 when 'HOT' starts to flash on the dash

Air cooled sucks in traffic
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[Stelmer]

My bike is air cooled and starts to idle erratically, misfire and cut out when it gets excessively hot in traffic. I'm not 100% sure why it does this but have a few theories.

Running Rich.
Bad coil/leads causing issues when they get hot. New plugs so it isn't them.
Internal engine issues.


Bad intake rubbers (they're seized onto the engine and I have not got the tools to remove them).Luckily I do not commute. If I did, i'd have stuck with a cheap watercooled bike and not even consider the project bike in the first place.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Also oil cooled innit Steve, so maybe the oilways aren't as clear as they should be.
I once fixed my CG by finding a piece of rag inside my engine. kid yer not. Before that it would lose power when it got really hot. Rag out and all's well (as they say)

And no it wasn't me that left it in.

Anyway.... something else for you to scratch yer head.


Pat
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[Alexio]

After an extended period of riding my CG engine loses a good 10MPH once it gets too hot and just refuses to go as fast as it used to until you stop and let it cool down. I have a feeling this is also something to do with my spark plugs over-heating. I wish I had a thermostat on my bike
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[SamJL]

130 is about the temp you should switch the bike off at, and let the fans cool it down. Coolant means the boiling point is alot higher then that of just water.

I saw 112 the other day on the CBR.
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