Hey guys and gals,
I was driving my brand new 02 636 home from the dealer yesterday and it was a pretty hot day ( 37 C ) and I had to ride through the city which meant a lot of stop, start riding for about half an hour. Within 5 minutes of riding, my temp gauge hit 100 C and to my great fear, continued to climb up to 112 C. At this time i decidied that I must do one of two things. Get out of the traffic and get up to a speed that would allow the radiator to work efficiently, or stop riding the bike. The choice was clear, so off I went down the emergency lane of the motorway, cruising at 100kph. The temp gauge dropped back down to about 90 C. as i rode into the suburbs, however, where u have to slow down, up she went again to 100 Celcius. Is this normal?? My baby is brand new and I don't want to burn out the motor, but I have to ride to work in this weather. Also, in regards to running the bike in, did anyone actually stick to the 4000rpm limit for 800miles. I mean, c'mon, that's a bit of an ask. On the ride home yesterday i didn't take the tacho past 5000rpms. But how long does this have to go on. For those of you who bought your 6R new, how did you run yours in. Opinions appreciated. thanks. Safe riding.
I was driving my brand new 02 636 home from the dealer yesterday and it was a pretty hot day ( 37 C ) and I had to ride through the city which meant a lot of stop, start riding for about half an hour. Within 5 minutes of riding, my temp gauge hit 100 C and to my great fear, continued to climb up to 112 C. At this time i decidied that I must do one of two things. Get out of the traffic and get up to a speed that would allow the radiator to work efficiently, or stop riding the bike. The choice was clear, so off I went down the emergency lane of the motorway, cruising at 100kph. The temp gauge dropped back down to about 90 C. as i rode into the suburbs, however, where u have to slow down, up she went again to 100 Celcius. Is this normal?? My baby is brand new and I don't want to burn out the motor, but I have to ride to work in this weather. Also, in regards to running the bike in, did anyone actually stick to the 4000rpm limit for 800miles. I mean, c'mon, that's a bit of an ask. On the ride home yesterday i didn't take the tacho past 5000rpms. But how long does this have to go on. For those of you who bought your 6R new, how did you run yours in. Opinions appreciated. thanks. Safe riding.