so, as the title says... what temperature do you let your bike warm up to before you take off and ride around? i usually ride her away at 150 degrees...
how about everyone else?
how about everyone else?
That's the temperature I usually experience when I'm riding in heavy traffic.Originally posted by S4one
After a long right about 20-30mi what is your temp at? I live in Cali and im usually at between 180-208, is this normal?
same here.Originally posted by phase4
104, I'm gone.
Exactlty. This is why I don't let it warm up completely while idling, but rather let it warm up for 30-60 seconds, and then take it easy the rest of the way. The Kawi tech @ the dealership where I bought the bike actually told me to wait until the temp hit 120 before I ride off. Usually by the time I start the bike, finishing putting on my gear, and turn the bike around it's @ 120.Originally posted by davew
allowing a cold motor to idle up to temp causes far more wear than driving it cold and avoiding any heavy loads. you need to circulate the oil too...
dw
are you sure? the fans come on at 210 (ish), but the thermostat could be wide open at 180... my bike runs perfectly stable at 150 in cold weather. does that mean my bike never warms up? [:M92]and there is something wrong with my thermostat?[:M74] im just speculatingOriginally posted by RacerXnh10
someone asked about the temp getting up to 208... the themostat in the bike is between 200 and 210 so you shouldn't see it get much warmer than that. but +1 to everyone that said get a reading on the gauge and then take it easy for a bit, other than warming the water you are warming the oil, bearings, transmission etc so its not just about the motor temp
Checked the service manual and I mispoke. The themostat spec in the manual says it should open between 136 and 144 and be wide open at 167.Originally posted by hubert9100
are you sure? the fans come on at 210 (ish), but the thermostat could be wide open at 180... my bike runs perfectly stable at 150 in cold weather. does that mean my bike never warms up? [:M92]and there is something wrong with my thermostat?[:M74] im just speculating