Azzkicker1994
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Is that a normal temperature or should I start worrying?
engine temp gets up to 212 almost ever time I ride
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yillbs
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This is happening because you're driving it like you stole it on every road you go on. You're dropping down to 3rd gear everytime you go around a curve, then you gun it when you come out. You over break, then over speed because it's fun.
hit longer straights, and watch the temp come down
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City commutes, idling at lights etc also do this...This is happening because you're driving it like you stole it on every road you go on. You're dropping down to 3rd gear everytime you go around a curve, then you gun it when you come out. You over break, then over speed because it's fun.
hit longer straights, and watch the temp come down
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Azzkicker1994
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thanks for the info
My tires are pretty bald so I haven't been hot rodding. And I shift at 5k rpms. I also never let my engine slow me down, I break before turns downshift and throttle out
My tires are pretty bald so I haven't been hot rodding. And I shift at 5k rpms. I also never let my engine slow me down, I break before turns downshift and throttle out
i was thinking you drive it like you stole it too mine usually runs around 190 on average cruising i think. I know my fan rarely goes on (which it does around 210) unless its a really hot day and i have just arrived home and shut it off. But if these other guys say its ok i wouldnt worry about it too much.
mine usually runs around 190 on average cruising i think. I know my fan rarely goes on (which it does around 210) unless its a really hot day and i have just arrived home and shut it off. But if these other guys say its ok i wouldnt worry about it too much.I let the rev limiter shift for me! lol j/k
I usually cruise around 5-6k, shifting anywhere from 7-11k depending on traffic and yeah, I see 210 all the time while commuting... just where it's at
Really? Known quite a few hotter bikes myself.
Even on a hot summers day flat out screaming the temp goes down not up...
98Deathmage
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The thermostat, fan and ECU will prevent any damage. Earlier this season i had an overheat and the engine shut off on me because there was debris in the fan causing a wedge.
Dont look at the temp when the engine is off. Without coolant circulating, you cannot get an accurate temp on the engine. All you will see is the remaining heat soak from the metal leaking to the outside to cool. Thats why ive seen as high at 223F on mine after a long ride. "Stolen" or not!
A little off topic but didn't want to start a new thread.
Over the years I've noticed many of the riders on here run their bikes in a much higher RPM range than I do. With many cursing around 7-8k and shifting at an even higher rate, if I remember correctly.
I cruise around 4,500. Sometimes a little lower if I'm going slower and vice versa. I shift around 5-5,500. I just never liked the sound of the engine screaming while at cruising speeds. Seemed like I was making the engine work way harder than it needed to be. Pretty much on any road that has a 50MPH or higher speed limit I get into 6th gear.
One advantage I've noticed from this is great MPG. (I'm assuming because the engine isn't working as hard being in the lower RPM range). I rarely ride freeway and yet I still get close to 50MPG with all the stop and go traffic I am in. Bike is rated at 43 combined city/hwy.
Any major disadvantages to riding like this?
I actually noticed the exact opposite. I got worse gas mileage shifting earlier and cruising at lower RPM. When I rang it out further to 6K+ i got better gas mileage. I regularly cruised at 7K+ rpm in 6th going 80ish and got my best gas mileage (with a passenger) of around 53mpg.
The 50MPG I get is city only miles. I so rarely take the highway that I haven't been able to calculate my mileage from that. But of course when I am on the highway I'm in 6th going 7k+ as well.
I also avoid cursing at higher RPMs because of the vibrations. As soon as I get above 5,500 the vibrations get noticeably worse. It should be noted however that I have made many mods to my bike including clip-on handlebars and new foot pegs without the rubber padding. So I notice vibrations more than someone with a stock bike.
i heard the opposite as well, that when you stay around 7k you get better mileage. I only ride on the weekends so i never really cared what kind of milage i get. id say i normally shift around the 6k mark. If your running at freeway speed (75-80 around here) its going to be at 7k cruising so id say thats safe.
i appreciate all the replies. though the freeway speeds/rpms are not what i am concerned about. it's about my original post on whether or not cruising around 4,500 rpm and shifting around 5,500 is bad for the engine long term or puts myself in a bad situation for reaction time/control of bike when an incident occurs on the road.