How hot is too hot?

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:14 pm

I know I ask the stupidest questions, but I have nothing to compare to.

My gauge doesn't go much past half way and the fan works, but if its 78 degrees or over, the bike gets plain hot. Tonight, after a half and hour, the entire tank cover was very hot. Hell, the filler cap was very hot to the touch.

reelrazor · Post by **reelrazor** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:18 pm

You still have all the air deflectors? (the soft one behind the upper edge of the radiator that lays on the valve cover, and the ones that seal from the head to the side fairings)

I have NEVER had my filller cap be hot (or even WARM)

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:26 pm

I've had the fairings off a few times and have never seen anything that "seals". I was out for 2 hours yesterday and I don't recall all of this heat. The whole tank cover was pretty darn hot.

reelrazor · Post by **reelrazor** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:45 pm

Okay,

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorc ... 96/o/m7220

Inthe 'frame' page I am talking about items numbered:

20, 21....25, 26, and 27

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:54 pm

I don't believe I have 25, 26, and 27. 20, 21 seems to be in place.

reelrazor · Post by **reelrazor** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:13 am

Airbox? Or pods?

mrfreeze5 · Post by **mrfreeze5** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:18 am

Ive got a set of those if you need them. Just pulled them off.

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:48 am

airbox

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:13 am

Yeah, I definitely don't have those. I'm not sure why that would make that much of a difference. Just a note: over an hour later and the tank and filler cap are still pretty warm. About that same temp as touching the cylinder head. In comparison, the exhaust is stone cold.

Maybe I'm just loosing my mind.

csofos · Post by **csofos** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:50 am

delvryboy wrote:I know I ask the stupidest questions, but I have nothing to compare to.

This answer is what i give to my clients on my gym, when they tell me the same thing:
"The spupidest questions need the wisest answers". So don't you ever say that again. You never know

csofos · Post by **csofos** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:03 am

reelrazor wrote:You still have all the air deflectors? (the soft one behind the upper edge of the radiator that lays on the valve cover, and the ones that seal from the head to the side fairings)

I have NEVER had my filller cap be hot (or even WARM)

I think delvryboy, as a filler cap means the one into the frame, over the valve cap and not the other on the expansion box. That on the frame it is logical to be hot when the bike is running. Mine, and every other's i have seen, are always hot when the engine runs.

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:31 am

I'm talking about the lock cap.

reelrazor · Post by **reelrazor** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:42 pm

Yeah, that's just weird.

It's 90° and humid here today. I just rode for an hour and a half...fuel filler cap/ring NOT hot, and I run a tankbag on top of it(don't know if that would insulate and keep heat in, or shade from sun and keep that heat off?)

delvryboy · Post by **delvryboy** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:10 pm

Right, definitely not the sun as the bike hasn't seen day riding for over a week.

mrfreeze5 · Post by **mrfreeze5** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:45 pm

My cap would get warm, but not hot. But I also was running pods, no airbox, no airducts, and no side fairings.

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