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Re: [ST] RS running hot?
- Subject: Re: [ST] RS running hot?
- From: basmaf <basmaf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 19:41:21 +0100
Paul Fox wrote:
> > I just picked up a y2k demo model with 800 miles a month ago. My previous
> > bike was an old '81 air cooled honda. Thus, I have no frame of reference.
> > I love the RS, but I think it might be running hot. After extended highway
> > riding the temp guage reaches 210 while driving in subsequent low speed stop
> > and go city traffic on a 60 degree day. When I parked the bike and shut it
> > down, it hit 213. The fan ran for a while once parked and shut off. This
>
> i believe mine does that. the fan runs for quite a long time after shutoff,
> if i've just come off the highway.
>
> normal minimum operating temp is about 185, but it climbs easily, as you
> say.
>
> paul
> =---------------------
> paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 57.6 degrees)
> 'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601
>
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Hi
Mine runs hot also. I think it is a feature. I have some info about it as it really
worried me at first.
http://members.tripod.co.uk/basmaf/index.htm
It does get better with time, but will always run a little warm.
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