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[ST] Running Temperature Sprint RS



Hello all,

I just bought a 2001 RS. I purchased the bike in Sydney and rode it home to
Melbourne (1200km trip). During the trip, the temperature sat at a pretty
constant 84 degrees Celcius.

This morning I rode the bike to work - the first time that I'd been in
traffic.

To my surprise, when stationary, the temperature kept going up! The highest
that I saw it was 'boiling' at 102 C! When I started moving again, it
settled back in the 80s.

Is this normal? This is the first bike that I've had with a temp guage, so
am not sure what they're supposed to do.

Is it safe to let the temp go that hot? Am I going to stuff a head gasket?
Also - it wasn't at all hot this morning... probably only 20 degrees.
Melbourne can get well into the mid 40's in the summer.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated :-)



Damien
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