Re: [ST] Running Temperature Sprint RS

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

analog for 955 ST

and the fan still kicks on and off on the ST even though relatively low on 
the dial

I never suggested that either were in any danger of overheating, just that 
the fan works harder on the 2nd-generation 955 engine (and for the RS you 
actually get the numbers)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Damien Sawyer" <damiensawyer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Running Temperature Sprint RS


> Hmmm - Forgive my ignorance, but I'm new to the Sprints. Does the ST have 
> a
> digital Temp gaugue or analogue? I wonder what 'cold region' actually
> equates to in numbers?
>
>
>
>
>
> On 4/20/07, Zoltan Pavlakovich <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hm, strange. I have an 01 ST and the temp gauge barely moves out of
>> the cold region, no matter how I run it.
>>
>> On 4/19/07, Damien Sawyer <damiensawyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Thanks very much Neil - good to know :-)
>> >
>> > I have to say, this bike's growing on me. I've had Ducati's for 10
>> years...
>> > but the Sprint is definately winning me over.
>> >
>> >
>> > Damien
>> >
>> >
>> > On 4/20/07, Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Don't sweat it.  As far as I know all Sprints do this to some degree,
>> but
>> > > my
>> > > '03 RS does it much more than my '99 ST ever did (makes sense due to
>> > > increase in HP too).  The ambient air temperature is mostly 
>> > > irrelevant
>> --
>> > > happens even on the coldest riding days and with almost identical
>> > > regularity
>> > > (soon after you come to a standstill in stop 'n go traffic). 
>> > > However,
>> on
>> > > some very warm days, it almost seems that the fan is barely able to
>> cope,
>> > > because it takes quite awhile to bring the temp down when
>> > > stationary.  That
>> > > I find slightly troubling, but so far it has not caused any
>> issues.  By
>> > > the
>> > > way, the temperatures you cite sound very normal as well, as it is
>> quite
>> > > normal for the coolant temp to rise above the boiling point (that's
>> why
>> > > they
>> > > are pressurized).
>> > >
>> > > hth,
>> > > Neil
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Damien Sawyer" <damiensawyer@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > > To: <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:18 PM
>> > > Subject: [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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