How hot is too hot?
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From: Apple Valley CA
Re: How hot is too hot?
i live in southern california and it gets 110 degrees out. my fan was wired stock with regular coolant and my bike never over heated then again i never ran gauges just do what tanus said
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From: TN
Re: How hot is too hot?
I rode 3 weeks with no fan at all because it burned up...... at 276 degrees Engine Ice errupts like a volcano.... hahaha wired my fan to a switch now. no matter how hot it gets i can keep my bike at around 200.
the bike hotlapped but never gave up, but that was 2 summers ago and its still a champ...
the bike hotlapped but never gave up, but that was 2 summers ago and its still a champ...
around 260-280 is when your oil starts to break down i believe, so i wouldnt want my piece anywhere over 230
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From: South Central Chesterfield,Michigan
Re: How hot is too hot?
I rode 3 weeks with no fan at all because it burned up...... at 276 degrees Engine Ice errupts like a volcano.... hahaha wired my fan to a switch now. no matter how hot it gets i can keep my bike at around 200.
the bike hotlapped but never gave up, but that was 2 summers ago and its still a champ...
the bike hotlapped but never gave up, but that was 2 summers ago and its still a champ...
,When I put the r6 fans and header wrap on I'll post up the difference in temp,should be hot for the next couple days so I hope my best friend the UPS guy
, will show up with some parts tomorrow. 
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From: TN
Re: How hot is too hot?
ive wondered how much header wrap helps out...anybody know?
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From: South Central Chesterfield,Michigan
Re: How hot is too hot?
lot with permission from the owner,My bike only comes outta the bed of my truck when I hit the lot It's been HOT as **** these past few day huh? 
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From: DCL, Maryland
Re: How hot is too hot?
yeah it ran cool just as long as i was ridin it around... but i got stuck in a 4 lane highway at a stoplight with nowhere to pull into with 110 degree weather and turning the bike off the temp still went up it wasnt intentional haha
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From: TN
Re: How hot is too hot?
turning the bike off only works if you got a fan switch that you can leave on or if you can leave the bike off for a while
bikes get hotter even after theyre turned off 
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Re: How hot is too hot?
My old cbr600rr used to run around the 230 mark at the spot, i never did cool down laps just always stayed at that amount
When I did a joint stunt show at a race track i didnt keep an eye on the heat, I was doing a 4th gear burnout and my radiator blew a hole, i looked at temp gauge and it said 302
Then the bike just started smoking heaps like steam everywhere and i pushed it into a feild and it cut out on its side and just lay there smoking for a while
didnt start it again till I got a new radiator, chucked some new coolant in, started it up and it ran fine, nothing was wrong and it went hard for another 6 months till i sold it
When I did a joint stunt show at a race track i didnt keep an eye on the heat, I was doing a 4th gear burnout and my radiator blew a hole, i looked at temp gauge and it said 302
Then the bike just started smoking heaps like steam everywhere and i pushed it into a feild and it cut out on its side and just lay there smoking for a while
didnt start it again till I got a new radiator, chucked some new coolant in, started it up and it ran fine, nothing was wrong and it went hard for another 6 months till i sold it
Last edited by Kevmo7; Jun 25, 2009 at 01:20 AM.
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From: Centre County
Re: How hot is too hot?
i have an idea to control temp that might help. you can buy a device that clips on the front of a travel kennel that has a fan which holds ice packs, blows the cold air from the icepack into the kennel. Figure out a way to rig that up with 2 or 3 fans and you would be golden like a shower.
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From: Lower East Side N.Y.
Re: How hot is too hot?
yea my bike stays around 230 anything higher than that I try to give it a rest...... my old bike got to 280 when i was riding in traffic that **** scared me the radiator ran like it was gonna fly off lol
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From: So. IL.
Re: How hot is too hot?
Water boils at 220. Add 50% antifreeze and it boils at about 265.
Also, when you raise the pressure, you raise the boiling point.
Your cap controls pressure, which controls boiling point.
If the **** aint spewin out or burnin your flesh, f**k it!!
Also, when you raise the pressure, you raise the boiling point.
Your cap controls pressure, which controls boiling point.
If the **** aint spewin out or burnin your flesh, f**k it!!
