VTR Engine temp?
#1
VTR Engine temp?
The other day I was out in late afternoon highway rush hour traffic. It was about 87 degrees outside and my 03 was running about 220 degrees. My current set up is #48 idle mixture, stock needles with 4 shim washers, and Two Bros racing slip-ons with stock airfilter. It ran like crap right after I stopped to fill the tank. Should the bike run this hot in hot weather and perform lousy compared to when it is in the 50-70 dergree weather? Is the bike running too lean? Thanks in advance!
#4
they definitely run hotter as the outside temp increases... I wired my fan so I could turn it on manually when needed like stop and go traffic and such and use water wetter - seems to keep it under 195 most times.
#5
Well i run Water with Waterr Wetter, it was about 80 here this weekend and on the older VTR's there is only an Analog gauge. The fan kicks on when the needle just passes mid-way.
Mine never got above 1/4 of the total guage.
Mine never got above 1/4 of the total guage.
#6
jetting
The other day I was out in late afternoon highway rush hour traffic. It was about 87 degrees outside and my 03 was running about 220 degrees. My current set up is #48 idle mixture, stock needles with 4 shim washers, and Two Bros racing slip-ons with stock airfilter. It ran like crap right after I stopped to fill the tank. Should the bike run this hot in hot weather and perform lousy compared to when it is in the 50-70 dergree weather? Is the bike running too lean? Thanks in advance!
#7
Thanks for the replies!
Have any of you heard of engine ice......? The previous owner jetted the bike with dyno jets 180f/185r which were the manufacturers recommendation. I am mechanically inclined, but I have never torn a carb apart is it complicated? I do have the factory serv manual and it seems easy enough.
#8
do a search... it is a PITA the first 5 times...
Have any of you heard of engine ice......? The previous owner jetted the bike with dyno jets 180f/185r which were the manufacturers recommendation. I am mechanically inclined, but I have never torn a carb apart is it complicated? I do have the factory serv manual and it seems easy enough.
#9
I've done some google-fu on the forum back when I was concerned about my temp. 220 is when the electric fan on the right kicks on, and that's about normal operating temperature. The only VTR owners that are concerned with the temp are the ones with the digital gauge. :P
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ht=temperature
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ht=temperature
#10
more than 1 fan?
I've done some google-fu on the forum back when I was concerned about my temp. 220 is when the electric fan on the right kicks on, and that's about normal operating temperature. The only VTR owners that are concerned with the temp are the ones with the digital gauge. :P
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ht=temperature
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ht=temperature
#11
Good point about the digital gauge. I have wondered that myself.
Both my Superhawk and (even more so) my CBR 1000F will see the temp gauge rise much more quickly riding slow in warmer/hot weather.
Both have the analog gauge, so I just watch it go up and down.
Both have done so for as long as I have owned them. Neither has ever displayed any ill effects. Temps always drop when the fan comes on, or I pick up speed.
I keep watch on the fluids, keep them fresh and clean. Beyond that, I figure if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
Both my Superhawk and (even more so) my CBR 1000F will see the temp gauge rise much more quickly riding slow in warmer/hot weather.
Both have the analog gauge, so I just watch it go up and down.
Both have done so for as long as I have owned them. Neither has ever displayed any ill effects. Temps always drop when the fan comes on, or I pick up speed.
I keep watch on the fluids, keep them fresh and clean. Beyond that, I figure if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
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