Operating temp

[slopster]

Up until now I've never owner a bike with a digital temp guage. How many degrees celcius should I let it get before I can give it stick. I've been waiting for 65 but is that a bit conservitive. Open road cruiseing is about 70 to 75 degrees on a warm day.

[nodrog]

Up until now I've never owner a bike with a digital temp guage. How many degrees celcius should I let it get before I can give it stick. I've been waiting for 65 but is that a bit conservitive. Open road cruiseing is about 70 to 75 degrees on a warm day.

i usually wait until 60, 40 if i am i a hurry.

[Matt Bleck]

soon as it hit's 40 I'll ride, but I'll wait till about 60 before I start thrashing it.

[onearmedbandit]

It's all a matter of opinion, but with my 97 750 I'd let it get up to at least 40 before I gave it any stick, if I was really going to hammer it up probably 50-60.

[NighthawkNZ]

on the vtr its not considered warmed up till 35, but i don't open her up till 40-45, and for a bit of a thrashing maybe around 60

[Kinje]

on the vtr its not considered warmed up till 35, but i don't open her up till 40-45, and for a bit of a thrashing maybe around 60

And what sort of temp do they normally sit at? And at what temp should you start to be concerned? Was test riding a VTR a few weeks ago, got into a large line of slow traffic and saw 103!

[NighthawkNZ]

And what sort of temp do they normally sit at? And at what temp should you start to be concerned? Was test riding a VTR a few weeks ago, got into a large line of slow traffic and saw 103!

They usually up around 80 - 100 and I would start worrying at 120, the display will flash at about 122 which is your warning to stop and let her cool off

[onearmedbandit]

About 106 before my fan kicks in, only gets there on hot days in traffic. Water has a higher bp under pressure.

[Kinje]

Cheers guys, good to know

[robertydog]

Once im up and running on the open road the temp will around 66-68. On hot days it will be slightly hotter. I would suggest that you keep an eye on the temp and see where it sits on open road cruising that would be the mark. Your temp on a hotter day seems about on the mark. I know that when i have been in heavy traffic the temp goes up a lot.

[sAsLEX]

Once im up and running on the open road the temp will around 66-68. On hot days it will be slightly hotter. I would suggest that you keep an eye on the temp and see where it sits on open road cruising that would be the mark. Your temp on a hotter day seems about on the mark. I know that when i have been in heavy traffic the temp goes up a lot.

mINE SITS ON 90 NORMALLY........

[RC1]

i have noticed the TLS gets a bit grumpy and twitchy if i open her up below 60 and usually cruises around the 83-86 mark