1 Underheating cooling system Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:42 am
jayseabea
active member
Sorry if this topic has been covered before.
I have an '85 K100 RT and last summer I took the fairing lowers off to aid leg coooling while riding in France during the summer. I've left them off as I like the look but also to ease cleaning and servicing.
The bike was left standing for a couple of months over winter and since then the engine's temperature gauge hardly gets above the two blue lines and when I stop at traffic lights or whatever the fan cuts in. The gauge used to sit steadily at near half way and only occaisonally have the fan cut-in in hot weather, whilst riding in central London for instance. The engine shows no sign of overheating or being in distress.
Has anybody else had this phenomena and is there a cure?
I have an '85 K100 RT and last summer I took the fairing lowers off to aid leg coooling while riding in France during the summer. I've left them off as I like the look but also to ease cleaning and servicing.
The bike was left standing for a couple of months over winter and since then the engine's temperature gauge hardly gets above the two blue lines and when I stop at traffic lights or whatever the fan cuts in. The gauge used to sit steadily at near half way and only occaisonally have the fan cut-in in hot weather, whilst riding in central London for instance. The engine shows no sign of overheating or being in distress.
Has anybody else had this phenomena and is there a cure?