paalao
May 14th, 2008, 11:26 am
Today I wanted to go for a good ride up the mountains to a ski resort.
Coming half way I had to stop for some road work :mad: and I was sitting there with the engine on idle and about 25 minutes. temperature was 52 F.
Then when I was riding on I noticed that the temperature gauge showed it to be more then half way over the middle line towards the white just before the red. :confused: It came down again as soon as I started driving. :) Is it common that it get to overheat or would It have stopped before the red line?
Secondly after learning about the ovrheating I did not want to go on risk the same happening again but this time even further from civilization, so I turned around and went home. Just before I came home I met my biggest scare...OIL on the road! :mad: And ended in the midst of it and as I did I hit the brakes to try to stop before it but could not, but and I say BUT then the ABS surely gave me a controlled ride thrue the spillage and even if the back of the bike started skidding (and I started to braise myself from falling and big $$$$) then I was out of it without falling, so all I have to say on that is THANK YOU ABS brake system :))) Love it! :)
Coming half way I had to stop for some road work :mad: and I was sitting there with the engine on idle and about 25 minutes. temperature was 52 F.
Then when I was riding on I noticed that the temperature gauge showed it to be more then half way over the middle line towards the white just before the red. :confused: It came down again as soon as I started driving. :) Is it common that it get to overheat or would It have stopped before the red line?
Secondly after learning about the ovrheating I did not want to go on risk the same happening again but this time even further from civilization, so I turned around and went home. Just before I came home I met my biggest scare...OIL on the road! :mad: And ended in the midst of it and as I did I hit the brakes to try to stop before it but could not, but and I say BUT then the ABS surely gave me a controlled ride thrue the spillage and even if the back of the bike started skidding (and I started to braise myself from falling and big $$$$) then I was out of it without falling, so all I have to say on that is THANK YOU ABS brake system :))) Love it! :)