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Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheating?

rmance

rmance

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I feel pretty stupid for asking this, but this is my first Moto Guzzi & my first air cooled motorcycle. It got up to 90 degrees on my way home this afternoon and I could feel the heat on my shins. It got me thinking!

My CBR1100 had a heat gauge on it and I could easily see what was going on. Not so with the Stelvio and I find that kinda weird. Granted the CBR was measuring water temperature but shouldn't there be something on a air cooled engine?

At what point do you start to worry about engine overheating? Are there warning signs of overheating? :unsure:

Robert
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

on my v7 cafe 2010 it reach 140 pretty often and I live in the mountains in canada....not really warm here and thats riding on the highway....bike dont care, just use 10W60 oil and its fine....
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

rmance said:
I feel pretty stupid for asking this, but this is my first Moto Guzzi & my first air cooled motorcycle. It got up to 90 degrees on my way home this afternoon and I could feel the heat on my shins. It got me thinking!

My CBR1100 had a heat gauge on it and I could easily see what was going on. Not so with the Stelvio and I find that kinda weird. Granted the CBR was measuring water temperature but shouldn't there be something on a air cooled engine?

At what point do you start to worry about engine overheating? Are there warning signs of overheating? :unsure:

Robert
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Think about it Robert....whats the alternative? pull over until night time when the weather cools down? Er, no.
Dont worry it will be fine....90deg F isn't hot anyway.That's a nice riding day temp here in Oz. I pray for those kind of temps for a nice ride.
Have ridden many times in 104deg F plus.
Ciao
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oil-Temp-Moto-G ... 5729803184

That will give you a temp reading of your oil. However .................... for many years I caned the piss-out-of many an air cooled single, twin or four with nerry a thought of what was happening in the boiler room.

Fit a temp guage to your own peril, you will be forever stopping to let it cool down, or wrapping duct tape around your oil cooler to warm things up.

Best option, ECU reflash and PC5 on a dyno. That will make it run cooler, smoother and faster.
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

As long as you are moving, I doubt there could be a problem.
No if you get stuck in traffic, that could be a problem.
The high quality oil that is called for is going to be good to a pretty high temperature.
I used to sit in hot Atlanta summer traffic for about 1/2 hour a day. My older 2 valve Guzzi bikes never had a problem with it.
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

Over here in Oz during our anual Toy Run,at Christmas time, what bikes do we see pulled over on the side of the road with coolant leaks and puddles from radiator cap and overflow tank problems?? Water cooled jap monsters and small bikes. Never an air cooled italian V. The norge gets hot on the LH side leg more than anywhere, during our 35 to 40 degC days. nEVER A PROBLEM WITH GOOD OIL AND FOREWARD MOTION.. Oops. Fn Caps lock
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

I bought an oil temp meter as indicated in some posts above. Works well and when riding oil temp between 120°C and 140°C. Could sometimes exceed the 140°C when stuck in traffic jams and no possibliity to filter between cars.

Have the oil temp mounted on my Norge (2007 - 100.000 km) and my Stelvio (2011 - 20.0000 km). In the beginning I checked from time to time - now I never bother. Both bikes run fine and just keep using the 10W60 oil and check oil levels. And enjoy the MG engine.Rgds Marc (Belgium)
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

At one time I thought the left pot was running much hotter than the right, then realised its closer to your leg cos the engine is transverse............. :lol:
I generally like hot rather than cold............maybe the answer is ride faster for more air flow :D
 
Re: Stupid question - Should I be concerned about overheatin

Don't worry unless you deviate from factory oil specs.
 
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