I was just wondering if it was too rough on the motor to ride in 100+ degree temperatures. Have you guys ridden any distance in this kind of heat? I can't seem to find anything on this subject. I live about 12 miles from work and would like to ride, even in this heat, but don't want to hurt the bike. Thanks for any thoughts on this.
Hot Weather Riding
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I don't see a real problem with riding in hot weather. As long as you don't leave the bike just idling with no air movement, you should be fine. Quite a few motorcycles use air-cooled engines much larger than these. Hope that helps.
Here in AZ I ride well above 100deg. all summer long. Lose a little power do to the heat but other then that no plroblems. Last July made a 140mile trip to Mexico in the heat, just stopped a lot for a few minutes every now and then but that was more for me then the motor.
I commute at 4:30 PM and 6:00 AM in Phoenix area, and could swear that at 110 - 115 the motor has less power that in the morning at 80 - 90 degrees. This could be my imagination as the brain fries at 105 and I am not sure how sane I am after 30 years of commuting like this. I do not find any problems and have 1300 miles with no failures on a Robin Subaru EHO35 running thru a Staton gear box. Pablo we can find even less than 80 degrees if we go to the cooler at 7-Eleven.
Yep, pretty much all motors will make less power once they hit a certain temp. Nothing out of the ordinary though.
Heh, I rode to work this morning and I was almost wishing I brought a light jacket...was a bit nippy
Bike ran great though.
Heh, I rode to work this morning and I was almost wishing I brought a light jacket...was a bit nippy
Bike ran great though.