Newt Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hello all - Looking for a little advice for a newbie XX owner. Up here in the Seattle area, we had an unseasonably warm day today - upper 80's or even more in places. I took the new Bird ('03) for a ride of about 150 miles to get it to the 600 mile break-in oil change. While I was out, I noticed a couple things about the engine temperatures. When running at highway speeds in 6th, the temp stabilized at around 185. If I ran in a lessor gear, or stopped for a traffic light, the temp shot up rather quickly - the highest I saw was 226. Fan seems to kick on around 215 or so, an dit seems to take a long time for the temp to come back down to the normal 185ish range after I get back out on the road. I've searched the archives, and have seen some mention of these things running hot - to the point of overheating sometimes. There is also discussion about wetting agents in the coolant, and burping air out of the system. My questions is this - are my temps high enough that I need to worry about any of that ? Will they get lower as it gets broken in further ? I changed the oil today - and used Honda GN4 10W-40. I plan on going to a synthetic next time - will that lower the temps as well ? Sorry to be so long - and thanks in advance for your help. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Engines run hotter during break-in, but yours sounds fairly normal, so quit worrying and ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I see 240-250f never problem so far, The XX does run hotter than most bikes..even the Hayabusa. As far as adding wetting agents (water wetter and engine ice) I wouldn't waste the time or money. I used both and neither made a lick of difference in temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squareman357 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 That sounds about right. Mine runs about 185 normally with 80F+ ambient temps and will idle up to about 225 or so. That's with 10W40 in. She seems to run about 10 degrees hotter when running the 15W50 oil, but she's never overheated or conked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two4One Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I was paying attention to this just last night and found the same results as you. Runs 85ish when moving but temps climb fast when your at a standstill or lower gears. Thanks for posting the topic for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REXX Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Same results as others except I can't give any hard numbers (99 model with analog gauge). Cools rather quickly once I get moving though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted May 27, 2005 Author Share Posted May 27, 2005 Thanks all for the great info - good to know there isn't a problem ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 How hot does your XX run ? Hotter than two rats fucking in a wool sock on a Texas sidewalk. I have the same problem. I have a 99 so I don't know what temp it runs but I know if I drop below 30-40mph the temp shoots up. I have even had it overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted May 27, 2005 Author Share Posted May 27, 2005 That's hot ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly By Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I get the same temps you get with Amsoil 10W-40. Looks normal. Never overheated ... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 "Hotter than a freshly fucked fox in a forrest fire"... 220 when in traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted May 28, 2005 Author Share Posted May 28, 2005 Sounds like we are all running about the same temps - hotter than hell ! Thanks for the info- I, for one, and going to not worry about it until I get coolent burbling out of the reservoir sometime ! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X1rider Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 I run Engine Ice Coolant, and it worked for me. It was routine to see temps in the 225-237 range while sitting in traffic on a hot day (85+). Aside from the fact I was hot, I saw 245 once and decided to try this stuff. According to the service manual, the hot light comes on at 251. The bike usually never goes above 215-218 now and in 6th gear cruising along the slab at 80ish, the usual temp is in a range of 178-185. I recommend this product because it does work. To bad no one on this forum knows how to build a higher capacity radiator for the XX however. I think it would be a good thing, especially in the South where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azxx Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Can't help much mine is a 98 it runs cool since jetted and drilling the stock exaust, never feel any heat unless at idle in traffic, it runs at the cold line and never been past half on the gauge, I rode my friends 2001 FI big difference, I felt heat bellowing out all the time 90 degree day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Can't help much mine is a 98 it runs cool since jetted and drilling the stock exaust, never feel any heat unless at idle in traffic, it runs at the cold line and never been past half on the gauge, I rode my friends 2001 FI big difference, I felt heat bellowing out all the time 90 degree day. It's an FI thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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