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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Hot left side 06/30/13 at 17:34:15 So I rode my bike at 70mph for 35 miles straight. As I did so my left boot which was, as normal, right up next to the engine case, got really hot. It was hot enough that I moved foot further out on the peg. Is this normal? What would be the cause? What can I do to remedy this?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Hot left side Reply #1 - 06/30/13 at 17:52:44 normal riding 70mph for 30 min move your foot out from the case. without gages, there's no tellin' if you hot or a princess. I've posted before a cheap, easy to mount gage from trailtech. look 'er up.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28649 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Hot left side Reply #2 - 06/30/13 at 17:56:21 A buddy of mine got rid of his Buell because the oil reservoir would get so hot it would burn his leg... Engines do make heat... ...
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Re: Hot left side
Reply #3 - 07/01/13 at 04:54:24

I have a cylinder head temperature gauge.

Riding 40 - 55 mph the temperature runs betwen 265 and 270. When I hold a sustained 65 mph I get up to 290, sustainted 70 gets close to 300. High speeed makes more heat!

I would guess that both sides of the engine would be about the same temperature - but maybe the right side heat sheild keeps your boot farther away on the right side.

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Re: Hot left side
Reply #4 - 07/01/13 at 06:05:55

Dave wrote on 07/01/13 at 04:54:24:

I have a cylinder head temperature gauge.

Riding 40 - 55 mph the temperature runs betwen 265 and 270. When I hold a sustained 65 mph I get up to 290, sustainted 70 gets close to 300. High speeed makes more heat!

I would guess that both sides of the engine would be about the same temperature - but maybe the right side heat sheild keeps your boot farther away on the right side.

Well this is definitely true, the right side is much further from the case.. but of course is sitting next to the exhaust. I expect a certain amount of heat from there. Still, the left side, which normally stays tucked right up to the case was much much hotter than the right.

I guess at this point I will chalk it up to the fact that my normal ride is 20 minutes at a max of 50mph... but mostly 35 -40, and I am just not use to little bike getting an extended workout.

thanks all.

PS: as to the temp gauge... I am still thinking on what I want to do. I really wouldn't mind getting the whole thing.. Vapor gauge set. But I just have not decided yet. I like the analog speedo and tach as far as looks.

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