anyone having problems with the 1200 engine
#21
How many miles are on your Sportie? How many miles since the stage 1 kit was installed? Sporties have loud valve trains. A lot of dealers will tell you that the engine needs a rebuild. If you are losing power, look at the brakes. You may have a collapsed flex hose or seized brake caliper.
#22
Sorta compare it to a car with a radiator...it has a thermostat that opens and closes according to the temp of the engine. in freezing weather it takes a lot longer to warm up....remove the thermostat and you could drive for a half hour before it was at operating temp.
Sometimes in freezing weather your bike may never reach the normal operating temp.
Last edited by Thundermug; 12-28-2010 at 05:22 AM.
#23
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Not true, it's an air cooled engine. If you aren't driving at all just sitting still, it can take five minutes to be at a normal operating temp. depending on the ambient temp. of the air.
Sorta compare it to a car with a radiator...it has a thermostat that opens and closes according to the temp of the engine. in freezing weather it takes a lot longer to warm up....remove the thermostat and you could drive for a half hour before it was at operating temp.
Sometimes in freezing weather your bike may never reach the normal operating temp.
Sorta compare it to a car with a radiator...it has a thermostat that opens and closes according to the temp of the engine. in freezing weather it takes a lot longer to warm up....remove the thermostat and you could drive for a half hour before it was at operating temp.
Sometimes in freezing weather your bike may never reach the normal operating temp.
#24
Do you have a thermometer dipstick? I'm not calling you a dipstick, just asking if you have one in your oiltank?
Go for a ride in subfreezing or sub-Z temps, without letting it idle before you ride and write down the temp of your engine at 5 miles, 10 miles, and 20 miles. Write down the temp. of the air also.
This summer when it is 85-90 degrees, do the same thing.
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