Post by account_disabled on Dec 28, 2017 9:49:50 GMT
HI,
Been riding for about 12 years now. My first bike was a Yamaha YZF-R6 rode the tires off that thing until my wrists and back started arguing with me every time I wanted to ride. So since I did a ton a city commuting I switched to a F650GS. Great little commuter and it got a lot of attention, but I wouldn't take that on the highway. So I then traded that in for a Sprint 1050ST. That was a good bike, but for some reason I really missed me F650GS. So after a few job site issues where the bike was intentionally tipped over, I decided to trade it in for the 2009 R1200R I now own and love.
Now the reason for the long story above is that every bike that I have owned and learned how they work has been a water cooled vehicle. The R1200R is the first air and oil cooled bike I have every owned. So I have a question about how it handles heat.
In the 3 years I have owned the bike I have noticed that on the thermostat there are 2 ticks. After the bike has started and runs for a bit the temp rises to about the first tick and stays there usually. When it gets warmer out or I get stuck in traffic the temp begins to rise toward the second tick. Normally on the previous bikes I have owned that second tick is a bad place for the motor temp to be because the bike has over heated at that point. I called my dealer after a ride the other day when it was hot, but I wasn't in much traffic, I just hit a lot of lights. The temp climbed all the way up to the second tick and I pulled off the road and shut the bike off to let it cool down. This upset me because on my little F650GS I had made that run numerous times and the temp gauge stayed pegged right in the middle despite the heat and traffic. The dealer asked me why I did that as it was normal operation of the vehicle.
So I am admitting that in the case of the Boxer motor I am more than a novice and unsure about the normal operating ranges of the bike. I know for a fact that there was plenty of oil in the bike as I had just checked and filled it that morning. When I pulled over no warning lights had come on, I was just being pro-active with what I think I know about the operational temperature range of the motorcycle. Would someone be as so kind to explain to me how the Boxer motor deals with heat, what its operational range is in regards to the thermostat, and when do I need to take steps to protect it from over heating?
Please help.
Thanks!
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References: www.r1200rforum.com/forum/bmw-r1200r-tech-performance-chat-8/new-boxer-motor-have-question-977/
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Been riding for about 12 years now. My first bike was a Yamaha YZF-R6 rode the tires off that thing until my wrists and back started arguing with me every time I wanted to ride. So since I did a ton a city commuting I switched to a F650GS. Great little commuter and it got a lot of attention, but I wouldn't take that on the highway. So I then traded that in for a Sprint 1050ST. That was a good bike, but for some reason I really missed me F650GS. So after a few job site issues where the bike was intentionally tipped over, I decided to trade it in for the 2009 R1200R I now own and love.
Now the reason for the long story above is that every bike that I have owned and learned how they work has been a water cooled vehicle. The R1200R is the first air and oil cooled bike I have every owned. So I have a question about how it handles heat.
In the 3 years I have owned the bike I have noticed that on the thermostat there are 2 ticks. After the bike has started and runs for a bit the temp rises to about the first tick and stays there usually. When it gets warmer out or I get stuck in traffic the temp begins to rise toward the second tick. Normally on the previous bikes I have owned that second tick is a bad place for the motor temp to be because the bike has over heated at that point. I called my dealer after a ride the other day when it was hot, but I wasn't in much traffic, I just hit a lot of lights. The temp climbed all the way up to the second tick and I pulled off the road and shut the bike off to let it cool down. This upset me because on my little F650GS I had made that run numerous times and the temp gauge stayed pegged right in the middle despite the heat and traffic. The dealer asked me why I did that as it was normal operation of the vehicle.
So I am admitting that in the case of the Boxer motor I am more than a novice and unsure about the normal operating ranges of the bike. I know for a fact that there was plenty of oil in the bike as I had just checked and filled it that morning. When I pulled over no warning lights had come on, I was just being pro-active with what I think I know about the operational temperature range of the motorcycle. Would someone be as so kind to explain to me how the Boxer motor deals with heat, what its operational range is in regards to the thermostat, and when do I need to take steps to protect it from over heating?
Please help.
Thanks!
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References: www.r1200rforum.com/forum/bmw-r1200r-tech-performance-chat-8/new-boxer-motor-have-question-977/
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