VFR newbie, Hello from Seattle

Hi, I'm new to VFR's, a friend of mine just gave me his 2000 VFR 800 that had been sitting outside for the past year in the Bay Area. I went down to have a look at it, it was covered in spider webs and pine needles bu it's in really good shape other than that...I replaced the battery and pushed the starter button and VROOM! started right up! I've never owned a bike with fuel injection but I'm sold now, a carbureted bike wouldn't have been that easy to get going after a year of sitting. One thing I noticed was the bike seemed to run hotter than my Aprilia, it was in the 210-220 range, is that normal for these bikes? Water boils at 212F so was it on the verge of overheating? I've heard that water wetter will lower temps some, also is there a bigger radiator that can be put on these?

thanks for any input.

-Nappy

 

Hello again, hello.
I just posted to say hello.

 

Low coolant level? Best bet IMO is to take the bike in to George Dean's in Montlake Terrace.

Water boils at 212F at sea level.

 

Damn.....Derstuka and Drewl

You two again.............................Beat me to it:cheersaf:

:welcome::welcome: to our forum. Make yourself at home. I am sure you will enjoy many laugh and many tips here.

 

Hey! New Dude!! Welcome to VFR World.

Haven't I seen a thread with you in it somewhere before???

 

Thanks for all of the welcomes! And thanks for the input on the temp etc.

Julianivfr- you may have seen me on the Sundial t500 board...that's about the only one I ever drop in on.