In the Hot seat...

I am a new member, and have had my Vfr for 2+1/2 weeks now, it has 900+ miles on it, no flaws, except this one... I went to key west with a group, and we got stuck in traffic on Duval Street, stop,, go,, stop,, turn,,go,,stop... I watched the temp gauge climb to 239, I could hear the fan was on, though it seemed to make little difference. I don't think this temp was too high for the bike, but my upper legs were burning up!:yell: (I was wearing jeans)
Has anyone else had this problem, and is there any way to bring down the running temp in general, or the temp of this area of the bike specifically? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

I'm in AZ and my legs get very hot during those times you mentioned, but the highest I've seen mine was about 225-230. I don't think overheat is until 250 or more. I don't think there is anything you can mod to make it cooler in stop and go. You could try a different coolant or premium oil though. Keeping the bike moving is the only way! I wish lane splitting was legal especially when traffic is backed up. Good luck and welcome!

 

Hi Dennis, welcome to the group. I have a 93 VFR and in stop and go traffic in the city my temp rises up just above half (I don't have a nice digital temp gauge, hehe). I do not think you will have any issues from it. I was thinking of adding a second fan and put it on a switch so I can manually turn it on manually, I just have not taken the time to map it out.

 

here is my take on your situation:

When my bike was new, it too would get a bit warm as well, but as it is aging, this seems to be less of a problem. Keep in mind, I live in Vegas, and we're talking 115+ degrees F.

I think it has to do with the fact that A: radiators on the side are really close to your legs already... and B: fully faired bike that is fully stopped, no airflow

I managed to run a few degrees cooler when I switched to synthetic oil, but not much. The real difference seems to be after the miles add up. I'm at 6500 now, on my 06 VFR (Black, the hotter color!)

 

I know what you mean about how hot your legs can get riding slow in South Florida. Nevertheless, my '05 has never overheated. My solution was to add the ST1300 accessory tank pad (see Hondaline catalog) and knee pads (see Honda parts fische). Insulates your legs from the worst of it.

 

Search the forums. There are many threads on this topic.

 

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251degrees f is what Honda considers too hot.Your temp. display will start flashing or switch from air temp to coolant temp.Make sure your coolant mix is right and your level is correct.I ride desert alot(Death valley n such),if the viffer ain't moving it's gonna' get hot.Florida must have alot of hot legs!