John Laurenson wrote: > As I was topping off the gas tank in Salt Lake City....
Whhaaaa..???? And you didn't call me or Chase? For coffee at least? For shame. Hehehe. I'm sure you had your hands full of enough issues, letting alone trying to decide which shop to have coffee at. Coulda loaned you some tools though.... > ...whoever said that has not driven a motorcycle in early afternoon on the black >asphalt > interstates there...it is hot. Uhmm...I do. Chase too.And yes, it can get very hot. I try to plan my rides in the early morning,(infrequent) or the late afternoon/evening (frequent). The temp drops fairly rapidly, being in the desert with desert type weather. > When the GTS vapor locked climbing out of Salt Lake,... Now see, I've been here 5 years. And in all that time, my 93 has never locked up or exibited the problems that you were having. I suspect that your tank 'mod' may be the culprit. I've ridden all the canyons to the tops, (high altitude), and it's been fine. I hope that you can find a solution to 'block' the heat, it sounds like it might be the problem. > He wasn't even breathing hard and I was sure my lungs > were going to start to bleed as I gasped for air. Hehe. Yeah, it takes a while to get used to the 'thin' air here. I get to enjoy the reverse when I'm at sea level. I can actually walk a brisk pace and not 'huff and puff' for most of it. :^) Ok then. Do I win for presenting "vapor-lock" as the issue? I didn't guess what caused it, mechanically speaking, but I did get the 'physics' part! Partial credit at least?? Good luck on your fix, John. I believe that there are others who have done the 'expanded' tank 'mod', so they would probably be the most at risk, but it is something for all of us to keep in mind. Let us know what you end up doing, Brandon 'the non-rocket scientist'
