Walt, Down here in sunny [read HOT] Florida,your experience has been mine also. When ambient temps run the upper end of 90sF I can't remove my gas cap without gloves. Shows you how hot the gas tank gets. Also I noticed the casting that houses ignition key and handle bars can get too hot too touch. Maybe in a way this is a good thing because the entire omega frame and all sub frames become heat sinks thereby help to cool and displace engine heat. -Pete -- Walt Garcen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was hot here today (mid 90's), but it wasn't the > hottest day I've ever > ridden the GTS in. In any event my legs noticed the > hot air coming out of > the engine side vents and the warm plastic of the > knee cutouts. The thing is > I never noticed that before. I had my cordura pants > on as always do, so it > wasn't a case of thinner less insulating clothes. > The fan switch is working > as the fans came on if a let it idle long enough. > The dash coolant idiot > light works as it comes on when I first start the > bike (as all the idiot > lights do). The coolant did not boil over. Things > just seemed hotter than > usual. The omega shaped frame members were very warm > - you could probably > keep an ungloved hand on it for just a few seconds. > I know this is not > scientific, but can a few of you in the warmer > climates answer a few > questions. How hot does the plastic get in the knee > cutouts - cool, warm, > uncomfortably warm, to hot to touch for any length > of time. What about the > frame? I know this is inexact (especially since I'm > an engineer), but I'm > trying to gauge if I'm worried about nothing, but > the bike seemd very hot > today. > > - Walt
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