Yeah, Phil, you may have heat, but you're lacking one ingredient that we have in the Mid-Atlantic: humidity. Heat without humidity is pretty tolerable in my book.
> -----Original Message----- > From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Phil Benson > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: dumped heat > > > Walt, > > I'd say you're worrying about nothing. My GTS lives in a hot > climate (indeed, > this time of year mid-90s is a cold spell), and it's fine. The only thing > external on the bike that really gets too hot to touch is the > exhaust--duh. If > the bike is allowed to sit and idle in the heat, the cooling fan > will come on. > Never had a boil over with this bike. Never smelled burning metal. Never > warped a head. In short, never overheated. > > The FZR 1000 I used to have behaved in much the same way. > > Phil > > > Walt Garcen wrote: > > > 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. >
