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Just in time for the colder weather.

I used the heated grips on Angry Bird on yesterday mornings ride

Yes, it is cooling off here in the Phoenix, Arizona, area too. Only supposed to get up to 86F today. Good riding weather.

(10-19-2025, 07:54 AM)peterbaron Wrote: [ -> ]I just finished insalling the Koso Apollo heated grips with 5-level settings.
The heated grips tubes were a very tight fit to the handlebar, so there was no need for glue.

That's a really clean looking setup. Very stealth.

I'm having some issue reading the temperature. The gauge only shows 2-1 bars, normally 3 bars, when it's cold /+15°C/60°F or lower. After manually checking both the upper and lower coolant hoses, they seem to be at the same temperature when hot, so it doesn't sound like a thermostat issue, as the temperature changes very quickly from 3 bars to 1 bar when riding cold.
When I bought this bike in mid-August, the red light came on 3x... but it went away after a few starts. Maybe it was the first warning???
I'll check the temperature of both radiator hoses again on Friday when I get back to work and grab an infrared thermometer.
The Z650RS manual doesn't even mention the resistance of the coolant temperature sensor, but I've already checked with my buddy AI and I know everything. It has an NTS thermistor, and the resistance is 2 to 3 kOhms cold and 200-300 Ohms* hot = NTS. All the hand written notes are already in my service manual for further information.
I suspect a poor contact to coolant sensor, ECM, or a faulty sensor... but that's just a guess. I hope it's not a software issue, otherwise I'll have to go to the dealer for a reprogramming next spring. The bike has a 5-year/unlimited kms warranty.
Tomorrow I'll connect an OBDII error code reader via a 16-to-6-pin adapter...

* I rented a private jet and tomorrow I'm flying to my buddy  in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to borrow his bakelite multimeter....he has two bikes, a 2012 ST and a 2013 CB1100...   

(11-19-2025, 06:25 PM)peterbaron Wrote: [ -> ]I rented a private jet ...

Don't you have one of your own? 

(11-19-2025, 08:11 PM)Cormanus Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-19-2025, 06:25 PM)peterbaron Wrote: [ -> ]I rented a private jet ...

Don't you have one of your own? 

How did you know..??

Well, you know ... a man with both a Honda CB1100 and a Kawasaki Z650RS ...

PB, I’ll have to break out a bakelite Simpson 260 Wish I had one, but the prices have gone way up

I do have 2 infrared thermometers, but I used to use them on an aircraft search radar so they may not want to work on an engine, but should be good on your jet radar.

My 2024 Z650RS has already been fitted with several red accents, some accessories, an SW-Motech rear rack and Givi top case.
Having covered 10,000 km without a hitch, the bike has proven itself on long-distance rides, so it now deserves a set of SW-Motech side racks and cases, which I’ll be ordering tomorrow.
One of the components isn't currently in stock, so I expect to receive the full set in mid-August.

My DLX, 42k km, will be used for very long-distance trips...or when I start missing a comfortable and smooth ride.

Also, next week I want to see a 1975 GL-1000 in red, completely original  with 15,000 miles on the clock, one owner, and in impeccable condition??