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No I have not been stuck in heavy traffic, I don't commute I only ride for pleasure so I generally avoid congestion. And no to riding in -4F, I don't know how it'd tolerate that temperature but I can tell you I sure wouldn't tolerate it very well! In fact, other than briefly going over a high mountain or on a trip when a weather front hits, I generally don't ride unless it's in the 50's.
I don't find heat to be a problem on the V85 though even in 90 degree heat. What little I do notice isn't from the cylinders, I guess it's from the exhaust collector because I can sometimes feel a little down around my feet when stopped.
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(12-20-2022, 06:49 AM)Ollie_imp Wrote: No I have not been stuck in heavy traffic, I don't commute I only ride for pleasure so I generally avoid congestion. And no to riding in -4F, I don't know how it'd tolerate that temperature but I can tell you I sure wouldn't tolerate it very well! In fact, other than briefly going over a high mountain or on a trip when a weather front hits, I generally don't ride unless it's in the 50's.
I don't find heat to be a problem on the V85 though even in 90 degree heat. What little I do notice isn't from the cylinders, I guess it's from the exhaust collector because I can sometimes feel a little down around my feet when stopped.
Okay, thanks Ollie.
I have read the same regarding heat wafting up from the lunchbox exhaust component (the catalytic converter, I guess).
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(12-20-2022, 06:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: (12-20-2022, 04:14 AM)Ollie_imp Wrote: OK. Not sure if I mentioned it here but I replaced a 2020 1100 Africa Twin with a V85. I would suggest a 2021+ which will come with tubeless wheels. Mine has never detonated but I do use at least 89 octane.
Roger that Ollie.
Yeah, it would be at least a 2022 model.
Have you been stuck idling in hot, stuffy, summer traffic with it? If so, any other grumbles other than heat wafting up from the cylinders? (All motorcycles give off the same amount of heat whether air or water cooled, respectively of course. Heat is heat - just a matter of cooling the cylinders well enough.)
What has been the coldest temperature you have successfully ridden the V85TT?
Will it run well and reliably at -4F without complaining too much - you think?
Today I was thinking about how nice it is to ride my CB in this cooler weather. Reading this, I realize that some who don't ride in the Arizona summer, might not realize how hot the air coming through the cylinders is hitting your shins. It is not just uncomfortable, if you aren't careful, you can actually get burns, like a sun-burn on your shins. Can't think that it is good for the air-cooled engine to run at those temps, either, but it probably handles it a lot better than the rider.
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(12-20-2022, 07:21 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: (12-20-2022, 06:17 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: (12-20-2022, 04:14 AM)Ollie_imp Wrote: OK. Not sure if I mentioned it here but I replaced a 2020 1100 Africa Twin with a V85. I would suggest a 2021+ which will come with tubeless wheels. Mine has never detonated but I do use at least 89 octane.
Roger that Ollie.
Yeah, it would be at least a 2022 model.
Have you been stuck idling in hot, stuffy, summer traffic with it? If so, any other grumbles other than heat wafting up from the cylinders? (All motorcycles give off the same amount of heat whether air or water cooled, respectively of course. Heat is heat - just a matter of cooling the cylinders well enough.)
What has been the coldest temperature you have successfully ridden the V85TT?
Will it run well and reliably at -4F without complaining too much - you think?
Today I was thinking about how nice it is to ride my CB in this cooler weather. Reading this, I realize that some who don't ride in the Arizona summer, might not realize how hot the air coming through the cylinders is hitting your shins. It is not just uncomfortable, if you aren't careful, you can actually get burns, like a sun-burn on your shins. Can't think that it is good for the air-cooled engine to run at those temps, either, but it probably handles it a lot better than the rider.
I know under extreme situations it can be really hard on the engine, or at least on the oil. At a border crossing we sat in line in the profuse humid July summer heat for an hour. A buddy's 1700 cc air-cooled V-twin got so hot he had to turn it off. After that, he was almost not able to restart it.
