06-26-2015, 03:32 AM
(06-26-2015, 03:22 AM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote:(06-26-2015, 12:47 AM)Ack-CB11_imp Wrote:Even with the new wet head motor? I thought that was cured now!(06-25-2015, 03:29 PM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote: I'm not a good person to ask - I'm not a crowd guy or even a people guy. I'm a solitary type.Even with the new wet head motor? I thought that was cured now!
But I stumbled into Sturgis, a week before Bike Week. Long story...it had me, my new R1200GS, and a week off, all parked in South Dakota. I thought a ride to Rushmore would be a great thing; and it would be neat to ride through Sturgis as they were setting up.
Little...did I know.
It was MOBBED. Imagine a county fair on opening night...that was the sidewalks. The streets? PLUGGED with bikers. Couldn't move about - I overheated in traffic. Hotel room at the Super 8 was $270. I didn't have camping gear and I'd have had to go a ways, probably to Pierre, to find some in stock.
The roads were packed all the way to Rushmore. Oddly, the actual monument wasn't so full; and a lot of the visitors were family; but the roads...it was like a never-ending parade.
I didn't hit the bars. Years ago I had a liquor problem - so I try to stay away; and liquor and riding don't mix. I suppose I could have gotten in line for a Diet Coke...but...not realy.
That's my take. Other riders who're more attuned to that sort of scene, will tell you drastically different.
BMW=Bikes Made Weird
BMW=Bikes Made Weird
I don't know about the old airheads. This was the first BMW I owned; and the other one was also an oilhead.
But...sure, you can overheat it. If you idle it in traffic for 45 minutes in 85-degree temperatures.
Fortunately there was an oil-temperature gauge to let me know things were getting warm. I rolled it off onto a dead-end alley and let it cool - along with about five Harleys and their frustrated riders.
WOW,
I would think the electric fan would work like all other liquid cooled bikes in traffic and turn on.
What year bike were you on?