08-05-2014, 03:47 AM
The last two times I've ridden my CB (25 miles one-way, and 54 miles one-way), I've basically gotten the insides of my thighs cooked (my skin was red and it was very uncomfortable after about 20 minutes).
Now, it has been very hot out, as it usually is in southern Arizona during summer (> 108*F), so that's probably a contributing factor, but I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Coming back from the last go 'round, I couldn't wait to get off the bike. The CBR gets really hot, too, but the heat wafts up from the engine at stops, not while riding.
I don't sit particularly close to the tank, however I do keep my knees pinned to the tank as much as possible because it affords better control of the upper body. Both trips were mostly highway @ ~70mph most of the time. I filled the tank before coming back last time, because I've noticed in the past that cool gasoline in the tank does a decent job of insulating me from heat, but that didn't matter this time. At no time did the engine oil overheat light come on, so I have to imagine the engine was within normal operating parameters with regard to temperature. I'm guessing the engine is making the tank very hot, since that's the only thing my legs are touching. This is the first time I'm noticing this, but I don't recall how often I rode in the extreme heat last summer, if at all.
Thoughts?
Now, it has been very hot out, as it usually is in southern Arizona during summer (> 108*F), so that's probably a contributing factor, but I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Coming back from the last go 'round, I couldn't wait to get off the bike. The CBR gets really hot, too, but the heat wafts up from the engine at stops, not while riding.
I don't sit particularly close to the tank, however I do keep my knees pinned to the tank as much as possible because it affords better control of the upper body. Both trips were mostly highway @ ~70mph most of the time. I filled the tank before coming back last time, because I've noticed in the past that cool gasoline in the tank does a decent job of insulating me from heat, but that didn't matter this time. At no time did the engine oil overheat light come on, so I have to imagine the engine was within normal operating parameters with regard to temperature. I'm guessing the engine is making the tank very hot, since that's the only thing my legs are touching. This is the first time I'm noticing this, but I don't recall how often I rode in the extreme heat last summer, if at all.
Thoughts?