What's an average running temp guys?

[jayboy]

On mine it seems to hover around 67/68 to 72 on a cruise.

In traffic or hooning around the gear in town / 50 limits it can creep up to 80. I'm not worried, only that I wondered if it seemed a bit low, the normal figures I first mentioned.

[D-Rider]

Mine was always 76 - 78C unless stationary.

Since I changed the coolant the other week it's been 76-82 (ish) ..... but maybe it's just that I've been more concious of it and have looked at the gauge a bit more.


Is your thermostat operating properly? - it does sound a bit low to me.

[hornetrider]

Yup, 76-78 - but got up to 104 in Europe!!

[mrapriliafalco]

mine run around the late 80s from the way i rode the bike,then my oil rad burst and was replaced with a copper pipe and jubilee clips to get me home from Scotland to Kent (first CORGI registered falco ) and started to run at low 60.

[Falken]

Mine runs at 66-68 normal, and will go up to 95 in traffic, which activates the fans.
I think it's been said on here before that the earlier ones run cooler.
I've had no problems, and don't get worried, at least it lets me know the fans are working.

[jayboy]

Ah fair enough, it gets up to temp in traffic and the fans always cut in when it gets up there, so if it a thing with early ones, then fine by me.

[HisNibbs]

A "cool" early one here as well. High sixties on the open road and has been into the high ninties in prolonged summer traffic jams.

[Dalemac]

before i bought mine i tested the fans. Took about 10 mins at idle for it to get to 94 degrees when the fans cut it. they cut the heat pretty sharpish too!

[tommy]

Always at 77. I dont think ive seen anything higher than 90

[Olig7475]

Yep an 01 plate for me and 68-72 crusing, 90-95 in traffic, 95 fans cut in.

[GregD-UK]

Hi all,

Mine early black 'un runs at 67, then in traffic goes up to 80's
Not that I stay in traffic long, filter is the game

[Gio]

Normally 78-82 and up to 98 in London, depends how much welly its given :)

[Firestarter]

Mine ran at 78, all day every day, but as the miles have gone on it seems to run a bit cooler, 76 seems the norm now

[finn]

normal motorway (within limit) 68-70. City up til fan cut in. Never been above the 95 even the day we had 38, where it in fact was too hot to drive anyway.

[jayboy]

OK so we have established another difference on the newer bikes, so I wonder why they changed the thermostat temp? and I wonder if it's worth going for a later one, to up the water temp. I understood that the coolant being as close to 90 was best for an engine...