| Author | Message | ||
     Tomzweifel |
I bought my XB back in December. I was wondering what being stuck in traffic on a hot summer day was going to be all about on this thing, and I was somewhat concerned about it. Well I got the chance to find out today. 95F (35C for some of you) and I managed to get stuck on the western spur of the NJ Turnpike for about 90 minutes and 6 miles / 10km . Stop-and-go with a whole lot of stop and not much go. Actually, just enough go to not be able to shut the engine off. And just enough tickets being written on the shoulder to make me not start lane splitting. After about an hour the bike was running just fine, and I was feeling woozy. I had to pull over, strip down, pull up some shade and drink some water. Yes, they do have trees in New Jersey. And I am very glad for my Camelbak. Once again, the limitation with this bike is clearly the rider. I really wonder when this thing is going to quit surprising me. | ||
| Cataract2 |
I've sat in some long traffic jams and never had any overheating problems. | ||
| Onebuell |
You can always walk it. | ||
| Johnk3 |
too hot for me friday. I split lanes and rode the breakdown lane for at least a mile and half so I could exit and escape the heat. the only overheating I worry about is me; helmet, leather jacket, boots, jeans and sitting on top of that engine is too much. | ||
| 2k4xb12 |
Last summer, was in about 15 miles of lane splitting due to an overturned tanker. Was over 100*. Bike started pinking and knocking real bad. By the time I could pull off, it was so hot, the idle had risen to over 1,500 on it's own. Parked it and shut it down for a half hour. When I got back on it, it still had the high idle for a few minutes, then settled back down to normal. Next day, did a full fluid change. Thank got for synthetic oil -- no burnt smells at all and color was still good. Had I been running dino fluids, they'd have certainly broken down in there. Steve. | ||
| Odinbueller |
I'd hate to jinx anybody out there, but the term "bulletproof" is becoming more and more appropriate for the XB. If you take care of it, it will take care of you. Some key elements that were incorporated into the XB from the tubers: Cooling Fan - Very similar to the accessory fan for the tubers, but placed in an optimal position to cool the engine without overheating the right leg of the rider (I swear by my cooling fan on the S3T, but man it moves some seriously hot air on to my right leg) Oil cooler - Not offered as a Buell accessory, but plenty of aftermarket offering out there. Once the bike is rolling, the oil cooler keeps the overall temp down & aids the fan for the overall cooling of the engine. Tubers had a tendency for overheating, happened to me in Florida, happened to plenty of others. Fortunately for all of us, Buell knew this needed to be addressed, and I thank them for their engineering diligence! |
