| Author | Message | ||
     Ratbuell |
Just wondering everyone's thoughts on this. Been off work for about a month, hauling large/heavy stuff that won't fit in saddlebags...so I haven't been riding that much. Should be headed back on Friday (docs willing) and am wondering if I should ride the aircooled, or the 1125, because of the temps. Driving as much as I have been lately, I really notice the difference between her Jeep Liberty (3.7 gas motor) and our Ram (5.9 Cummins diesel). Even with the canvas cold front, that Cummins takes forEVER to warm up....and they're both liquid cooled! | ||
| Bartimus |
Your air cooled bike will love you. When riding my ST1300 to work in 35 degree temps, I'd rarely see the temp gauge show one bar. The CR would flash "cold" most of the way to work, only stopping it's flashing when I stopped at a red light. I rode the XB, and while I don't know if it ever got up to temp, at least there is no temp indicator reminding me it's cold!  | ||
| Not_purple_s2 |
Give your air-cooled a little bit longer to warm up... then ride the snot out of her. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Ya, I always run through about half a gallon of fuel warming it up when it's this cold LOL. Gotta get some covers made for the comfort kit scoop and the oil cooler scoop....good thing the MIL can sew  | ||
| Ourdee |
Just stuff a rag in the scoops. | ||
| Puddlepirate |
Diesels always take forever to warm up. They need to be warmed up under load not idling. | ||
| Rah7777777 |
Diesels need to start with a nice block heater :-) when I'd use my block heater mine would show fully warmed up at initial start, a minute later of idling ( coolant flowing) it would drop back to cold. But I did notice it would warm up much faster this way versus not plugging her in at all. Either way, much longer process then a gasser! First winter I had my diesel I drove about 20 miles to a buddies house in the 20's to help him unload his bike ( off a frozen uhual ramp ) I pull up, leave her running to keep it warm. He tells me that it's gonna loose all it's heat running.... I laughed! Said sure it will. No shit, after 20 minutes, jumped back in and that heater was blowing cold air and my temp gauge was back to cold! That's what I get for not being around diesels much at that point :-) | ||
| Spatten1 |
If it's really cold, I'd ride the liquid cooled. The air cooled may not get up to proper operating temp for a long time and cause unnecessary wear. The liquid cooled gets to operating temp quickly. | ||
| Cowboy |
Running Disels in super cold temp use a radiator cover, my tractors have shutters over the radiator and they are always warm. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Oh, the diesel lives on the block heater these days...and yes, it does get colder the longer it idles. But, I do have a cold front (radiator cover with four velcro triangle flaps - close none, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or all) that I use as well. It *almost* behaves like a gasser...aside from mountains of torque, 30psi boost out of the turbo, and that awesome turbo whistle!! I did take the Uly out yesterday. No fan whatsoever, no big surprise (ambient was mid 20s; I'm sure windchill was way below that). I did make sure to ride around for almost an hour after my errands, though, to try and burn off some milkshake. I was nice and toasty, what with the heated jacket, heated gloves, and heated grips...but I never did get that fan to come on. |
