| Author | Message | ||
     Vagelis46 |
Simple question : Is the hot air from the radiators, directed on the rear shock? Or is there some kind of a duct, so that the hot air stream is not hitting the rear shock? On the XB the rear shock is running hot, when the cooling fan is on, which is not a good thing. I actually hate that. Is the rear shock of the 1125R running cool? Is the rear exhaust pipe running close to the shock, like the R1, 1098, etc? | ||
| Paintballtommy |
the rear shock is offset to the side to improve air flow through the chassis. this i would assume along with the piggyback reservoir helps keep the shock cooler. | ||
| Skully |
On the XB the rear shock is running hot, when the cooling fan is on, which is not a good thing. I actually hate that. Just curious: is there any particular reason that you dislike it? Have you been able to measure a performance degradation? I race my mostly XB9S in the CMRA and though I am an amateur, I've not noticed any performance issues racing here in the Texas summer heat. Keith | ||
| Firebolt1203 |
Moving a viscous fluid through an orifice creates friction and creates heat, so the shock is going to heat up regardless. The engine will probably be thermostatically controlled to 180-210 degrees, but when you're traveling 60 mph the time for heat exchange between the ambient air and the radiators is so short that I'm sure air temperature around the shock wont be but a few degrees over ambient, or maybe even less. As a side note any viscous fluid has an operating temperature range, just like motor oil. I notice that on cooler days my bike doesn't handle well until everything warms up; tires, suspension, and engine. |
