Super Tenere Running Temperature

andrewdownunder

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Greetings team from Perth, Australia. I'm trying to resolve a matter raised by a mechanic who spent a bit of time troubleshooting an idling issue with my 2010 super tenere - another story. He made the comment that the bike should run at a pretty steady temperature once warmed up. This has not been my experience. I bought the bike with a lot of kms on it and ever since I've had it it runs around 75deg C on the open road - until you get slowed down in traffic. With stop start city running, the temperature quickly rises to 105deg C at which point the fans kick in and cools down to 100deg C.

Is this common for this model?

Thanks
 

WJBertrand

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If you have the ECU re-flashed, you can change the temperature at which the fan comes on. Mine now comes on at 96C (205F) instead of 107C (225F). It now never goes above 96C, even when stopped in traffic in hot weather. Fan shuts off when the temp comes down to 95C (195F).


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EricV

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He made the comment that the bike should run at a pretty steady temperature once warmed up.
Yes, he meant to say, "while moving at a steady pace".

Nearly all, if not all, bikes get hotter when you're stopped in traffic. We simply don't have the cooling capacity of a large auto radiator. (And this is also why most cars now have idiot gauges that don't actually show oil pressure and water temp. People freaked out when they didn't understand what was happening normally.

Nothing is wrong or abnormal with your bike. Enjoy riding it!
 

Sierra1

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Even cars can have the same problem. I can't count the number of "classic cars" that would over heat when they were in a parade. And, wasn't it the Chevy 454, that always had cooling problems?
 

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Even cars can have the same problem. I can't count the number of "classic cars" that would over heat when they were in a parade. And, wasn't it the Chevy 454, that always had cooling problems?
I put a fan with more blades on my SS454 and that seems to help quite a bit, but mine is only 365 HP from the factory.
 
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