Dying of heat!

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I guess that I will order me a set of Wind Wings and give them a try. Couldn't hurt any. All I know is that the heat makes it very unpleasent to ride. My bike even has the engine covers on it and that doesn't help any. When I get the wind wings and install them I will post my findings.

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First to stay on topic:

We made the ride yesterday. Susan was a bit more comfortable, because I took the windjammer off, & mounted a fork mount windshield .We did roughly 60 miles on the expressway, at 70-75 mph,at around70-75 degrees. Susan's trike performed great. Staying in the low to mid, normal range. We did some around town driving after the rally, & her bike got pretty hot (the temp got up over 90 ). We took the e-way about halfway back.Her ride started running a bitover the normal range :realshocked:. We stopped to let the bikes cool off, & get a little somethingfor us .

I've got an air scoop that I'm going to put on the front, to try & get more air flow across the radiator . I also plan on changing the thermostat as well.

I really like the idea about the fans.... I'll have to see what I can do, because the Vetter lowers don't provide for venting of the heat from the radiator.:crying:

Something else that I'm sure is a factor: With the car rear end, the trike turns about a grand higher than my wing. But I don't think it's enough to make it run that hot....



To get off topic for a moment:

Boy I stirred a wasp nest didn't I.:jumper:

Yes, the numbers do lie! Because if you look carefully, you'll see that there are not just one, not just two, but multiple sets of numbers. And some of these multiples are coming from the same places. At yesterday's rally, there was a District Attorney from Detroit. HE stated that in the "defective equipment cases" (like the incident that STD's????:realshocked:

As far your tax dollars being spent on something you don't want: Welcome to democracy.:byebye:I could buy a brand new Wing with the money that the federal government keeps from me each year (that would be cool to get a new bike each year), and a lot of it's going to things that I don't approve of.:doh:

So in closing:

I've had a motorcycle endorsement for thirty years. Riding without a helmet is not something new to me, & I wish to exercise my Freedom & Personal Liberty by riding my motorcycle without a helmet.

It's like one State Representative said yesterday, "No one kept me from joining the military because it could be hazardous to my health!"

I know it' a heated subject, & I will post no more about it here. If someone wants to start a new thread, I might add to it........... :baffled:

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Frenchy, one thing I've toyed with in my mind, but, have not tried in practice is a reverse pitch fan and a three way switch to reverse polarity to the fan motor. This could be operated manually or automatically or turned off.This would allow the electric fan on Susan's Wing to blow the heat out front and away from her while sitting at a light or in a traffic jam. You would have to reverse the fan once you got rolling or else the engine could overheat,otherwise, it would stop airflow transfer.You could use a relay in conjunction with the speed sensor for the turn signals to engage proper polarity while driving at slow speeds. Fans are not as efficient in reverse, so you would have to choose a fan blade that would give optimum air flowin either direction turned.

On most Wings I've seen the fan typically does not run once you get the bike rolling at a steady speed so this idea may help keep Susan from overheating and I'd be glad to help you lay out the electrical if you needed the help.

Regarding the helmet ride. Let me just say that I'm glad you went. Wish we had a chance to repeal the helmet law over here, but, I can't see it ever happening due to the stubbornness of the legal system.

Vic

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After reading the posts on " dying of heat" I had a word with my father (he's been riding motorcycles for over fifty years) and he explained it beautifully to me.

The excessive heat is not a design fault...it is in fact a design FEATURE. Apparently in the late 60's, a young Japanese lad by the name of Miko Hirihato came to stay with my family in Yorkshire on a student exchange scheme. Being as mad about motorcyles as my father he allowed him to ride around the North Yorkshire moors on one of many of my dads old BSA's. They are still in contact with each other to this day.

WithMiko's enthusiasm for bikes boosted even more,he went on to work in the motorcycle industry and eventually became a member of the Honda design team. It was thanks to Miko that the popularity of Goldwings soon took off in England. WIth Honda worried about competition from other bikes ... mentioning no names...Miko argued that if the English wanted a bike that would rattle their bones and leave them deaf they would continue to ride British bikes.

During a brainstorming session, and everybody being aware of Mikos experiences in England, they asked him for his most enduring memory of his days riding round the moors. Miko's reply was quick and to the point..." My regs were fliggin fleezing".

Enough said