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How hot is too hot to ride your air-cooled ATV?
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Depends on how much air ya gonna have moving over the fins? Low speed crawlin or muddin or straight long stretches of speed and fun?
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Posted by jeepdave
Depends on how much air ya gonna have moving over the fins? Low speed crawlin or muddin or straight long stretches of speed and fun?
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little bit of all of the above.
you can hammer down the road, then on to the trail for a crawl, into a mudder, back on to a road and then back up a mountain to the next fire road... it's a bit of everything where we ride.
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I have ridden in 100F heat with no real issue other than a roasted crotch. But your machine should be able to tell you if its gettin too hot and needs a rest. Treat it like you would a horse, have some fun, then let her rest a few minutes.
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93F today... rode all over the damn place. Nary an issue.
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As long as yer movin' those fins do a pretty damn good job.
When my air cooled bikes get warm/hot, I can smell it, and feel the loss of power. Then I let them rest a bit along with me in a shady spot, if there is any.
My water cooled bikes give me more grief than the air cooled ones.
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Posted by cr400
As long as yer movin' those fins do a pretty damn good job.
When my air cooled bikes get warm/hot, I can smell it, and feel the loss of power. Then I let them rest a bit along with me in a shady spot, if there is any.
My water cooled bikes give me more grief than the air cooled ones.
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i think i'd rather have air-cooled, myself.
i was more worried about the clutch than the engine...
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