09 570 hot!

Yes, I seen the same thing on mine in the garage, the pipe glows red:


I think the factory fan is a good thing. It comes on at 100 degrees C.
I installed a Trailtech Termo as I am dog slow on the knarly stuff, check out my post here:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=12580



Some of the other 09 riders are seeing the fuel boil in the tank. Have a read of this:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12790

I only had a TT250 before my 570 so we both took a huge step

09berg said:

I am loving the first 5 hours i have been able to ride.

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It just gets better the more you ride it.

Yeah, mine will boil over just idling and its only a 4fiddy, Have yet to go thru a summer with it, so I recently installed the fan. But it makes getting the tank off a b#*@h. I have noticed that it runs hotter with the '10 map installed. Must run a bit leaner....

My 450 runs pretty hot too - I've heard the fan running several times when stopping after doing a section where we were moving all the time, though quite slowly in places (air temp was only in the low 20s C), so it doesn't take much to get it up to fan operating temp. Just as well the fan's fitted! Doesn't prevent your legs cooking when you stop though, and I have a heat shield blanket to fit to the main tank when my sub-frame tank arrives so It'll be interesting to see just how hard it is to get the tank off and on again while the fan's there.

How is the Trail Tech temp gauge powered? If it has an internal battery, how long does it last and can it be replaced easily? ISTR seeing some gauges (don't think it was Trail Tech) have a built-in battery that you can't replace yourself, which must be a bummer when it goes flat. It could be powered off the bike's supply I guess, but in the product pics I can't see any wires other than the one going to the pick-up. Also, is it definitely the 19mm ID hose sensor that you need for the LDC bikes?

petem said:

How is the Trail Tech temp gauge powered? If it has an internal battery, how long does it last and can it be replaced easily? ISTR seeing some gauges (don't think it was Trail Tech) have a built-in battery that you can't replace yourself, which must be a bummer when it goes flat. It could be powered off the bike's supply I guess, but in the product pics I can't see any wires other than the one going to the pick-up. Also, is it definitely the 19mm ID hose sensor that you need for the LDC bikes?

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Hi Petem,
Trailtech Temp gauge is powered by an internal battery. Not sure how long it lasts because the original battery is still in it. It's a few months old now. The paperwork that came with it does not mention anything about changing the battery. There are 4 x small philip head screws on the back so I am hoping there is a battery behind that. If I remember when it goes flat I will post again. Don't hold your breath :lol:
There is no option to use the Bikes Battery to power it.
The Trailtech Temp gauge is definitely the 19mm hose version.

It has never read higher than 102 or 104 degrees C from my memory. The gauge has a max temp memory too that resets when the temp goes under 54 C.
So in hindsight you don't really need one. I really like it though it is just reassuring when you try and get up the same hill a few times and you wonder if the bike is starting to over heat. It is as light as a feather too.
Think I need one for the clutch on some of the ***** hills I get taken on :lol: :lol:
Regards,
Davo.

Hi Davo and thanks a lot for the info. I emailed Trail Tech in the UK about the battery at the same time I posted here but you never know whether you'll get a reply from some companies so I thought UHE was a better bet! As it happens they came through pretty quickly too and apparently the battery is sealed in for life and should last about 5 years. I'd guess it might still be possible to replace it if you're good at dismantling electrical gubbins, but it could be awkward if it's sealed in a block of potting resin or something like that.

Useful to have confirmation from you about the 19mm as I think I might order one up - looks real simple to fit and it's nice just to know that something hasn't gone horribly wrong with the cooling so the engine's not about to "do the big firework".

Maybe you could get one of the ones with a spark plug sensor and bolt the sensor on somewhere near the clutch to monitor it on those sh1te hills! Only thing is you might need longer handlebars to have somewhere to attach all your gauges. :mrgreen:

Thanks again for the info mate.