It was steady at 184 the entire time. My bike is usually running in the 180s. What was weird is it was like - as I said - a blow dryer on both sides of the bike. So odd! Never felt anything like
It, including on my chieftain. 🤷♂️
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I might be getting old. 🤣 About to hit the road, so the moment of truth is approaching!Maybe your heat tolerance is waning.......
😘Well Frances, it was just a bit of levity on my part. Sorry to have upset you so. Clearly, you're not an asshole, or a dipshit. I'll retire to my safe place now
My apologies - I didn’t catch the levity. 🤣
I see there are some new comments. I will respond when I get to my destination. Right now I’m standing in a raceway beer cooler to cool off! 🤣 Savannah Indian said my bike had almost no coolant. They filled the reservoir (for free! Can you imagine?! Lol), but obviously I might have a bigger issue than a dealer not checking/filling it, because it’s hard to believe any dealer would do that. But…the intense heat I’m experiencing is still there. Bike still running at 184/185 and up to 211 at a stop. Bike operates normally, and I know those temps raise no concerns. It’s the scorching heat I feel while riding that has created this conundrum for me.
Either I have something wrong with my bike based on my experience, or all of a sudden there is something wrong with me and I’m getting hit by the heat in a way I’ve never experienced. For those who aren’t familiar with DC, we get 95 degree, 90-100% humidity days plenty, so the temps down here are nothing new. I’ve never felt the need to remove my mesh jacket - not on my scout, chieftain, or the challenger, so this is just weird! And I’ve ridden thousands of miles in this type of heat. I put 10k on my Chieftain mostly over the summer of 2020. Never felt anything like this. 🤷♂️
Anyway, I’m heading back to Savannah on my way home and they’re going to do a thorough investigation. They immediately asked me about a couple of issues I’ve been having with the bike. You know the kind - you feel/hear them immediately, but your dealer says “seems fine to me 🤷♂️). So I’m comfy with them so far.
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Either I have something wrong with my bike based on my experience, or all of a sudden there is something wrong with me and I’m getting hit by the heat in a way I’ve never experienced. For those who aren’t familiar with DC, we get 95 degree, 90-100% humidity days plenty, so the temps down here are nothing new. I’ve never felt the need to remove my mesh jacket - not on my scout, chieftain, or the challenger, so this is just weird! And I’ve ridden thousands of miles in this type of heat. I put 10k on my Chieftain mostly over the summer of 2020. Never felt anything like this. 🤷♂️
Anyway, I’m heading back to Savannah on my way home and they’re going to do a thorough investigation. They immediately asked me about a couple of issues I’ve been having with the bike. You know the kind - you feel/hear them immediately, but your dealer says “seems fine to me 🤷♂️). So I’m comfy with them so far.
I appreciate it, and will go delete my poor take. Your comment was spot on I think. 🤦♂️No harm. Sometimes my dry sense of humor gets me in trouble
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