Hi all,

I get 5 bars on the heat gauge of my 2008 GS. While riding with an RT that has a VTwin, they were at 3 bars, flickering on 4. I haven't yet pulled off the two panels underneath to let engine heat out, worried a little about rocks getting kicked up. IDK if the RT's have a different radiator, more coolant, etc.

- Put in some WET, the stuff that makes water get into all the nooks

- Today I pulled the side panel off and used engine cleaner to hose down the radiator and the mesh screen in front of the radiator. Then used a power washer to clean everything sparkly.

- I d have an HMF exhaust and a juicebox, but cannot fathom how those could affect heat. But open for theories.

Still 5 bars. So wondering what you see going down the road for your heat indicator on your GS/RS 998cc models!

Thanks,
Steve