Overheating on 911 America ride in Washington DC HELP

[Crisis]

Hi, I'm on the 911 Freedom ride in DC.
The bike temp is fine on highway but goes into limp mode in traffic what do u thing gang. Thanks in advance
Also its a 2008 GS

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I had an 08 GS and if it was HOT and traffic was slow mine sometimes went into LIMP mode also....... I think it was not un-common ........Mike ...................... However after it cooled down the LIMP MODE cleared it-self

[Bob Denman]

If you're on the road: there's not much that you can do...
Shut it off, whenever you have a chance to let it cool down, coast along in neutral (or with the clutch pulled-in) whenever possible,and check your coolant level at the first opportunity that you have.
Good Luck!

[SpyderAnn01]

If it was really hot out (120+ on your Spyder's thermometer) you may be experiencing the "intake air temperature too high" error P0127 and P0217. Getting up to speed and getting some airflow will normally clear this condition.

[garb55]

On my 2008 GS I would always have that problem in stop and go traffic in Arizona
I found an aftermarket radiator fan controller at an auto parts store
It was not expensive
It had a tempeture probe the went inbetween the radiator fins
And an adjustment for the temp the fan came on
I wired it in line with the original fan but after thre original temp switch so the original would work the fan incase this one failed
I set the temp so the fan would come on at three bars
It does not make bike run any cooler but in stop and go traffic the fan comes on sooner so it would take a lot longer for it to heat up to limp mode
Never had any problems after that

[Texmac1011]

My wife also has a 2008 GS. She has ridden in parades, stop & go traffic, etc. during 100 degree Texas summers and never had an overheating problem. I think you have something going on. Maybe low coolant, old coolant, empty/cracked reservoir? I can't say what the problem might be, but, although they are helpful, you shouldn't have to add aftermarket parts to fix the problem. Good luck and be safe.