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    Default Engine Light (Warning)

    Lately I have been experiencing a "check engine" warning if I have left my bike uncover in the Central Texas heat. It has happened 3 times, twice I thought maybe I had overfueled it by accident. 3rd time it was on 1/2 a tank. If it is either covered or parked in the shade, everything is normal. Has anyone else experienced this?

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    If the outside temperature is over a hundred this will sometimes happen. Wind therapy does work and after about 5 minutes down the road, your bike should be back to "normal."

    The sensors pick up radiated heat and your temperature indicator may show over 120. That is a clue.

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    Give the bike a little bit of "Wind Therapy", and it cools everything down just fine...
    2010 RT A&C, RT-L, RT-L , Orbital Blue, Cognac, Jet Black

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    Default All of the above...

    You need to blow the air out from the engine compartment. Here we a fortunate to have the wind blowing most of the time to where this does not happen. Park in the shade, face into the wind ....
    Gene and Ilana De Laney
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