How hot is too hot for you or spydee?

[MidLifeCrisis]

Anytime it is really, really hot, and you shut off the Spyder for a short while, you risk a limp mode on the restart. The water isn't circulating when the engine is off, and the heat under the bodywork doesn't allow the engine to dissipate heat readily, so the temp goes up and you get an overheated Spyder upon the restart. Lots of vehicles will do this, but the low water volume of the Spyder and other small engines makes them more susceptible to the problem. It happened to me a couple of times on the way home from Durango.

If it happens to you, let the Spyder idle for a couple of minutes. The temp gauge should come down out of the red, and the limp mode should clear. A check engine light might remain. Once the temperature is down to six bars/marks or below, go ahead and shut off the Spyder briefly (until the display shuts down) to reset the fault, and then restart. Everything should be fine from there on. Don't worry about the temperature gauge unless the fan fails to run (check your relay and fuse) or the Spyder hits limp mode from the heat while moving.

I hadn't thought of the low volume of water, I suppose running it longer could have made the difference. I thought I had read six bars was the limp mode limit, but if not that's good to know. I'll probably still back off if I see six and just let things settle down a bit. I don't think the boss is interested in riding in that hot of weather again, but good information to have, just in case we happen to be in the same situation.

 

[MidLifeCrisis]

I also have Ram air on bike getting more air to engine and I also have Baker Air Wings for me. I have not had any issues with bike.

Do you happen to have pics or a link to them?

 

[MidLifeCrisis]

The first responder vest was $340.00!!!! BUT well worth it.

I see first responder vests, but they are the mesh ones used by construction workers, etc and are $40, so I'm obviously looking at the wrong thing.

I just think I did somethings "basawkards", like drank gatorade instead of water, etc. I honestly thought I was going to die. Took two weeks to feel right. Last ride was much better thanks to doing things properly.

How is drinking Gatorade, instead of water backwards?

I do need to look into the heat deflectors......my right foot is always on fire. If I rest my heels on the upturned part of the Seal Floorboards my feet and legs get torched. Something needs to change......rather a stupid design. Of course it is great in the winter!!! All 30 days of it

I was a bit suspicious that maybe, just maybe my heat mods were the cause of Spydee's protest, but it sure doesn't seem that way after the posts. I've never had any issues with overheating, until this event, but that was just a super hot day and patience, before shutting her off may have been the only missing piece to avoiding the overheating notification. I bet the Canadians attach hoses to the vents and plug in their riding suits to keep worm, but yes, we need a real solution or at least a blessing on the existing mods by BRP. They work well, really well.:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Jeriatric]

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We do have a FanCan installed and I have noticed the air on the back of my leg hotter than before, but my right foot was way cooler and the back of my leg never got all that uncomfortable.

Yesterday was different I had thicker jeans than my wife was wearing and I definitely could tell things were heating up. Not sure if the FanCan was a contributor. Seem to recall reading others have hit high heat numbers without such a mod.

I haven't noticed any issues with the FanCan install and rode plenty in the 106 to 110 range, but yesterday was different.

I can honestly say that I wouldn't have been there without the FanCan, so I wouldn't have known.

(pre FanCAn my words) I couldn't tolerate riding in any temps above the mid 90s prior, due to smoldering foot.

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Great endorsement for the FanCan. The best I've seen to date. Question.

Have you considered ways to extract the additional heat the FanCan adds to the engine compartment?

If so, what are they, and after this experience do you intend to add them to your Spyder?

 

[MidLifeCrisis]

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We do have a FanCan installed and I have noticed the air on the back of my leg hotter than before, but my right foot was way cooler and the back of my leg never got all that uncomfortable.

Yesterday was different I had thicker jeans than my wife was wearing and I definitely could tell things were heating up. Not sure if the FanCan was a contributor. Seem to recall reading others have hit high heat numbers without such a mod.

I haven't noticed any issues with the FanCan install and rode plenty in the 106 to 110 range, but yesterday was different.

I can honestly say that I wouldn't have been there without the FanCan, so I wouldn't have known.

(pre FanCAn my words) I couldn't tolerate riding in any temps above the mid 90s prior, due to smoldering foot.

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Great endorsement for the FanCan. The best I've seen to date. Question.

Have you considered ways to extract the additional heat the FanCan adds to the engine compartment?

If so, what are they, and after this experience do you intend to add them to your Spyder?

The only other heat mod I'll be doing is exhaust wrapping. Whatever the FanCan blows inward is a fraction of what the manifold puts out. I haven't done the wrapping, because it's way more involved than I was hoping for, but will probably do it pretty soon.

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[Jeriatric]

The only other heat mod I'll be doing is exhaust wrapping. Whatever the FanCan blows inward is a fraction of what the manifold puts out. I haven't done the wrapping, because it's way more involved than I was hoping for, but will probably do it pretty soon.

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Good point. :thumbup:

 

[Jeriatric]

I bet the Canadians attach hoses to the vents and plug in their riding suits to keep worm, but yes, we need a real solution or at least a blessing on the existing mods by BRP. They work well, really well.:thumbup::thumbup:

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Yes we do.

 

[MidLifeCrisis]

I bet the Canadians attach hoses to the vents and plug in their riding suits to keep worm, but yes, we need a real solution or at least a blessing on the existing mods by BRP. They work well, really well.:thumbup::thumbup:

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Yes we do.

I knew it. Edit: ...oh wait, when I read this on Tapatalk, I thought you were saying you are Canadian and do attach hoses to your riding suit! :roflblack:

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