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Great video that SteveR1, wish I had a cam to show you country road I go down every Saturday night in the pouring rain, I admit I love riding in the rain. Strange I know.

I know this may seem a little yeehaa and I'm sure the more mechanically minded will put me straight ,but have u tried blanking off part off the rad to bring the temp up !


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kearly1cat wrote:Great video that SteveR1, wish I had a cam to show you country road I go down every Saturday night in the pouring rain, I admit I love riding in the rain. Strange I know.

I know what you mean about riding in the rain Steve, it doesn't half improve your throttle control, and there is more grip than people think .

A few years back, I was coming home from work late one night and it was absolutely throwing it down, I would have been better off on a jet ski, anyway, traffic was thankfully light, I'm sat in the inside lane of the M6 southbound, I was just concentrating in keeping the bike steady and straight, it was quite windy too, anyway I caught the glimpse of a vehicle to my right, looked right and it was a police car, looked at my speedo and I was doing 86.... Sh!t. I was concentrating so much on the conditions, I hadn't noticed my speed creeping up. The police car pulled in front of me and next thing there is a message in the rear window, slow down ride safe , I flashed the police car to say thank you and slowed down, he just continued on. The police officer was either very pro bike or didn't want to get wet or both.

Welcome to the forum mate

I'm surprised that a fully skilled mechanic believes incorrect valve clearances will cause the problem you describe
But if they're due, they may as well be done anyway.

Blocking the rad isn't a bad idea or letting it warm up to 72° might be better .
There are various track days throughout the year that the lads arrange or there's a bar-b-q in June

Thanks again guys for your inputs. I'm just gonna wait and see what they come up with after doing the valves, if it doesn't work then I am going to scream and shout.
Hey Steve R, I don't think people realise how good these modern tyres and how well they grip in the wet. A few times I have come up to a corner perhaps a little too fast and thought, oh bollocks and the bike has just gripped. Obviously I don't like ice and snow but I still get surprised how much grip I seem to get away with. More people should ride in the wet as you said it improves throttle feel and control.
P.S 140 in the wet.

jompy wrote:Blocking the rad isn't a bad idea or letting it warm up to 72° might be better .
There are various track days throughout the year that the lads arrange or there's a bar-b-q in June

Just don't block the side where the fan is. [emoji1]