Bike died while in traffic... overheating?

OK, Yes well its not that legal here also... but they are looking at changing those rules
 
Mittzy said:
OK, Yes well its not that legal here also... but they are looking at changing those rules
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That would be pretty cool! When I was in Europe I saw how all the bikers filter to the front of the line when at traffic lights. Then they all zip away faster then the cars when the light turns green. Awesome!
 
When I was in England last year... Did not see a cop at all on the roads. even the fixed speed cameras were sign posted (Like in OZ).
Bikes and cagers speeding everywhere and lane splitting/filtering.

Trying to get out of the cold I suspect.... It was April.
Probably not cold by their standards or in USA & Canada
 

I'm ready to wear a tshirt after a long winter when it gets to about 5c outside
 
Steel said:
May be a silly question but...
While sitting in traffic, did you put the kickstand down? That would cause it to die when it goes into gear.
I know sometimes in the heat and frustrated we do things without thinking.
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I thought about that when I got home. I did a test to see where or how far the kick stand goes before the engine shuts down and I distinctly remember that I didn't touch the kick stand that way. This happened while I was in the middle of pulling off from a stop, the moment I started releasing the clutch it died.

What I did notice was that the engine did try crank but only turned over once and then nothing. When I put it in neutral it startes up perfectly!
 
Riding down to cooly rocks on Sunday the traffic was crap ,so I decided to lane split and was going well until I got to Coolangatta and then I decided to ride in the bike lane .as I was meandering along I noticed these blue flashing lights just around the next bend so I decided to rejoin the traffic ,as I passed the two police bikes they had set themselves up to catch those motor cycles riding in the bike lane .silly buggers fancy riding motor bikes in a bike lane .the coppers were still when I left an hour later .I forgot to mention the coppers were doing quite well as they had a few motor cycles there both times I rode by
 
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89 octane is the recommended fuel, as said you were not in extremely hot conditions but no bike likes to sit and idle in heat for long, try using a better quality fuel and for good measure check your coolant level but I for one would not fret over it.
 
I sometime get caught in snarling traffic I just move over to the emergency lane and keep going .. albeit at a reasonnable rate of speed avoiding overheating...
 
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