2 stokes need to "cool off" every 30min??!

[PhoobarID]

IF it is true that you have to let a 2 stroke cool down every 30 minutes, I have no idea how landscapers can get anything done. They run their 2 stroke weedeaters literally all day long.

I pushed mowers all summer long at the lawn care biz my roommate has & doing a yard by myself takes me about 1.5 hours of running my mower to get it done...then onto the next yard...usually down the street. Same with the weedeater. The only time I would stop would be to refuel. Didn't think anything of it and they're not traveling at 20-30 MPH like the bike is.

As for the bikes...got a friend of mine who runs 40 miles one way over small hills...but he's pedaling to get over those hills. Told me his trip takes between 1.5-2 hours...according to how hard the wind is blowing. He's made this trip several times to see if he could. His bike is still running. We can't wait to get mine built next month and for it to get warmed up. ROAD TRIP!!!

I think the statement has to do with initial break in, and the fact that it gets 120 degrees where spooky tooth is at.

Used to live out in Kingman/Bullhead City and used to ride an 850 in the summer. Was riding one day it about 125-130 and when I stopped...the wheels would leave indention's in the pavement where I stopped. You also find out there they have steel plates where the bikes park to keep them upright. Thank God for Idaho...don't have that worry and it's a pleasure to ride during the summer...but hate not being able to in the winter.

 

[DuctTapedGoat]

Ohh, c'mon Phoobar - Idaho riding is great in the winter... except for when it rains in January like it's been doing all week...

 

[PhoobarID]

Ohh, c'mon Phoobar - Idaho riding is great in the winter... except for when it rains in January like it's been doing all week...

Used to ride a 450 in snow storms and almost froze my fingers off on an 850. I much prefer a a warm cab than a frozen seat. On the other hand...did find my gauntlets...so whenever I get it built/broke in...I'll be ready.

As for raining...had hardly any all week in the Magic Valley. Just is overcast like it wants to do something.

 

[DuctTapedGoat]

Wow, lucky! Treasure valley hasn't been that way, rain almost every day for a week! Someone should make heated handlebars off the exhaust...

 

[PhoobarID]

Wow, lucky! Treasure valley hasn't been that way, rain almost every day for a week!

We even had clear skies earlier in the week.

Someone should make heated handlebars off the exhaust...

Shouldn't be too hard. Seems like running a small pipe hooked to the air shield on the muffler to the handle bars should take care of that. You could probably re-route a muffler to take the place of your handle bars for winter driving and normal bars for the rest of the year. Or another better way would be to dip your gloves in that chemical that fire eaters use...light up & stay warm the whole trip.

Of course...I can continue and get more Rube Goldberg-like.

 

[DuctTapedGoat]

LOL, if you put two and two together, you can have flaming hands AND flames coming out the sides of your handlebars!!

 

[PhoobarID]

LOL, if you put two and two together, you can have flaming hands AND flames coming out the sides of your handlebars!!

If we were looking for perfect...could always do a reenactment of Nicholas Cage riding the MC from ****.

 

[Skyliner70cc]

I've done 6 hour rides (about my max before my saddle and wrists tire from the vibration) and in those 6 hour rides have never shut the engine off. I'd typically stop every hour for a break and leave the HT engine running at idle for my breaks, sometimes up to 30 minutes when I'd stop and eat lunch. My rides were often in remote mountains areas and I'd be SOL if my engine died. I'd leave the engine running because I didn't want to risk the engine not being able to start if I shut it off, particularly at the higher altitudes.

 

[PhoobarID]

I've done 6 hour rides (about my max before my saddle and wrists tire from the vibration) and in those 6 hour rides have never shut the engine off.

That's what my buddy would do on his 80 mile round trip to see his parents. Am happy to hear that others do this as well.

Thanks for posting. Am getting more and more excited as the time to get my engine comes.