MotoKam
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This seems to be a fairly popular topic, so here's my 2 cents.
I got my RC390 in June and I've put 8900 miles on it commuting to San Francisco each day.
Three times it's overheated and stalled when I got back to town in the afternoon. It takes about 10 minutes before I can start it up again. The first time it was about 100 degrees. I discovered the fan was not plugged in. The last time was yesterday and it was only 89 degrees.
Before, after I plugged it in, I would hear the fan running very loudly. Now it seem very quite and doesn't seem to be moving much air.
I've read in other threads about this being a warranty problem. But since my dealer wanted to charge me for the kick stand falling off after 2000 miles, I am not interested in their opinion (30 years of consistently crappy service doesn't bolster one's confidence).
I ordered the SPAL fan and I'll do the Engine Ice swap. Afterward, I'll post my findings.
One other thing I noticed was that after the first overheating episode, it started consuming oil. It used about 200mL per 500 miles. I changed the oil (Motul 15w50) and that problem went away.
Thanks for all the info!
I got my RC390 in June and I've put 8900 miles on it commuting to San Francisco each day.
Three times it's overheated and stalled when I got back to town in the afternoon. It takes about 10 minutes before I can start it up again. The first time it was about 100 degrees. I discovered the fan was not plugged in. The last time was yesterday and it was only 89 degrees.
Before, after I plugged it in, I would hear the fan running very loudly. Now it seem very quite and doesn't seem to be moving much air.
I've read in other threads about this being a warranty problem. But since my dealer wanted to charge me for the kick stand falling off after 2000 miles, I am not interested in their opinion (30 years of consistently crappy service doesn't bolster one's confidence).
I ordered the SPAL fan and I'll do the Engine Ice swap. Afterward, I'll post my findings.
One other thing I noticed was that after the first overheating episode, it started consuming oil. It used about 200mL per 500 miles. I changed the oil (Motul 15w50) and that problem went away.
Thanks for all the info!
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