little dave Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 what are the symptoms of an overheating 2 stroke air cooled yammy? and what happens if my bike does overheat? (I havent yet, but living in the desert here its gonna be in the 110+F soon enough, think i should know beforehand) - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted June 25, 2009 Moderator Share Posted June 25, 2009 Not good. Locked back wheel when the engine seizes. Before that loss of power and pinging noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Hi I live in the heat too. Don't over rev the motor in lower gears. Add about an ounce of oil to a full tank of gas. This will help. Don't overdo it or you'll be blowing lots of smoke and it may foul the plugs a lot. regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little dave Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 thanks sluggo, cna you define "over rev"? lately, in 5th gear at about 4k rpm it seems to want to bog if i try to speed up. if i drop to 4th and runup to speed and then shift back into 5th it works better. is that a sigh of it getting to hot? I only have to ride about 14 miles in the city to get home. average speed is 40-45 mph. should i shut it off at stoplights? I really need all the advice i can get since i dont want to kill it by overdoing it. and it will be way more costly to drive my suburban for 3 months. (but not as costly as destroying my motorcycle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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