R6 Operating Temperature

[jmer24]

I am relatively new to riding, this is my first riding season. I have a question about normal operating temperatures for a 2001 R6. I was riding home from work today in stop and go traffic and my temp got as high as 225 degrees when I was stopped and then it would fall to the 190s while I was moving again. Is this a normal temperature on a hot day sitting in traffic? Most of my previous riding has been on rural roads with little traffic so this was my first real experience of rush hour traffic. I just want to know if its normal, and if not, what can be done to help keep the temp down. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Eric Baker]

Yes that's normal.

[burtonboarder23]

i have a 02 r6, gets up to around 225 in traffic... sometimes if im not moving for a while ill shut the bike off, doesnt help a lot but a little bit, otherwise it usually runs around 170 - 180

[RandyO]

i have a 02 r6, gets up to around 225 in traffic... sometimes if im not moving for a while ill shut the bike off, doesnt help a lot but a little bit, otherwise it usually runs around 170 - 180

does it help or does it hurt

when you shut the bike off, coolant stops flowing, some parts cool, but others heat up before they cool down, not a problem if it stays shut off and the parts that take on heat before they cool actually start cooling,

imho, yer more likely to see things like 4 corner failure, as well as put unneeded start on starter & battery

do you shut your car off under the same circumstance ?

[viva_brasil]

R6 user manual, although for an 06, states:

104-242 degrees F= Operating temp

243-274 degrees F= "stop the vehicle and allow it to idle until the coolant temperature goes down. If the temperature does not go down, stop the engine."

Above 275 degrees F= "Stop the engine and allow it to cool."

[jmer24]

thanks for the help everyone. its good to hear that my bikes working normally

[Jenni]

Normal. Lol... I remember those days when I felt like a new parent... Run to the ER when you think she has a temperature.

My bike would be in DCF... And I'd be in prison for all the flogging, bumps & battlescars we've been through these last few years.