Temperature guage readings vs. operating temperature

Tue Apr 24 07:12:51 PDT 2018

In the 10 years I owned mine I only saw the heat gauge in the high of 
center range once.  This was in stop & crawl traffic in Poplar Bluff 
Missouri on my way to Hot Springs Arkansas.  According to the 
date/time/temperature display at the Bank of America it was 104 F (40 
C).  But the temperature dropped below center within 3 km once I got 
on the highway.
A few bikes were out yesterday but there's too much winter sand on the 
roads to suit me.

On Monday 23/04/2018 at 9:50 pm, Paul Heim  wrote:
> Mine has always read low. I asked the question about 13 years ago and 
> Ralph replied that his (and everyone else’s) behaves the same way. 
> I’ve never been motivated enough to determine the actual 
> temperature...
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Alexander Finger 
>> <af at genevainformation.ch> wrote:
>>
>> It seems indeed, that the GPZ is an incredibly cool bike ;)
>> (I'm observing the same, though here the temperatures rarely go above 
>> 10°C
>> ;-) *)
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Alex
>>
>> *) just kidding, 15°C this morning when I left the house
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 7:28 PM, William K Denton 
>> <wkdenton at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I’ve always been a bit flummoxed by the (low) temperature gauge 
>>> readings on
>>> my ’96  GPz1100. Whenever I’m riding at highway speeds and the 
>>> ambient
>>> temperature is less than ~90ºF (~32ºC), my temp gauge indicates that 
>>> the
>>> coolant temperature is oscillating between the “cold” and just 
>>> above the
>>> cold range as the thermostat opens and then closes repeatedly. 
>>> Contrast
>>> that
>>> gauge reading with every other liquid cooled vehicle that I’ve ever 
>>> owned,
>>> both two and four wheeled varieties, where full operating temperature 
>>> is
>>> usually indicated by a “centered” needle position similar to the 
>>> three
>>> bears’ porridge, i.e. not too cold not too hot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In my mind, these comparative observation beg the following questions:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1)      What was Kawasaki’s normal operating design temperature for 
>>> the
>>> ZX1100-E1 and E2?
>>>
>>> 2)      What is the actual operating temperature when the temperature 
>>> gauge
>>> reads just above “cold” range as mine does when riding in cool 
>>> weather
>>> conditions?
>>>
>>> 3)      How do #1 and #2 above correlate, and
>>>
>>> 4)      Is the temp gauge reading caused by an improper manufacturing
>>> specification for the selected gauge, or is it actually an operating
>>> temperature problem, perhaps caused by improper mfg. specification for 
>>> the
>>> thermostat?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Perspiring minds want to know…. ;<D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill in Yardley, PA
>>> <mailto:wkdenton at verizon.net> wkdenton at verizon.net
>>> yam650 Listowner
>>> '96 ZX1100-E2  "Stealth Rocket"
>>>
>>>
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