Pointy engine temperature?

Hi,

As a fairly new owner of an SV I thought it be best I asked this question on here, recently ive noticed that the engine temperature is frequently reaching high temperatures (e.g. 102 degrees) whilst riding in traffic. Is this fairly normal ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

P.S it’s a 2007 SV650S

Thanks

Hi,

As a fairly new owner of an SV I thought it be best I asked this question on here, recently ive noticed that the engine temperature is frequently reaching high temperatures (e.g. 102 degrees) whilst riding in traffic. Is this fairly normal ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

P.S it’s a 2007 SV650S

Thanks

if you are in traffic then yes thats fine, mine does the same but then when riding at a consistent speed it usually stays around 85

Thanks a lot, yeah that seems about the same as mine. I started to panic when i first saw it reach 100, i thought it was going to start whistling!

yeah as soon as mine hits 100 i panic thinking uh oh bike is gonna blow up so i tend to start moving at all costs haha

hah yeah, saying that it doesnt seem to take much time in traffic for it to rapidly increase, is yours similar?

yeah mines the same, especially in this heat the bike does get pretty warm quite quick so i wouldnt worry yourself mate

Thankyou very much for your help!

Engine coolant is under pressure, so it won't boil at those temperatures. Mine is much the same around town, I've definitely seen 102 degrees but as soon as the fan kicks in the temperature goes down until it switches off again.

so far i've never had the fan kick in but the bike has only ever got to 102