ME AND A FEW FRIENDS WENT TO UWHARIE NATIONAL FOREST TO RIDE THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE WENT DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN AND ON THE WAY UP WHINCH WOULD TAKE 2-3 MIN WITH THE THROTLE WIDE OPEN FROM BOTTOM TO TOP OF MOUNTAIN ABOUT 1/3 THE WAY UP MY RINCON LOST NEARLY ALL POWER THANKFULLY I MADE IT TO THE TOP THE RED LIGHT CAME ON AND I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND LET THE BIKE COOL OFF AND HAD NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. ANYONE WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS.THANKS MARK

 

I'm not an expert by any means but I wonder if it was low on coolant? You didn't mention if you checked that or not. Just wondering if going up a steep hill like that and if the radiator was low on coolant, there wasn't enough to get to the engine and cool it? Probably not what happened but I am curious if your coolant level was where it should be?

 

m- when you have a problem, you need to be more specific about the condition of the machine. For example, is it an '03 or '04; how much mileage; what kind of maintenance has been done; etc.

 

MY BIKE IS AN 03 MODEL AND SORRY I DIDNT GIVE ENOUGH INFO IT HAS ABOUT 327 MILES ON IT AND
HMF SLIP ON PIPE I THINK I PUT IN A 158 MAIN JET AND A K&N AIR FILTER HIGHLIFTER FRONT DISK BRAKE KIT 3000 WARN WINCH AND ALUMINUM PRODUCTS FRONT SKID PLATE AND WINCH MOUNT 26 " MUDLITES. I CHECKED THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR IT WAS FULL AND IN THE RESERVE JUG IS TO THE FULL LINE SO COOLANT LEVELS ARE OK. IM GOING BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND AND DONT NEED ANY MORE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR ANY HELP MARK

 

m- did you take off the radiator cover and check for dirt/debris?

 

YES ALL COOLANTS LOOKED FRESH.

 

With all those mods and the change in elevation, I'd say you ran the engine lean which is why it overheated. Stock, you may not have had that problem.

 

ANY SUGGUSTIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM? THANKS

 

I DONT KNOW IF IM RUNNING TO LEAN OR NOT BUT IF I WERE I WOULD THINK THE BIKE WOULD HAVE RUN HOT ALOT MORE THAN JUST THAT ONE TIME. BUT I COULD BE WRONG ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS MARK

 

Are you positive your radiator is clean??? Not the coolant but the radiator. You should be able to see light bewteen the fins of the radiator. If you can not see through it, it may look clean on the outside, but it is not.