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Jan 15, 2023 | 08:31 AM

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Glenn Gorman

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Originally Posted by TracerBullet

I’ll have to read my manual to see if it is there.
however , it makes no difference as I would never ride an air cooled bike in a parade.

Why, air cooled motorcycles have been in parades for longer than we've been alive. I've seen water cooled cars and trucks over heat in parades. But never an air cooled motorcycle.

Jan 15, 2023 | 11:51 PM

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Bricklayer

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Jan 18, 2023 | 07:59 AM

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CB5150

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Originally Posted by streetmaster56

I read something about the new M8's having a feature called parade mode which shuts down one of the cylinders while in slow moving traffic to prevent the motor from overheating. Not sure if my 21 bob has this feature, but i dont have cruise control either, if that even matters. But is this a hidden feature i didnt know i had cause im not really sure how it works otherwise?

EITMS has been around a while. I don’t know whether it actually helps much with rear cylinder cooling, but when I lived in Houston with high heat and humidity I always used it. I’ll probably activate it this spring when the temps start coming up here in North Texas.

Jan 18, 2023 | 08:04 AM

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rick601

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Originally Posted by TracerBullet

I’ll have to read my manual to see if it is there.
however , it makes no difference as I would never ride an air cooled bike in a parade.

What if they called it; "stuck in traffic barely moving damn it's hot...mode"?

Jan 19, 2023 | 09:05 PM

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Uncle G.

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Originally Posted by rick601

What if they called it; "stuck in traffic barely moving damn it's hot...mode"?

My understanding is that it's more for rider/passenger comfort than it is for "saving" the engine from overheating. I've never activated mine and never felt the need, either.