crakerjac Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Took the bike to work today and got caught in some heavy rain on my commute home. Since Minnesota has two seasons, winter and construction season, and everyone forgets how to drive when it rains, I got stuck in LOTS of traffic. I've ridden in the rain before so this is nothing new, but today I noticed something very odd. While sitting at a stop light, I noticed steam coming out the top of the fairing and fogging up the inside of the windscreen. I didn't think much of it as I just figured water was dripping onto my headers (or something hot). When out of the blue, steam came out of everywhere and I was engulfed by white smoke (or steam). If you have ever seen a car boil over, that is exactly what it felt like. Bike didn't run any differently, and my temp gauge showed 2 bars, but holy crap did it scare me for a second. Has anyone else seen or noticed this? When I got home and put the bike back in the garage, the windshield started fogging up again... But that was about it. Sent from my OnePlus One using Forum Fiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Prolly due to a particular atmospheric condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taycio Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Mine does it quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 I share your general atmosphere and have never had that happen. I'd be alarmed also. So I'll now know to stay calm. But then again you have a bigger motor. Fifth gens immune?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer swimmer Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 Happens when belly pan fills with water, I think. A little worrying at first but really, no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorn Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I have ridden in the rain.Both warm and cool weather and never experienced this.Did you happen to drive through deep.puddles? Water might have collected in the lower fairing and splashed on the headers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer swimmer Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 Only experienced it in very heavy rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crakerjac Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 I think swimmer nailed it. It wasn't a downpour, but I assume the belly pan filled with water because I was stuck behind cars that were kicking up lots of water. Sent from my OnePlus One using Forum Fiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lshark Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 i had it happen...there are a lot of places that water can collect inside the fairing/engine compartment...then it hits the engine and headers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekrumpe Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I ride in the rain all the time and this condition is common. I notice it most when stopped and the radiator fan comes on. I think it is just hot steam blowing through there. No big deal. Looks kinda bad sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer EhViffer Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 Yup same things happens to both bikes in a heavy rain, come to a stop and steam cloud erupts. Bike runs just fine during and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitcase Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Most likely Demonic Possession...have the Bike Exorcized immediately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 Most likely Demonic Possession...have the Bike Exorcized immediately... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer EhViffer Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 This is the man for the exorcism job - Constantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rider14 Posted May 27, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 27, 2015 Haven't been in a heavy rain yet - will let you know how I fare when it happens (just light rains on the commute so far, no steaming... I'm sure the weathermen will get it wrong on the commute soon). -Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volfy Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I get that from different bikes occasionally. First time that happened, I though the radiator has sprung a leak. It did not. Just water gotten splashed onto hot engine/exhaust parts and getting boiled off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer alleyoop Posted June 19, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted June 19, 2015 Last month, I bought the bike then immediately rode through 150 miles of constant heavy thunderstorms on the way home! I don't really recall windshield fogging--though my helmet shield did *completely* fog over once at about 75mph riding through what seemed like a river of water below and torrents coming from above. Pucker moment! The shield had never done that before during years of rain commuting. So maybe there is some kind of steam phenomenon happening that affected the helmet. But I learned on the first day of ownership that the bike will plow through water like a champ. Solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICARA Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 My blackbird and vfr do that at low speed or in traffic, the vfr have done it the only one time, the one and only time it's been on a wet road, but, it does every time I wash it, until it warms up and dries it self, on a different tread that steam helps to clean under the windshield with compressed air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfreako Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 yes! mine does that too. i nearly crapped myself the first time it did that. pulled over to the pavement to check out where it was coming from. to this day i don't know exactly where it comes from, i just tend to ignore it now. when the bike moves a few miles per hour it stops coming out from the top, and probably comes out the side a bit until the water is no longer dripping/touching on whatever is causing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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