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Handle bars/steering column very hot
Hey all,
I didn't know if I should post here or in the mechanic section but I had a quick question. After getting home today from riding I noticed the handlebars were very hot. I don't mean the rubber grip area but rather that metal area where you stick the key in. It was almost too hot to touch and I pulled the key out and the key was very hot too.
If the exhaust pipe after a ride is a 10 in terms of heat I would describe the handlebars as a 6.
Nothing unusual happened on the ride and it included some country highway driving. I was driving pretty fast hitting 90 on some empty parts of the road. It was also an extremely hot and humid day. But I have never experienced this.
Is this normal? What is causing it? I went out and checked the exhaust and the exhaust is cool to the touch. The handlebar area is still very warm.
The only out-of-the-ordinary thing is that yesterday I put fuel stabilizer in the tank which I do every time I fill up and I also put some WD-40 in the keyhole because it was getting a little hard to turn the key. Any help or advice would be appreciated!
I didn't know if I should post here or in the mechanic section but I had a quick question. After getting home today from riding I noticed the handlebars were very hot. I don't mean the rubber grip area but rather that metal area where you stick the key in. It was almost too hot to touch and I pulled the key out and the key was very hot too.
If the exhaust pipe after a ride is a 10 in terms of heat I would describe the handlebars as a 6.
Nothing unusual happened on the ride and it included some country highway driving. I was driving pretty fast hitting 90 on some empty parts of the road. It was also an extremely hot and humid day. But I have never experienced this.
Is this normal? What is causing it? I went out and checked the exhaust and the exhaust is cool to the touch. The handlebar area is still very warm.
The only out-of-the-ordinary thing is that yesterday I put fuel stabilizer in the tank which I do every time I fill up and I also put some WD-40 in the keyhole because it was getting a little hard to turn the key. Any help or advice would be appreciated!
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