Right. In a couple of days I'm heading home. One of those 'get it over with' journeys, about 600 miles a day.
I've just been out to fuel up and check the bike over as it's been standing for a few days whilst I sun my beautiful body. But because I guess I'm still a little spooked but the FD bearing failure at the beginning of this trip, I'm a little paranoid.
Locking up the bike I found myself touching the rear wheel rim and it was the hot side of warm. The hub is about the same as is the FD, swingarm and caliper. You can touch everything and is about the same temp.
It's about 34 degrees here, little wind and even I'm sweating while riding. So it's hot. I can wheel the bike around by hand no problem, so the rear caliper is not binding (one thought I had) and the pads move freely enough.
I think I'm being paranoid. But I've never actually stopped to feel the temperature of the rear end components straight after a ride.
Any thoughts on this? I know it's a bit abstract as hot to me might just be warm to you. But I'm interested if anyone else has better experience of this. I'm thinking the uniform temp suggests it's just like that because it's hot down here?
I've just been out to fuel up and check the bike over as it's been standing for a few days whilst I sun my beautiful body. But because I guess I'm still a little spooked but the FD bearing failure at the beginning of this trip, I'm a little paranoid.
Locking up the bike I found myself touching the rear wheel rim and it was the hot side of warm. The hub is about the same as is the FD, swingarm and caliper. You can touch everything and is about the same temp.
It's about 34 degrees here, little wind and even I'm sweating while riding. So it's hot. I can wheel the bike around by hand no problem, so the rear caliper is not binding (one thought I had) and the pads move freely enough.
I think I'm being paranoid. But I've never actually stopped to feel the temperature of the rear end components straight after a ride.
Any thoughts on this? I know it's a bit abstract as hot to me might just be warm to you. But I'm interested if anyone else has better experience of this. I'm thinking the uniform temp suggests it's just like that because it's hot down here?