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Title: Header glowing red on 696
Post by: Danmack_98 on December 11, 2008, 03:09:37 PM
Monster 696  idling at 2-3 thousand rpms for about a minute and the first 8 inches of pipe are literally glowing red.   Is this normal or a problem with fuel/air mixture?  Thanks
Title: Re: Header glowing red on 696
Post by: Howie on December 11, 2008, 04:00:01 PM
Quote from: Danmack_98 on December 11, 2008, 03:09:37 PM
Monster 696  idling at 2-3 thousand rpms for about a minute and the first 8 inches of pipe are literally glowing red.   Is this normal or a problem with fuel/air mixture?  Thanks

Um, a little of both.  When running correctly the stock bike will, compared to older bikes, be lean.  Pretty much any bike can develop a red pipe if idling at a high RPM, particularly if it is air cooled.  No air movement, minimal cooling.  There is no reason to idle the bike that high for a period of time.
Title: Re: Header glowing red on 696
Post by: Ducnial on December 11, 2008, 04:16:57 PM
Lots of posts on this topic,  research, read..
Title: Re: Header glowing red on 696
Post by: Raux on December 11, 2008, 11:35:19 PM
Quote from: Danmack_98 on December 11, 2008, 03:09:37 PM
Monster 696  idling at 2-3 thousand rpms for about a minute and the first 8 inches of pipe are literally glowing red.   Is this normal or a problem with fuel/air mixture?  Thanks

wow, 2-3 k for a minute? why? isnt the warm up procedure 1200-1500 til one bar and then idle at 1200?