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I just picked up a new limited and found the heat off the right side really bad after only a few miles. About 30 miles up the road I stopped for about five minutes to see if something was obviously wrong. Finding nothing, I started up again and continued on my way. No more unusual heat problems for the rest of the 70 mile trip. Any ideas?
I mentioned that when I test rode mine. The salesman who is a personal freind of mine said it would lessen gradually to where it wasn't a factor and it has. I'm satisfied now with 3000 miles plus.
My Limited was really hot the first few miles I rode it. After about 100 miles, it seems to not get as hot.
I think that a brand new engine along with the cat makes it run hot initially.
I've ridden mine in 107 degree heat and I didn't think that it was unbearable, I'm leaving mine stock. I've had Rineharts, a ProPipe, Rush, SuperTrapps, and a FatCat on my other bikes, I'm done with the noise.
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