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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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Maybe this is just one of those things where you don't realize it till you start monitoring it....but holy **** my bike run hot! I just put a new exhaust, intake and a tuner on my '13 SG. I set my gauges up on my PV to show head temp. I hit 300 degrees! Holy **** that's hot! Do these things really run that hot or is something seriously wrong here? That temp was hit during a 100 degree day in the Oklahoma panhandle riding in town. Running down the road at 80 mph in 100 degree heat I was running around 280 degrees.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 10:47 PM
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Wards Parts Werks for a pair of fans and forget about the temps.....even idling during a long rally. FT
 
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 11:13 PM
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nothing wrong, that sounds about normal
 
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Smash
Maybe this is just one of those things where you don't realize it till you start monitoring it....but holy **** my bike run hot! I just put a new exhaust, intake and a tuner on my '13 SG. I set my gauges up on my PV to show head temp. I hit 300 degrees! Holy **** that's hot! Do these things really run that hot or is something seriously wrong here? That temp was hit during a 100 degree day in the Oklahoma panhandle riding in town. Running down the road at 80 mph in 100 degree heat I was running around 280 degrees.
I hear you on the monitoring of the head temp- 2 weeks ago with 90 degree heat on a poker run crept up to 282 degrees, had some lights, slow speed, and had to sit for a little bit at idle saw temp @ 348! Fry an egg with that.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 12:46 AM
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How are you reading the temps?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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Reading the temps with the Power Vision tuner.

Holy cow.....348! That's hot man!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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I was in the same boat. Using my power vision to monitor temps. I was hitting 290 running down the highway at 75mph with outside temps of 90 degrees. Local driving i was at 300-310. I said wow thats hot. Thats running V&H dresser dual header, slipons, and screaming eagle air cleaner. Also after 5 auto tune runs.
 
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