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<blockquote data-quote="AApple" data-source="post: 176033" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>Well, it's been a few days since this mod was done. The results have proven that it works....not quite the dramatic difference I was hoping for, but it does run cooler on the road. Before, I was having to turn my cooling fan on and leave it on almost the entire ride(34 miles) home in the evenings once I got in traffic. It would not cool back down once I got out in clean open air, either. Now, I am only turning the fan on for a short time, and once I do get moving again, the temp does come back down.</p><p>All that being said, I gotta say that my temp wasn't getting to the point of being dangerous....just higher than I wanted. Last summer, in traffic, the gauge was getting to about halfway between half gauge and HOT. Now, it is only going to just past halfway, and that's only in heavy stop-go traffic. Even after getting moving again, it stays right at half gauge. So, if I go back to my testing from 4 years ago, I can see that half gauge is 180*</p><p></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 9257][/GALLERY]</p><p></p><p>And with the needle a bit farther past half, the temp is 190*.</p><p></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 9258][/GALLERY]</p><p></p><p>Best I can tell at this point is my average temp while riding after this mod is right around 185*....I can live with that. We'll see how it does once the ambient temps around here get up above 100*....it's been in the mid/high 90's the past week or so, with high humidity. I may also finish the bracketry for the mesh grill, and remove the RR grill all together, and see if that makes even more of a difference. Even tho I know this thing isn't really running hot, I still get uneasy seeing the gauge go past halfway for some reason...just a scaredy cat I guess.... :hihihi:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AApple, post: 176033, member: 56"] Well, it's been a few days since this mod was done. The results have proven that it works....not quite the dramatic difference I was hoping for, but it does run cooler on the road. Before, I was having to turn my cooling fan on and leave it on almost the entire ride(34 miles) home in the evenings once I got in traffic. It would not cool back down once I got out in clean open air, either. Now, I am only turning the fan on for a short time, and once I do get moving again, the temp does come back down. All that being said, I gotta say that my temp wasn't getting to the point of being dangerous....just higher than I wanted. Last summer, in traffic, the gauge was getting to about halfway between half gauge and HOT. Now, it is only going to just past halfway, and that's only in heavy stop-go traffic. Even after getting moving again, it stays right at half gauge. So, if I go back to my testing from 4 years ago, I can see that half gauge is 180* [GALLERY=media, 9257][/GALLERY] And with the needle a bit farther past half, the temp is 190*. [GALLERY=media, 9258][/GALLERY] Best I can tell at this point is my average temp while riding after this mod is right around 185*....I can live with that. We'll see how it does once the ambient temps around here get up above 100*....it's been in the mid/high 90's the past week or so, with high humidity. I may also finish the bracketry for the mesh grill, and remove the RR grill all together, and see if that makes even more of a difference. Even tho I know this thing isn't really running hot, I still get uneasy seeing the gauge go past halfway for some reason...just a scaredy cat I guess.... :hihihi: [/QUOTE]
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