Just got back from Christmas Valley.
Saturday was a real work out.
97F and 18% humidity (HOT for me).
Just before I left the shop I took out the Engine Ice and put in 50/50 Prestone/Water...
I know... You hate the green stuff.
But, I'm trying to discover why my SM bike runs so cool.....
The only difference between my Sand bike and the SM is where it's ridden and the sand bike has some Chinese rads on it.
The max all time temps for the weekend was as follows:
Head 224F
Coolant 202F
That was running Several WOT Sand hill climbs in a row and then idling to watch some others ride the climb.
Average running temps trail riding 2nd to 4th gear:
Head 185-195
Coolant 165-175
All in all I think this is very similar temps to what my SM runs.
Next up....
I'm gonna do 1 water mod at a time to the SM and see if we change anything.
The reason for using the SM for the tests is it's easier to make consistent runs under the same conditions and I don't have to load up and go anywhere to do it.
If bikes are for kids I'll never grow up.