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redyaris · 06-26-2012, 12:30 AM

Did some road testing and found that the engine ran hotter than I thought was too high to be good, although it was still in the operating range. So I cut an opening into the front fairing under the head light, this droped the operating temp to bellow the midle of the normal range. I also fabricated some ducting to direct the air toward the radiator. Tomorrow I will retest the new setup.
I have added some pictures

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