We've got Ironheads, Panheads, Knuckleheads and Shovelheads. I guess the MoCo wanted another XYZhead, so they gave us the 100 inch Hot-head.
Had a short ride yesterday to the dealer. On my ride back, about 10 miles, I got stuck in traffic about half way. Things got pretty hot, so I shut it off while stuck. Once things cleared up, all was good, normal residential area riding, so it is easy riding, 35 and 25 MPH zones.... plenty of time to cool down.
Air temp was about 70.
When I parked it, I immediately checked some temps.
LCD Oil dipstick: 237 degrees.
Rear of oil tank: 192 degrees.
Bottom of oil tank, several places: 212 - 215 degrees.
Front cylinder head around spark plug: 295 degrees.
Rear cylinder head around spark plug: 360 degrees.
While these are not excessively hot, I was surprised, based on how easy the riding was. I'll keep my infrared thermometer with me, and do some more checking when possible.
I'm running SE A/C, Rinehart TD's and a PC. My measured AFR's are around 13.5. Vents in lowers, one is removed and the other is open as wide as possible. I think I will remove the other vent panel to let in as much air as possible.
I'll also be checking other bikes for comparison.
More to come......
Chief