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That letter writer should have been sitting on my air cooled Intruder when I was stopped in traffic....it would creep along just enough to make shutting down impractical....the engine got to a strange rhythm after awhile and was quite hot...and then I took off down the shoulder, otherwise totally illegal in Virginia, just to get some air flowing across the engine. By and by I got to the wreck site, and cop saw me coming down the shoulder....I just maneuvered in and hollered "hot engine" and he waved me on!
 
Never noticed. Then again I have very few stops back and forth to work. Even a softail can run semi normal with a little work.
 
The Rockets dont run hot they run at the thermostat setting Ive never had any of the rockets overheat even the modded 265 HP bikes they are a not as hot as the HARLEYS
 
Heat was never a problem for me UNTIL I added a header, better air and had it dyno-tuned adding way more horsies.
Tis really only problematic at a stop or slow speed on hot days.
The performance is WELL WORTH the heat!
 
Maybe since day 1 I've already used Hanso tune or simply because I'm used to the tropical climate, the heat I thought was still bearable. That being said, I'm still considering to have the exhaust painted with cerakote painting for an even more comfortable ride.

cerakote ceramic coating - Google Search
 
Here in Finland it´s cold in the winter time and a little less cold in the summer time. I don´t mind the heat even at summer time. All I have to do is to think about the next winter and all is well!!

People come up with strange problems, don´t they???
 
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