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Well we just got back from a 450 mile ryde to the Nor-Cal coast and I really feel like the bike is running cooler since we had it in for the recall. I didn't feel as much as I did the week before and we rode the bike pretty hard. From the Sacramento area we headed through Napa and Sonoma into Santa Rosa. From there we headed down to Guernville and through the Redwoods out to Jenner, and up the coast to Fort Ross. Had a great night there in the hot tub overlooking the ocean. Then the next morning we drove to Sea Ranch for Breakfast and a walk on the Bluffs. Headed North to Mendocino and tired the main streets there and stopped for fefreshments. Back down through an Awesome Redwood forest along the Navarro river into Booneville. Now I don't have any after market handling parts on the bike but I was able to handle a lot of twistys at 15 to 20 over the posted speed for those turns and I had a blast throwing through the turns. We then took 101 south and eventually onto 80 for the ride home. The point of this is, that when I read Lamonster's post I had the same sort of feeling regrading the changes. I obviously didn't burn up, and I can say that I am not worried about that happening. I do know this, A third cylinder was not going to add anything to my fun, and the heat. Didn't seem to be a problem. One thing happened that was weird and I would ask for some input on. We stopped to take some "Spyder in the Redwoods" pictures, the engine was running about where it always does, a little above Half way on the analog heat gauge. We took some quick pictures and got ready to go. BTW the ambient temp in those woods was about 65 F. When I wen to start the motor, I got the orange screen. A warning of High Engine Temp, and "Limp Home Mode". I took the key out and ut it back in, and we had a normal start ad ran at the same temp all the way Home. What was up with that?
