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I think I have an overheating issue.
I have a recently purchased 2017 Gunner with 2200 miles. It appears to be all stock with the exception of the Bassani side vent pipes. Originally, the bike ran sluggish and had a horrible decel pop. I replaced the stock air filter with a K&N high flow. I added a Power Commander 6. Changed the oil with a Victory 20/40 semi synthetic kit and sent it to the dyno tuner. He tuned the bike and was able to get 89HP and 106ft of torque. He was not able to get out all of the decel pop. He said the pipes were sucking in too much air and mixing with the unburnt fuel in the pipes. The bike pulls well and I’m super happy with the power and torque.
We went out riding this weekend. After about 90 miles we stopped to do some shopping. The bike was off for about 30 minutes. When we left the bike was difficult to shift, had a loud clunking noise from the primary area and seemed really hot. A few miles down the road everything smoothed out and went back to normal. I had no issues on the ride out. The next morning I cleaned, lubed and adjusted the clutch cable. I took it out for a 10 minute ride and it shifted smoothy when cold, but as the engine warmed up it became a little bit fussy to shift. I sprayed carb cleaner around the intake and throttle body thinking I might have had an air leak. I did not notice any difference in rpm. I also smoke tested the exhaust and didn’t see any issues there either. I’m not sure if there’s not an air leak somewhere causing the bike to run hot or perhaps I need better quality oil. I was looking at the Motul 10W/60 synthetic. Anyone have any thoughts. I’m kinda stuck here.