FIX!!! Operator error!!!
As many of us know it's really frustrating to be running around chasing your own tail on a mechanical or electrical problem. I figured it out!
These KPM 200s are very small bikes, and as many of us know storage is difficult. I had installed a small storage bag on the front forks. As many of us know when you are behind a semi in town you still get wind, but when you are behind a semi on the highway it blocks a considerable amount of wind. I think the same principle applied here, that small storage bag blocked just enough wind to keep air from flowing through my radiator fins. Last night I pulled out all the stops I installed the thermometer gauge and got a no drip radiator funnel to pull 100% of the air out of the system and after all my repairs were done I had my buddy just point out that the bag on the front might be blocking the wind. To be honest I hadn't even considered that, it seems like it should be far enough away that it's not an issue however these bikes are very small and asked to do quite a bit of work, it blocked just enough wind to where it just wouldn't cool off fast enough when I was at high RPMs for a long amount of time. After removing the bag my temperature gauge reads no higher than 80 degrees C if I've been on the highway for a long time, and I stick around 70 to 74 degrees C when I am in the city
Aftermarket accessories on your front forks can cause overheating on the KPM 200, unfortunately I have verified it myself.
Safe riding guys, thanks for all the help!
P.S. sorry for the hate mail Lifan, you do make a quality product.
Last edited by KPMRider; 08-08-2022 at 10:14 AM.
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