I'm not trying to be smart,but what difference does it make what the temp is,and how is it going to help you to know. I never had a motorcycle with a temp gauge.

I guess for me it's curiousity to know the temp..the gauge looks great on the bike...and I rebuilt this motor once (I don't wanna ever have to say twice). Plus, why not know

bill67 wrote on 02/11/09 at 14:30:25:

Monday, when it rained.
Looked at idle to see if it was surging or not (not)
Looked at temp to see if I could defrost window yet.
Looked at gear indicator to see if I shifted into the right gear.
Looked at the warnings to see my rear tire was low, my coolant was low, my door was ajar, etc, etc, etc.
Looked at the computer to the temperature outside (39°F) my mileage, and range.
Also looked at the radio to see what song was playin'

After all, I only use it when it rains and to drive the kids around.  

Yep, the GR650 had a digital gear indicator. And it had a tach, which you must have watched or you wouldn't have complained about it turning too fast at highway speeds.