motor gets plenty hot but ive never gotten burned while riding, only the one time when i went for a ride and immediately after thought it would be a good idea to wipe off a bit of oily shit from inbetween the cooling fins and accidentally touched the still hot muffler.
took off head gasket today, bit more compression now, and ultimately more speed and power.
heres a video of the motor being assembled in china:
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