I went out and bought this

[Condor]

infared thermometer and it's really cool. Point it at something you want to test for temp and it reads off the red laser dot. What this have to do with a motorcycle you ask? Well, I thought that I could check the temp of the exhaust headers to see if all the cylinders were firing equally. Could even find a dead or fouled plug if needed. Haven't tried it yet, but will the first chance I get. I picked up the unit from Harbor Freight a local discount tool store for about $21 bucks after a 15% discount coupon. It's fairly small and will fit right in with the rest of the things in the tool bag.

[Carbon_One]

infared thermometer and it's really cool. Point it at something you want to test for temp and it reads off the red laser dot. What this have to do with a motorcycle you ask? Well, I thought that I could check the temp of the exhaust headers to see if all the cylinders were firing equally. Could even find a dead or fouled plug if needed. Haven't tried it yet, but will the first chance I get. I picked up the unit from Harbor Freight a local discount tool store for about $21 bucks after a 15% discount coupon. It's fairly small and will fit right in with the rest of the things in the tool bag.

 

Good idea on how you plan to use that. Let us know what the results are after testing it out.

Larry

[Eddie]

I use one of these tools all the time. Works great for surface temp.

[Guest Bigin]

Used mine for finding places needing more insulation around windows, etc. Now use it for when my wife says its hot, it settles the thermostat issues without discussion. Best tool I ever bought!