I find the ambient temperature reading on my 2016 B to be pretty worthless. It always reads a good bit higher than the actual temperature in most conditions. Even when cruising down the highway!!! So I almost never check it. The one on my old 2002 Wing was pretty accurate when cruising and there was good air flow over the sensor.
Not a biggie, but when I eventually am doing work at the sensor location I’ll ensure that it is seated properly. Might even get a new sensor to install at that time.....maybe.
2016 F6B Deluxe
Jupiter Orange Metallic
Few inexpensive temp readouts will be on the money correct. Even expensive industrial applications have to check and calibrate often. Honda does have a troubleshooting guide to check the temp sensor and it can be replaced if faulty. I do not think it can be calibrated. So if off a degree or two it should be that way up and down the line so you have to allow for the offset.
Maybe the air temp sensor can be relocated elsewhere, so that it provides a more accurate ambient temperature readout.
Need to look in the manual for it.
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21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
It is supposed to be mounted inside the air duct of the right inner fairing. Don't know if anywhere would be a better spot than that for reading fresh air temperature. No matter where it is you can't stop it from reading heat from the engine if the bike is not moving. I have an aftermarket TI on another bike and it reads about the same as this Honda one, close but not perfect and you have to be moving.
I agree that red bike with the snow mountain background is a very nice photo.
Negative 2 degrees this morning so temp gauge is currently meaningless. Will be in Cancun tomorrow and 80 sounds much better.