| Author | Message | ||
     Electraglider_1997 |
I'm wondering if the heat that broils my right inner gam might be directed past the battery ,under the seat, to be discharged out under the passenger part of the seat through a hole or two drilled into the plastic fender. I just hate that heat cooking my right upper leg. Never had a bike do that before. The thing I wonder about the insulated pad that is being sold is that I worry about cooking the battery and rear brake reservoir. I'm of the opinion that you need to keep that heat moving to cooler air and not just try to stop it with insulation. A low pressure draw from a couple of exit holes right under the passenger area just might do the trick at least while you're moving. Like pulling the drain plug on a boat while your underway to suck water out. | ||
| Bloochdog |
just wrap the headers and be done with it | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Not the headers. It's the fan blowing the heat off the rear cylinder that is roasting my right inner thigh. | ||
| Bloochdog |
wrap the leg  | ||
| Windrider |
Hey Electraglider, Try a set of heat shields from Special Ops: http://www.specialops-online.com/11401.html I don't have these but others who have tried them have reported good results. It looks like they force the heat out the back instead of letting it come out by your leg. Happy Trails, WindRider | ||
| Dennis_c |
unplug the fan  | ||
| Chadhargis |
The fan blows out the rear of the bike. Next time you shut the bike off and the fan kicks on, but your hand back there. You can feel the hot air blowing on your hand. I think the leg heat is from the header and the frame (which gets heated by the header). Wrapping the headers might help. What you need to do is go on a nice rush hour ride on a FJR1300 or a ST1300, then get back on your Buell. You'll feel like you stepped into a walk in freezer.  I never thought the FJR was that hot until I got the Buell. I used to ride the FJR when it was 30 degrees out and I was pretty comfortable. If it's colder than 50 degrees, I get cold on the Buell, even with a heated vest. | ||
| Fubar |
This has only been an issue for me once. After an extended run from Blythe to Yuma in 90 degree heat. Stopped for gas and was uncomfortable for about a minute. I have long legs so I expect the heat is blowing under my leg. I will monitor it as the weather heats up tho. I'm not sure I like the idea of drilling the fender. Water and crud would then get tossed onto the engine by the tire. fubar | ||
| Snub13 |
My inner right gets hot to! When the fan kicks in it cools off, yet another + for the fan. I'm going to try the Special OPS heat shields. |
