| Author | Message | ||
     Electraglider_1997 |
Heat management update. A few weeks ago I taped the seat pan with reflective tape I purchased at WalMart (http://covalenceadhesives.com/SearchProductsDetail s.aspx?ID=77 ) It purportedly will stick to wet surfaces and is only about 8 bucks for 50ft roll. I removed the rear brake reservoir and just plugged the end of the hose. So far unsuccessful in locating extra hose that is compatible with Dot 4 brake fluid. Any help would be appreciated. Need less than 1.5 ft so I can put reservoir in seat compartment. Yes, rear brake works fine since the hose is still filled with fluid. I folded aluminum foil many thicknesses and taped as seen in photos of right side. It can be peeled away from Black Buell air-box cover so cover can be removed and then easily re-sealed. I used the foil tape to completely seal the right side heat deflector so fan cannot blow hot air under it. This works very well. The photo shows the left side taped also. Just did this for times when wind blasts from right to left, otherwise the left side taping is probably superfluous. Seat has holes in seat dam and elbow fittings keep water out of seat compartment. I've had zero problems with water in this area. How well does all this work?? I do not have a leg heat problem anymore. Fan never seems to come on if temp outside is under 80 except when droning 70+ mph on highway. Even when temp is over 90 the fan come on way less and leg heat is no problem at all. Over 10,000 miles on original fan and it sounds fine to me ( no rattling ). I'm sure that many of you have purchased the 08' heat deflectors for you 06/07 ULY's. If you haven't sealed them to the frame then you are not getting their full benefit. It makes a big difference over just installing them unsealed.         | ||
| Hughlysses |
EG, Sounds like it's working well for you; I'd just hate to give up ALL my underseat storage. One place you could get DOT 4 compatible hose would be to order another stock brake line and join the two with a barbed connector. OTOH, you could move your reservoir outside like I did:  This requires you to shorten the hose about a foot. I'm pretty happy with this location so far; I've been running it this way for about 3 months now. After a long two-up ride there were signs of VERY slight swingarm interference (some scratches on the paint) but a minor "tweak" to my home-made bracket solved that. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Hugh, I already found out about getting an extra piece hose from Buell but it also comes with the reservoir which I didn't need. May end up going that route. I had it cable tied way back to the bag supports but don't like the idea of it being where someone can cob the reservoir cap. The tourpak provides more than enough storage for me. |
