| Author | Message | ||
     Coxster |
On my M2 last night for a half hour, my right thigh is soaked from sweat/heat. Does the plastic heat shield help? ( mine came in a ziplok bag when I bought the bike ) I'm sure the previous owner thought it looked better without it. Should I re-install? | ||
| Cyclonecharlie |
Everything helps a little, but nothing as good as heat wrap. It even helps your carb work better in really hot weather. like having to sit through multiple traffic lights. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Put the heat shield back on, and turn your foot so your toes point OUT. That will rotate your knee and thigh away from the bike, allowing air to flow between you and the engine. I highly recommend AGAINST heat wrap, there is a lot of evidence that it causes brittle header material and cracking (I also think it looks like poo compared to a nice, sculpted header). If you are going to do anything with the header, have it ceramic coated inside AND outside, that will keep the heat in the airflow of the exhaust, and won't allow as much to radiate through the header walls. Chances are, though, if you're feeling heat from the area where the heat shield is missing...it's from the cylinder head, not the exhaust. | ||
| Coxster |
Heck, the oil bag is keeping my seat hot as well! Just took the seat off after a half hour - OUCH that oil is hot! | ||
| Jayvee |
I rode my bike with and without it. The difference is quite perceptible, but especially if riding in traffic. My commute now it 10 miles of no-traffic-highway, so I took it off just for looks, and now only feel the pipe/head when its real hot, like > 90 degrees. But then I got a ceramic coated pipe, that just completely removed any emanated heat from the equation. I couldn't believe the difference. Immediately after a ride, took off my glove and can (carefully) hold my hand 1/4 inch away from the pipe, for as long as I want to, without getting even uncomfortable. So no more heat shield for me. I got some stick-on heat-sheild film from Summit racing for $10 for something or other. (Some sell it for $50 or so.) I haven't done it, but I bet this stuff would work very well as a liner to the inside of that plastic heat shield, probably at least double it's effectiveness. Would most likely work great stuck to the underside the seat where its over the oil tank, too | ||
| Coxster |
adding an automotive insulation to the underside of seat, and inside of heat shield. Still gonna have to use the IR camera from work to find more hotspots     | ||
| Jim2 |
The 2000 and up Cyclone has a bigger heat shield that might help you. See profile pic. | ||
| Bzband |
I have a 2002 and I believe the larger heat shield on the later models works pretty well. Does anyone know if there's a shield available for the left side? |
