| Author | Message | ||
     Devilbuell |
I can deal with the gas peeing and most of the heat on my cr, but does anyone have problems with the heat roasting your right foot? And how can I get around that? Other than that, I love my cr! | ||
| Ratbuell |
Hm. I have been out in 100+ weather the last couple weeks. 9" boots and Joe Rocket *mesh* armored pants over plain ol' shorts. No heat issues outside of the normal "internal combustion engine between the legs" situation. Are you wearing boots? What's your CT? Is your coolant level low? Mine's a bone-stock CR with Uly pegs and factory exhaust and ECM. | ||
| Drawkward |
A couple trackdays ago I had to pit in early because both feet were getting uncomfortably hot...and that's saying something. Ambient temp was probably around 98deg and the bike was awfully hot though, which is pretty normal for performance riding on these with absolutely no tune. Shame, but this bike needs a tune to really be bearable. | ||
| Nillaice |
i hear ya. riding in ~100 F weather in both redwing work boots and my frank thomas preforated riding boots, the right foot is noticeably hooter than the left. i took my boots off as soon as i got home from a ride today, and could not feel a difference (to the touch). next week i'll be toting my infared thermometer. i remember hearing about this being a severe problem with teh first year production bikes, but i have just noticed it now at 4000 mi on my R. also the first consistent temps around 100 | ||
| Ratbuell |
The PREproduction bikes had a different, smaller heat shield above/behind the right footpeg (the kinda dished black plastic piece). I rode the preproduction press bikes, and THEY were hot. But again...my CR, no issues at all. (and I've got a skin graft on the right calf, from my accident a couple years ago) | ||
| Tmchcrk |
I noticed the hot right foot right along with my heavy lead wrist. Especially at stop lights with those long lights with the circle transducers in the road.  It just means my 1125r is all  | ||
| Dannybuell |
Try keeping the balls of your foot on the pegs with your heels up. This seems to keep most of my leg away. | ||
| Budgolf |
Holy crap I must have been lucky. I've not had problem one with my 08. I deploy so much I haven't had time to have the flashes or any of the recalls done to it. Am I in the minority, or are all of these problems limited to a certain number of bikes within a build range or what? I don't have tons of miles on my bike, but I've got more than 5 grand on it. And not a single problem. I didn't buy it at the end of the year either. Early 08. | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
My right foot gets HOT too. I rode to the dealer which is about 60 miles away, about 40 of which are interstate, on Saturday when ambient was about 95F. Thanks to construction, I spent about 10 miles at walking/jogging speeds. I had to keep my foot off to the side because of the heat. Even when cruising, there is a noticeable amount of heat by the right peg that's not present on the left. I don't think there's really any way around it given that the exhaust is on that side of the engine and it apparently gets pretty toasty around there. | ||
| Dannybuell |
I have friends with big twins that swear by ceramic coatings. One has a Ceramic coated exhaust inside and out. He swears the heat is not absorbed by the pipe it goes OUT. I have seen him grab the pipe a few minutes after shutdown and no hissing of burn't skin. that's the idea anyway. | ||
| Jdugger |
I wear a "winter" race boot, and it helps tremendously. I find with perf boots I get too much hot air, but one without all the airflow actually keeps my foot cooler. | ||
| Dannybuell |
Budgolf - If you were deployed where the temperatures are hot none of this will make sense. As a soldier you are in prime condition. Sadly myself included, many folks do not share your stamina or strength. Thank You for Your Service! | ||
| Budgolf |
Thanks Danny, I didn't mean to imply that anyone was out of any kind of shape or that I doubted that anyone has had the problems they have voiced here on the site. I'm just amazed that of all of the problems that have come up for guys, puking gas, burnt flesh, turn signals, surging, stators etc, not to mention the recalls, it just really surprises me that my bike had really been perfect. Thats all I meant. Maybe mine was built by the man himself! (HA) I feel bad for you guys having all of the problems though. Let me assure you, when she's running right, not a lot that I have ever been on can compare. | ||
| Dannybuell |
Budgolf - I didn't think you meant any harm or insult, just a casual observation that civilians and soldiers have two different reference points for discomfort. :-) | ||
| Westmoorenerd |
I don't know...I'm in the military and I've had quite a few times where I've said a few choice words on how hot it gets... Most the time it doesn't bother me, but every once in a while I'll be sitting at a nice long 4 minutes red light, bring my leg up, and notice my uniform has got hot to the point of making me flinch...but 10-20 seconds of riding cools that down. Feels about the same as a jet continuously blowing exhaust on you. | ||
| Devilbuell |
Well, I do wear boots all the time. Like I said, this is the only real concern I have as far as my comfort goes. Does the Erik Buell Racing ecm really make that much difference in the temp? | ||
| Dannybuell |
What is the common variable to these overheating bikes, riding in urban areas? I just read in another thread that a tune is really important. In another thread someone mentioned they took the quiet core out of a Barkers and it cooled off. Westmoorenerd - Thank You for Your Service! | ||
| Xnoahx |
I get hot foot too here and it doesnt even need to be a hot day. It can be in the 70's and 80's and Ill notice it. I think either ceramic coating the exhaust(stock) or an EB racing tune would help. Im leaning more towards the tune. | ||
| Rex |
You should ride in Arizona. Last night coming home at 11:30 pm, it was a hot ride....My triumph is very cool to ride. The Buell is really hot. I worry about the frame and how hot it gets when riding. REX |
