Heat from engine

ghost

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2008 rocket 3 classic
Can anyone help me? I ride in Arizona where temps in the summer are always over 100. The heat from the engine burns my leg so much that it spoils the fun. I was looking for something to wrap around the right leg to keep it cool in the heat. Thanks

Ghost
 
Some guys have mentioned that they've gotten a piece of leather that they strap to the inside of their right leg. I think you could also get that thermal tape stuff and wrap it around the headers under the heat shields. There's also this thread dealing with a similar problem for the pillon that might be helpful: http://www.r3owners.net/threads/uh-oh-passenger-heat-big-problem.22742/
 
Cowboy boots work for me - even in Arizona and the Mojave in July and August.
 
I ceramic powder coated all my exhaust including heat shields. That seem to make it tolerable. I'm in TX, so I understand the heat! One reason I have yet to do more the TORS to my exhaust.
 
Other than keeping the heat in, is there any real benefits to ceramic coating the exhaust? Not a process I had heard much about until recently.
 
I replaced my Carpenter Brute with a Supertrapp. What a difference!!!! Solved my problem.
 
Remove catalytic converter and have a more fuel rich tune added to the ECU.
The more engine work i had done the less hot my pipes became - strange but true
 
@Mittzy have to say the only uncomfortable heat I noticed on your bike was if it wasn't moving for more than a couple of minutes. Slow creeping traffic wouldn't be too much fun I imagine, but as long as you're moving it was fine - and twisting the throttle a little sort of takes your mind of it in any case.

Then of course there was the smoke and smell of burning rubber that was pretty distracting too........
 
You must have been behind @Gothlander
 
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