After a ride in the heat, i can report the heat wrap works to keep the majority of the heat off the right leg. At times there is still an updraft of heat you can feel on the lower thigh, but no where near as bad as it was before.
Right leg under thigh getting cooked
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After a ride in the heat, i can report the heat wrap works to keep the majority of the heat off the right leg. At times there is still an updraft of heat you can feel on the lower thigh, but no where near as bad as it was before.
Further development with this.
i removed the mudsling to see if this helped, and it sort of did. But was still not a huge difference.
The first heat shield/wrap i put on went round the right hand side which helped to reduce the immediate heat to teh right foot/leg. However this still left half the top exposed, and heat was now getting reflected to the left foot too. To help solve this i installed another heat shield/wrap to cover the left hand side and remainder of the top.
After some riding this weekend in the hot weather and all sorts of riding (Motorway, Dual carriage way, round town etc) it feels a lot better. I'm still aware of the heat, but it's no where near how bad it was.
Pedro PC
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I also use Mudsling and I noticed that the temperature is higher next to the right foot. I did the experiment with and without Mudsling and now I only use this one in winter where the temperature can even be well received. With the arrival of summer, I remove the Mudsling and the temperature on the right foot starts to be acceptable, although always hot.
I have a roll of heat wrap in my garage, thanks for the tip.
I may fit some to my GSA exhaust under my right foot area by the flappy valve to keep radiated heat down.
I may fit some to my GSA exhaust under my right foot area by the flappy valve to keep radiated heat down.
Just bringing this thread back again.
Noticed yesterday, my '71 plate has a similar issue. Riding along, heat by the right thigh. But only seems to happen on boring motorways, twisty and that, no issue.
Are people still having these issues on later 1250's? What's the fix here? I will remove the mudslinger to see if it helps at all..
Unless the sun was inside my bike, no
my inner thigh/leg got warm on the RHS.But no glowing red headers.
Sounds like heat from your exhaust is being blown up under your seat, perhaps fitting a Heat Displacement Shield is required, formerly known as baking foil, stapled to the underside of your seat, should help.
Or for the posh stuff some of these stuck onto underside of your seat.
*I fitted this to the lower fairing on my FJ1200 after buying an aftermarket replacement without shielding from exhaust downpipes, worked a treat*.
Alternative, buy an aftermarket Carbon covered exhaust silencer, very little heat comes off them cold to the touch even after motorway speeds.
Or for the posh stuff some of these stuck onto underside of your seat.
*I fitted this to the lower fairing on my FJ1200 after buying an aftermarket replacement without shielding from exhaust downpipes, worked a treat*.
Alternative, buy an aftermarket Carbon covered exhaust silencer, very little heat comes off them cold to the touch even after motorway speeds.
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I don’t think I’ve ever owned a bike where there wasn’t heat radiating on one leg or another. I just get on with it. Same as I don’t have AC in the car...I just get on with it.
Interesting. Might research and see where the best place to put it, not sure how going underneath my seat would help?
Might take the mudslinger off to see if it helps with air flow.
Have you made any changes to the standard exhaust? New silencer perhaps?....it might have been mentioned in previous posts, but I know for a fact that normal Stainless Steel silencers get extremely hot too the touch, which can induce serious burns to legs or fingers.
A Carbon covered exhaust silencer, even after motorway riding, it is still possible to lay a hand and keep it on it, for not much heat is transferred through the carbon covering.
I noticed this on my last bike, I changed from stainless to a carbon silencer, the difference was night n day.
A Carbon covered exhaust silencer, even after motorway riding, it is still possible to lay a hand and keep it on it, for not much heat is transferred through the carbon covering.
I noticed this on my last bike, I changed from stainless to a carbon silencer, the difference was night n day.
Nope, stock standard.
By silencer, do you mean the end can? Sorry, not clued up with the names for these things
I noticed heat coming up from around only my right calf on my 2014 R1200GSA. The worst was when running the bike fairly hard like 80 mph especially in warm weather so I suspected there was some turbulence being generated that blew heat from the cat/collector up. I first noticed it being uncomfortable down in Texas not long after I bought the bike in April.
I would have thought surely someone's come up with a deflector or shield by now to address the problem.
I would have thought surely someone's come up with a deflector or shield by now to address the problem.
No problem, many people have other names for them, silencer complete with a baffle insert, slip-on's, can or cans, spouts, end can like you mentioned.Nope, stock standard.
By silencer, do you mean the end can? Sorry, not clued up with the names for these things
I have always known bike exhausts complete as follows, down-pipes from heads, Cat, if one fitted, Y piece sometimes for 2 into one, then the silencer, sometimes a slip-on joining piece from down pipes to the silencer. ....Peashooters! for the huge OEM pipes as well.
