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From: volo
Help!!!!!
So the fiancé and I were out riding last weekend when it was about 85 deg out. here legs were burning up on the bike any ideas to keep the heat off her legs? thank you all for the help oh I got a 2016 street glide
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i am not being funny, but here is the answer.1. buy a honda
2. ride Harley's when temps are under 70 degrees.
Really, its a function of the bike you own. I have never rode a harley in warm weather and not felt heat on my legs.
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And that's kinda what I figured but I though I would ask to see if there was any way around it or help out with the heat
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My 15 RGS was very warm as well. Before I removed the cat from the headers I noticed the right saddle bag was a lot warmer than the left. Now the cat is gone it's cooler, but still warm. Not as bad.
If the heat is an issue you may want to look into a product that we make called a Crotch Cooler. They work and are very easy to install. I f you are looking for a review just search here on this forum or Google . The product speaks for itself .. If we can answer any questions just let us know ,Thank you Itch http://shop.captain-itch.com/Harley-...hields_c58.htm
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I had the same issue on my 2014 Ultra Limited. I measured the temp at the right passenger peg with a digital thermometer and it read 120 degrees F. I replaced the headers with a OEM header with the cat removed then measured the temp again. It dropped to 90 degrees F. The air temp in both cases was 80 degrees F.
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If the heat is an issue you may want to look into a product that we make called a Crotch Cooler. They work and are very easy to install. I f you are looking for a review just search here on this forum or Google . The product speaks for itself .. If we can answer any questions just let us know ,Thank you Itch http://shop.captain-itch.com/Harley-...hields_c58.htm
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As far as I know, the water cooled bikes are the only ones that don't have as much of an issue with this. I've never noticed any excessive heat on my '15 Ultra, so far anyway.
Giant, air cooled engines shoehorned into the same sized frame with inadequate cooling airflow has been a design flaw in these bikes for decades.
The only means that I've heard or read of dealing with it is to spend a LOT more money on aftermarket parts and dino-tunes, and since most people are willing to go this route, often buying the aftermarket parts from the MOCO itself (the same folks who caused the issue in the first place), then why should they do anything to address it? They're makin' a killing on the bikes AND the aftermarket parts!
Helluva good business plan if you ask me, at least as long as their customers continue to wholeheartedly support it!
Giant, air cooled engines shoehorned into the same sized frame with inadequate cooling airflow has been a design flaw in these bikes for decades.
The only means that I've heard or read of dealing with it is to spend a LOT more money on aftermarket parts and dino-tunes, and since most people are willing to go this route, often buying the aftermarket parts from the MOCO itself (the same folks who caused the issue in the first place), then why should they do anything to address it? They're makin' a killing on the bikes AND the aftermarket parts!
Helluva good business plan if you ask me, at least as long as their customers continue to wholeheartedly support it!
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