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Jun 16, 2009 | 11:00 AM

WildBill_50

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Excessive heat?

I have an 09 Heritage I just bought, this is my first BT bike so I'm not sure if I have a problem or it is just the nature of the bike. I'm also still within my breakin period.

When I'm riding I can feel heat on the back of my right thigh and when I sitting at a traffic light or just stopped it can get really hot.

Yes I did do a search but it did not answer my question.

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Jun 16, 2009 | 11:01 AM

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If you want to cool it down a bit get some exhaust, a new air filter and a power commander or other fuel control device. The bikes run lean and hot from the factory due to epa regulations.

Jun 16, 2009 | 11:05 AM

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Check out nightrider.com about XIED's. They will help cool it off at a fair price.

Jun 16, 2009 | 01:04 PM

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Thanks for the quick responses. I plan to put exhaust and a K&N air filter down the road as the budget allows but it looks like the XIED may be a good up right off the bat.

Jun 16, 2009 | 01:56 PM

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same here my right thigh gets hot as hell in traffic and such, especially when its a hundred degrees out. follow suggestions above.

Jun 16, 2009 | 04:29 PM

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Spend all the money you want but don't expect dramatic cooling results from anything you do to your bike. Get used to the heat.

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Jun 16, 2009 | 04:42 PM

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Get a oil cooler and one of my fan kits. That will keep your bike from overheating.
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Jun 16, 2009 | 07:50 PM

Blk and Chrome

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yes exaust and XIEDS worked for me the first summer. Made a huge change in temp, I never measured it but you can feel the change. Plus it seemed to run better. The fun has just begun.

Jun 16, 2009 | 07:58 PM

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+1 on the XiED (unless you plan on doing more performance upgrades besides pipes and filter)

+1 on the oil cooler

but as soon as you get past your break in go with a full syn and this will help some. Over all they still run hot but this will help.