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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Does anybody else have a passenger that hates there Fatcat, She says the bike is super hot on her right leg. Likes the True duals alot better, I can feel a performance advantage with the cats but I wonder if its worth the extra rearseat heat
 
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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I think I'd be check'n the tune, Dave...

My wife's logged more than 50k on back w/a FatCat & no similar feedback from her....
 
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Yea Phil thats why I posted I wondered if the heat was from the tune, its been giving me ( my builder) TROUBLE at low rpm ? I wish I was more of a mechanic. Thanks for the reply
 
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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my wife said the right side is hotter too. compaired to the rh tds damn i miss that sound. the build quality on the d&ds is soo much better than the rh
 
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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One of the reasosns I removed the Fatcat was the return of the heat.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Dave, my wife complains about the Fatcats as well. Especially when we get stuck in traffic. I have to switch the bike off. I've got an '05 Ultra and it's going to be replaced with a new Street Glide, but I'll being going Reinhart TDs, for what it's worth.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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I wrapped the pipes with white exhaust tape and then installedthe regular heat shield. Works great!Increases the heat of the gases.

I swear the the left side of my 103 is cooler than the right and I do not have the after market deflectors.
 
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