Does anyone have any experience with the aftermarket high exhaust system Yoshimura RC3(stainless) giving problems to melting the shields on the cortech saddlebags. If so can one apply anything to the bags for further protection?
Hey Axel,
I have a TwoBros high mount in carbon. I do not have the heat problem that my brother who has the TwoBros high mount in Stainless. His gets piping hot! Mine stays cool to the touch.
I made a cheap heat shield out of some scrape aluminum I had laying around for my brother. I do not have a picture of the heat shield so I will try and describe it.
I cut a piece of aluminum the same length as the canister. I then took the back body work off and used the mounting point of the canister hanger and the rear passenger peg mount. I measured and drilled and then took the heat shield and bent it to match the canister. Basically the heat shield covers the canister but does not touch the canister. The aluminum I used was stiff and fairly hard to bend. It worked for the 1800mile trip we had planned. It was hideous when the bags were off the bike though.
cya
munky
Hey Munky,
Thanks for the suggestion.That may be the only choice.I'll wait for a period of time for other ideas, if any. I was hoping that perhaps some kind of product could be attached, stitched to the bottom of the bag,to give further protection! There is some clearance(1-2 inches) at the end of the pipe,although I'm not so sure it's enough!
Axel,
My bags acually hung low enough for the inside of the bag completly covered the canister. The Chase Harper ET4000 are very large. That is why a made the heat shield.
I was thinking about this and if you can find an old bike cover by Guardian. They have heat resistant material on the back/bottom half of the cover. You could cut a swatch off and stick that to the bottom of your bags. I think that would work pretty good.
cya
Munky
A relatively cheap and easy thing to try is heat shield foil tape. They use it extensivly to protect the cowls on snowmobiles (on the inside). It is basically a thick foil (.005"?) that has an adhesive backing (peel and stick). I think you can get it at auto parts stores to, but if not a snowmobile dealer should have it. A benefit to it, is that it conforms directly to the thing you are trying to protect, so when you take the bags off, the shield goes with it. The stuff was pretty sticky and may work on a fabric bag. You could always put a few stiches to be sure. It is really easy to cut too, so a custom fit would be pretty easy. If you want to try it and can't find it, let me know. A friend of mine needed to get some last year to repair a wrecked sled, and I helped him apply it. He can tell me where he got it.
-Heath