Does this happen to anybody else? Not on my ankles or shins or toes. Only on the bottoms of my shoes. Both of them. They get hot hot not just mildly uncomfortable.
Never had this happen on any other bike. And only when the outside temp is over 90f.
I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the way the exhaust manifold runs.
Edited by TiN, 29 May 2012 - 08:43 PM.
highway speeds. today its 80 and I noticed it a little but not too bad. when I come to a stop I felt the bottoms with my hand and they are hot hot. wierd. I wear all kinds of boots. Mostly riding boots or my work boots depending on where I am going. I do run the bike rich and get a bit of backfire on decel. Usually run 4k rpm or above.
Wrapping pipes isn't that easy if several pipes are close to each other. and if you do wrap them, you want to soak/wet them down 1st.
I wouldn't go with any coloured wraps either they all fade, better to start with white in the 1st place. Wrap like fish scales(direction).
I really haven't noticed much if any heat coming off the VFR. Compared to my '08 CBR1000RR and '06 MV Agusta Brutale, the VFR doesn't put off any heat at all. The VFR is far more comfortable in the heat than the CBR and MV. The XXs I had also put out a lot more heat on the rider than the VFR.
I get this too. My right heel gets very hot here in central Florida with temperatures above 90F which is 9 months out of the year. My '09 C14 gets very warm at the ankles, but not at the heels. I ride with Alpine Star boots and work boots on both bikes. Any reasonable suggestions to reduce the heat at the right heel are welcomed.
Definitely my old concours was on the shin. That at least made sense. This is just the oddest spot to feel heat on the bottoms. There is a converter right by the right heel so that might be a problem too. Definitely gonna take advise on a wrap or a ceramic coat of the manifold and see what happens.
I thought its already a given that wrapping exhaust pipes is not a good idea because of corrosion (yes, some grades of stainless steel do corrode) and the resulting high heat soak weakening them, IIRC.........Anyway, wrapped exhausts never seem to look right on modern bikes....... Most model VFRs have heat problems by the pegs, especially on the right side because that's where the pipes go closely by the pegs from the rear cylinders at least for the 3rd and 4th gen and maybe for the 5th, that's the case. Not sure about the 7th though. I still remember a few really hot summers when my right boot feels like it goes on fire everytime I got caught in heavy traffic on my 95. The 3rd gen was supposedly worse......
Beck 95 VFR
This...
I don't want to use an exhaust wrap, actually. The idea of adding something like a ceramic plate would be interesting, though. Google search, here I come!
I normally wear Sidi Street Burners in the summer, but, frankly, have only put 6k on the V12, so I don't know if it's affecting those boots or not.
As I mentioned, it has not really been a comfort issue for me. If it's going to degrade the protective qualities of my gear (the boots), then I need to find a different brand, or fix the issue. Just wondering what the best course of action is.
I was riding my 12F when it was 110°-114° this past August & September and the only heat I could feel on my legs & feet was the insanely high ambient air temp that was draining my body of H2O quickly.
No engine heat is felt on my lower body or extremeties while riding my VFR1200F, none at all unlike my '01 CBR1100XX which use to cook my legs through my pants when it was that hot and I had to ride.
I would rather ride my air cooled 79 CBX or 73 CB450K-6 when it is that hot outside, the engine heat does not come into play with my legs or feet.
From time to time last weekend I noticed a lot of heat around my right ankle.
I was thinking it was probably the radiator fan kicking in.
I get this too. My right heel gets very hot here in central Florida with temperatures above 90F which is 9 months out of the year. My '09 C14 gets very warm at the ankles, but not at the heels. I ride with Alpine Star boots and work boots on both bikes. Any reasonable suggestions to reduce the heat at the right heel are welcomed.
I had the same problem with heat around the bottom of my feet on the right until I lowered the pegs. Now the heat is around my ankle. Has anyone found a solution to this? Would changing the exhaust can to something that does not transfer heat (i.e. carbon fiber) make a difference?
Compared to other bikes I've ridden, the VFR1200's heat management is excellent. I do feel the heat on the bottom of my shoes, but not enough to bother me. One reason could be that I always wearing riding boots with fairly thick soles.
I think the VFR channels the engine heat under the bike - and away from the rider - and so if the price for that is a little hot under shoes, I think it's pretty good trade-off.
I get this issue also.....but more so with my thin soled sidi boots....not a big issue on my axo boots......a lot of metal and plastic on sidi boots to retain and transfer heat....I guess part of the reason, I just snug my sidi boots next to the cases when it's cool.......you might try some 100 mile an hour tape.....that stuff hvac people use to redirect heat.....just strategically placed to redirect heat on the inside of the lower fairing.... I seen people just put that stuff all on the inside of fairings , but that only amplifies the problem.......let the bike warm up.....feel for hot spots......mark with grease pencil......let cool and place accordingly.....
i had the same problem too, it seemed engine was overheating (outside temp was about 36-37 celcius)
then i changed the coolant that was 3 years old, i put %50 distilated water %50 antifreeze (red one without silicates) , now it seems to me it doesnt hurt too much
If you live in a warm climate that doesn't see deep freeze in the Winter, there is no need for 50/50 mix. Around here, it rarely dips below freezing, and even if it does, the bike will stay inside the garage anyway. For my road bikes, I typically run 60/40, which still protects to -12degF. I put 70/30 in my track bunny, which is good to 4F. Water is a more efficient heat transfer agent than glycol, so maximizing the amount while keeping enough freeze and corrosion protection is the way to go if you are worried about overheating.
That said, most road bikes carry enough cooling capacity that even 50/50 should have no problem in any ambient temps that the rider can tolerate.
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