steelboss
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Corey,
my R3T gets hot as hell also and it literally can burn through my jeans. I had the same problem on my 600 Ninja. I bought several rolls of header insulation wrap and wrapped my exhaust from the head to the muffler and this worked great on the Ninja. I notice on the R3T that the heat seems to come from both sides, so even if I were to wrap the pipes and remove/cover all of that pretty chrome, I am not sure if it would fix the problem.
I do have an idea though. Since the heat you feel is radiant and not conductive, you my try taking one of those windshield / sun-shields that you see in cars...and just drape it over your bike so it hangs between your legs and the engine. Maybe a little cutting or fitting will help. Or a welders blanket cut and stitched to fit. This should block the heat from radiating to your knees and inner thighs when its really hot. Then when you are out of the hot spot just throw it in your luggage box. Done. No mods to the bike needed. What is good about this is you can match the color with your bike also if you like.
my R3T gets hot as hell also and it literally can burn through my jeans. I had the same problem on my 600 Ninja. I bought several rolls of header insulation wrap and wrapped my exhaust from the head to the muffler and this worked great on the Ninja. I notice on the R3T that the heat seems to come from both sides, so even if I were to wrap the pipes and remove/cover all of that pretty chrome, I am not sure if it would fix the problem.
I do have an idea though. Since the heat you feel is radiant and not conductive, you my try taking one of those windshield / sun-shields that you see in cars...and just drape it over your bike so it hangs between your legs and the engine. Maybe a little cutting or fitting will help. Or a welders blanket cut and stitched to fit. This should block the heat from radiating to your knees and inner thighs when its really hot. Then when you are out of the hot spot just throw it in your luggage box. Done. No mods to the bike needed. What is good about this is you can match the color with your bike also if you like.