Heat Shielding Experiment

[imcool]

can someone tell me how Nomex cloth is better than Titianium heat shield Fiber glass wrap?

 

[Einar]

I'm continuously surprised to see how much this bothers people. I've ridden my '21 GT in southern Arizona heat nearly daily and all summer long. I've never felt anything that I'd call uncomfortable or worrying heat on my leg. Don't get me wrong, I'm aware the headers are over there but it's never really bothered me. I ride almost exclusively in blue jeans. I imagine that the GT is better positioning than the R in this regard, but I've read about folks with GT's saying they hate it too.

Same, I've ridden in bumper-to-bumper traffic in humid high-90s weather in jeans and never had the slightest issue with the heat from the headers, radiator, or engine.

Now, the Ducati ST4S? That gave me legit 1st degree burns from the metal fuel tank directly above the rear cylinder.