ST Muffler Burns

[emshaferii]

Just rolled my ST off the center stand after getting gas while sitting on it, and rolled it into my bare calf (yes, I know shorts are a bad idea).......curious if I'm the only stupid one to have done this.....made a nice purple burn in an oval the size of my fist....ouch....

[tkresler]

Only time that's happened to me is when changing the oil. Just a quick touch, not really a real burn. Otherwise, I'm never even close to my bike when it's warm without jeans or more on my legs.

Tim

[STeve1300]

My right knee (at CampSTOC) when I had my hands full & held the side bag lid with my leg while loading... didn't take but a touch

[willd]

Only time that's happened to me is when changing the oil. Just a quick touch, not really a real burn. Otherwise, I'm never even close to my bike when it's warm without jeans or more on my legs.

Tim

Ditto...I like my skin too much....

[beatlejuice]

yep i did it! just washed the bike. shorts, tennis shoes, tank top, no lid, all the wrong things. just took it around the block so i could just ride it up the driveway. stopped to chat with a neighbor with the engine running got it a little warm you know. parked it in the garage saw a little drip of water and reached with a towl to get it. and oh yea, pain blisters etc. lesson learned.
from now on ill call the kids out to wipe it off :rolleyes:

[racer1735]

Its nearly impossible for me to burn my legs as I AWAYS wear either riding pants or jeans and boots that come up mid-shin. What I do burn out of ignorance are my hands. I have a tendancy to grab hot things while I'm working on the bike (motor running of course)....ouch! I should learn to spit on the pipe before I grab it.

[rgatling]

Got my arm while plugging the rear tire. I love the smell of my own charred flesh in the morning...:eek:

[forgitaboutut]

I know I would have someday!!( got a few from my triumph,) but two brothers
pipes dont get hot enough to burn anything!!!

[Augie]

Re 2 Brothers - i agree, if you are prone to burning your leg on your pipes, get a set of 2B carbon fiber pipes. They don't get hot!

Pp

[AZST]

Burned a finger once on an oil change. Never had a burn on the leg though.

--Bryan
04ST1300A
:04biker:

[John Anthony]

Stupid enough to do it twice. First time it left a really ugly blister a little bit bigger than a silver dollar. Second time it was just a brush, but still caused a blister.

John