Fairing Compartments...Useless??

[AZST]

Took an extended ride today....reached into my rt side compartment...whew!!!! Hot as Hades!!

I only have a couple of Master locks in there....but aren't these compartments worthless??? No way I would ever put a cell phone or camera in there.

Does anyone here carry anything in those pockets?? Let's hear it.

Thanks,

--Bryan
04ST1300A
STOC# 5197
:04biker:

[dond]

Lt. Rag, 2 kinds cleaner, extra earbuds/plugs, tp gauge, small wallet w/reg/ins/hrca card, extra aaa maglite, fed law for modulator, xm channel line-up.
Rt. SideSTand foot x2, rain covers for xm/compass, gloves when parked.

Cell phone lives in saddlebag clipped to bungee cargo strap.

Pack :rat:

[Killtimer]

V1 and a Sparrow pump in the left. Misc. crap in the right. Left a choco bar in there once. :eek:
Steve

[dond]

Warm lunch..YES an excellent burrito warmer. Put 'em in frozen and by noon :eat2: Good for roadkill too!

[crazykz]

I'm thinking about using as a place to mount a small fuse block.

Anyone think that's a bad idea?

Curt

[ST1300CAZ]

Left:
Tire pressure gauage, mini mag light, knife, owners manual, bottle with extra fuses and ear plugs, monocular.

Right:
Rag, no fog glass cleaner, kick stand plate, gum.

OBerto Jerkey company makes a great Honey coated beef jerkey..... put it in there... warm it up ! Hard to beat on the road !

and better than road kill ! :eat2:

Craig

[R.Markus]

Left: compressor, tire patch kit, tire pressure guage, rag, L.E.D. headlamp (for tire fixing in the dark)...houses switches for heated grips and PIAA 910's.

Right: kickstand puck, sunglasses, usually a map or two.

[Kennedy]

R/ Cell phone and charger cable.
L/ Bike ownership, insurance and that kind of stuff.
Yes I use mine.

[basco]

Took an extended ride today....reached into my rt side compartment...whew!!!! Hot as Hades!!

Carry change for the tolls around Chicago in the right compartment. I have gloves on but the toll people say the change is hot.
:D

[AgSTreak]

Warm, yes but a great place to store tools and quick access essentials that would fill all the pockets, plus, in my Killi jacket. :grin: Without them I guess I would have to get a larger, uglier tankbag. :eek:

[Mr.Brownstone]

Starcom 1 in left side, two outlets and hidden garage door opener in right side.

[sokay]

Right pocket: Windshield cover, ear plugs, plastic lid with string attached for soft parking, wind strap for sun/dust cover. Left pocket: Wndshield and glasses cleaner, paper towels and kleenex. I think the cubbies are a great feature. But I really think Honda should have refrigerated them so I could keep a cold drink on hand. What were they thinking? :)

[Don Webster]

I use mine for anything I want just remove the front rad. panels and they are as cool as most bikes.

[Hewhois]

Greets,

I keep stuff in the glove boxes.

Left Fairing Pocket: Microcloth, rags, shield/visor cleaners
Right Fairing Pocket: Garage Door Opener, Retractable Cable Lock for jacket, Sunglasses, misc small stuff.

When I bought the universal Mag-Knight tank protector at the dealer, the instructions said hold under a hair dryer for a full minute before applying. I popped it in my glove box & when I got home applied it on the tank no problems :D

[Mike]

Great place for Vienna susages, spam does okay too!

[Horst]

ST11 ... no heat problems ... :-) he he :-)

Still, I use mine for toolkit, papers, maglite, etc so heat doesn't matter. Now the beef jerky/road kill and burrito ideas I had not thought of ... hmmm ;)

[dond]

I wuz thinking of trying to cook a small meatloaf. Wrap in foil and about 400 miles @ 75 mph?

Yum.

[AZST]

Ok...so consensus is that in the left pocket, meatloaf 75mph for 400 miles... right pocket, BirdsEye mixed vegtables 75 mph for 100 miles...wait for simmer, then serve. :eat2:

--Bryan
04ST1300A
STOC# 5197

[Pansmiker]

Guys

I dream of having hot pockets :biker:

Paul :D :D

[wjbertrand]

ST11 ... no heat problems ... :-) he he :-)

Still, I use mine for toolkit, papers, maglite, etc so heat doesn't matter. Now the beef jerky/road kill and burrito ideas I had not thought of ... hmmm ;)

I dunno. I managed to liquify a tube of chap-stick in the left pocket on my 1100 once.

[Putt]

anyone ever install a vent to move air through the pockets?? Someone has to make a small version of a waterproof boat vent that could be
adapted?? A scoop type vent that when turned forward would duct air
into the pocket, when rotated 180 degrees would shut the vent and
be water resistant/proof???


Putt

[Gunner]

Bryan,

I found that wrapping the pocket with some high-temp fiberglass insulation held on with aluminum tape eliminates the heat. I did this on mine in order to keep my Sony mp3 CD player and amp in the pocket. Works great.

If you would like to try this, I will send you some insulation. When I finally found the right insulation I bought way more than I needed. It's not expensive, just hard to find.

Steve

[nm6r]

I ran my quartet harness into the left side pocket. That gives me easy access to all those connections. I also carry a small air compressor and a couple cables in there. The right side pocket is where I carry my side stand plate, garage door opener and assorted little parts (ex. spare peg scrapers as they keep getting ground down).

I do like the idea of warming up lunch in there. I have a pan bolted to the intake manifold on my ski boat for that exact reason. It works well.

Ray
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