Are these magnitudes of the temperatures measured indicative of other bikes with fairings such as the supersports and other sport touring bikes?
Are there other sport touring bikes with fairing pockets and does anyone have a feel for the internal temperatures that they might see.
I was riding just a couple nights ago (Toronto) with 17-19C (62-66F) and found the items in my fairing pockets (cell, keys, wallet) were warm to the touch but not too hot. However, I was riding in 30C (86F) with the sun beating down and my keys sitting in the right side fairing pocket were so hot I could hardly pick them up (I guess +130F). I don't put my cell phone in the fairing pocket anymore unless I am riding in approx 20C (68F) or lower, otherwise only keys and wallet go into the pocket and my cell goes into my jacket.
So..back to the question. Do other bikes with fairings run at similar temperatures in and around the fairing. What about any other bikes with similar fairing pockets?
In summary, the ST1300 is such a phenomenal bike. What can you do if the fairing pockets get hot in hot riding conditions? Use your side bags?
Are there other sport touring bikes with fairing pockets and does anyone have a feel for the internal temperatures that they might see.
I was riding just a couple nights ago (Toronto) with 17-19C (62-66F) and found the items in my fairing pockets (cell, keys, wallet) were warm to the touch but not too hot. However, I was riding in 30C (86F) with the sun beating down and my keys sitting in the right side fairing pocket were so hot I could hardly pick them up (I guess +130F). I don't put my cell phone in the fairing pocket anymore unless I am riding in approx 20C (68F) or lower, otherwise only keys and wallet go into the pocket and my cell goes into my jacket.
So..back to the question. Do other bikes with fairings run at similar temperatures in and around the fairing. What about any other bikes with similar fairing pockets?
In summary, the ST1300 is such a phenomenal bike. What can you do if the fairing pockets get hot in hot riding conditions? Use your side bags?