Is it me?...why can't I find what y'all are doing to combat engine heat?
Grin and bear it. (oops, should have said 'bare' it).I tried several of the "fixes" to no avail.
Mylar bubble wrap under and between the tank and the seat and under the seat.Is it me?...why can't I find what y'all are doing to combat engine heat?
Other manufacturers aren't sitting on this motor.It's not like other manufacturers aren't sitting on a motor also!
Sell the 1300 and buy an 1100 instead? . . .Is it me?...why can't I find what y'all are doing to combat engine heat?
Uh-huh.What's amazing is...nobody's come up with an absolute fix yet.
The heats there and we must deal with it...in various ways. My ST2003 had a Corbin seat that sent the heat up perfectly that it dried off my helmet visor in rainstorms. Almost. Now that I have this new to me 2005 ST, I am curious how well that foil of yours stays adhered to your frame...especially the aluminum areas. I did use something similar to that material on my 2003 to block heat, although loosely. Under the seat between the seat and tank, I would drape that material over the area where the heat would come up...place the seat and trim the material to be unnoticeable. This was only done for long rides.Check out this link:
http://www.donferrario.com/St1300/
I did this, PLUS added DIY Baker Air Wings. It is more tolerable, but as ST1300r says, "when it's hot, it's hot."
I did add an IVAN's FCE as well, which seemed to do nothing at all.