Yes,when I feel the hot air, was stuck in stop/go traffic, with fan work.The air which flows up past the triple tree is simply at the outside air temperature, while the bike is moving. That would be the case, whether the inner cowls were installed or not installed. For the tank and frame to completely heat to that degree in only 20 minutes,, one would have to wonder if there was nearly no gas in the upper tank and the bike was stuck in stop/go traffic (or just on the stand) ?? Full heat saturation on my bike takes an hour of hard running, at 120kph or more,, on a hot day,,, with not much gas in the upper. By all means,, if you find your bike runs cooler with your inner cowl installed,, take a few minutes and put them back in. Enjoy your 2014,, Cat'
I did not ride in hot days(even daytime) yet. tomorrow I would ride in daytime, will find out if mine ST hot or not so much hot.I DO find that my 2006, despite removing the inner cowls, does get warm in traffic. If moving slowly, it can get uncomfortably hot in a few minutes. The ST is just a warm bike! I rode 200 miles last Sunday, though, in 70* F temps , and it was comfy all the time, even in traffic .
Is Bejing still 92F in October? We are visiting Bejing in a couple of weeks. We are bringing sweaters, may be we should pack a pair of shorts too.
I cut large holes in my inner cowls to allow cool air to flow through. Having the inner cowl installed seems to keep the panels more secure. That didn't help cooling the gas tank. That just cooled the glove boxes. My tank used to get so hot, you could see the gas boil! No kidding. I insulated the frame area all around the air box to prevent heated air from blowing into the space below the gas tank. That solved my heat issue.
Kenny
I did the same to my ST. That is the only way to stop the heat issue.When I got mine, it had a mat of heat resistant sheeting under the airbox with cutout for the throttle bodies, a nd the 2 hoses ths t run into the underside of the air box. The may was held by hear resistant tape to the frame thast the tank sits on. It reduces the tank hear as well as the hot air that would come from the the sides and back of the tank. .at least for me.
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When I got mine, it had a mat of heat resistant sheeting under the airbox with cutout for the throttle bodies, a nd the 2 hoses ths t run into the underside of the air box. The may was held by hear resistant tape to the frame thast the tank sits on. It reduces the tank hear as well as the hot air that would come from the the sides and back of the tank. .at least for me.
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Yep- that's there...TO REDUCE heat. Removal is NOT the relief of heat. I also own a 2006...with no heat issues, unless over 95 degrees in slow or stopped traffic. ?????I thought that one of the jobs of the inner cowl was to channel the air into the radiator. I don't know, but I would guess that removing the inner cowl would allow some of that cold air to go straight past the radiator and exit through the side vents.