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  1. 06-07-2015, 10:07 AM #1
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    Cool Literal hot seat on 2012 RT Limited

    Was riding the other day and felt intense heat on my butt. I use an Airhawk so there was some insulation. But the heat felt like someone had thrown a switch -- similar to heated grips. Temperature gauge was normal. Got home and raised the seat. The black rectangular tube that is a frame member in the middle of the space was too hot to touch. Just had a couple of relays replaced but I can't imagine how the hot seat might be connected to the relay situation. I've never heard of a problem like this. Any ideas??? Thanks in advance...


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  2. 06-07-2015, 10:38 AM #2
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    Default Interesting..!!

    12's were not known to have this heat problem that I know of. Heat issues in that area can come from worn out "Y" gaskets on the exhaust system. Now to travel up to the backbone is a lot of heat or a very long ryde. Don't think the relay change could cause this cause electrical heat will blow some fuses. Let us know what you find out...
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    (RTs don't have the Y gaskets that fail so often...)
    When they were replacing relays; did they pull the nosecone off of the bike?
    Perhaps something didn't get put back in place correctly, and it's blocking airflow...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Denman View Post
    (RTs don't have the Y gaskets that fail so often...)
    When they were replacing relays; did they pull the nosecone off of the bike?
    Perhaps something didn't get put back in place correctly, and it's blocking airflow...
    Bob, they do have a gasket that could fail.
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    If you find what caused the issue please let us know . . .


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