Just got my wife's RT from shop this afternoon; wow! what a difference in cowling temp around the seat and glove box and upper cowling I would say there's about a 80% or more drop in hot air coming from around these areas. It was 95 degrees ambient when I pick it up and the air temp gauge on the dash showed 104 degrees while riding it. Seemed to have a little more power off the line also. No noticeable noise difference. I rode about 15 miles back home with no hot air from the seat area or the glove box, and the middle cowling below the seat was not hot to the touch. I stop by the grocery store when I got close to home and picked up a few things. Before going inside I raised the seat and the gas cap felt like my car gas does. I just want to mention that heat rises when there's no air flow, so when I got back on the bike the cowling was slightly warm to touch, but not bad, as the bike was sitting in direct sunlight while I was in the store. Frame under seat never got hot at all even after sitting while at the store. Engine temp stayed right in the middle of the gage, and when I got home no gas smell in garage when I parked it. By the way the air temp read 113 after my stop at the store. So far I am very impressed. Please note I had already wrapped the headers, and cat bypass, and added heat reflective wrap in many areas.
Scoops look very good on the yellow RTs. Way more fun to ride.
Scoops look very good on the yellow RTs. Way more fun to ride.
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hyea:
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