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My Heat Vent
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MouthPiece
Banged Up Member
Question? What is the down side of doing this, or is it "win win"?
Chris PE# 0004
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zztop69
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My thinking This has got be be better than taking the shield off and leaving the motor expose to road hazard, I can see no harm , your oil sending unit is right above this panel ,would not want that expose to the road. My thinking and it works for me. Maybe someone else can see a downside, I see none, If we could find a louver we could open and close Now that would be great!
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Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
The down side for me is you still have to remove it to change your oil and you're still not going to let as much heat out as you would with them off. I've been running around with no splash pans on for 10's of thousands of miles with no issues. There's still more protection than most motorcycles.
MouthPiece
Banged Up Member
Lamont, as I recall you removed the splash pan primarily for ease in changing your oil. Did you or do you also find as an added benefit the better dispersement of heat?
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Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
I took mine off for the heat a long time ago on my RS. Changing the oil is much easier too but I first took it off to give the heat a place to go.
I'm sorry I thought you did both sides, not just the right side. If you turned the vent so the louvers faced forward you would get a little ram air too and that would help with the cooling but still not as much as removing them all together.
zztop69
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I turned the louvers to the back hoping it would let the hot air escape
I might just try turning them forward also, just held on with pop rivets would be a easy change The splash shield on the left side doesn't really have enough space for a good size vent. Most of the heat I feel is right side related other than the heat coming from the glove box area between your legs!:shocked:
I might just try turning them forward also, just held on with pop rivets would be a easy change The splash shield on the left side doesn't really have enough space for a good size vent. Most of the heat I feel is right side related other than the heat coming from the glove box area between your legs!:shocked:
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zztop69
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Guard has 3 bolts very easy to take off,cutting hole very simple,4 pop rivets
I painted the vent with high temp paint
I would say less than 30 mins. total
BTW I rode about 2 hours today and I could really tell the difference in the heat on my right ankle, maybe I can get use of my highway pegs now
You can always take the shield off and leave it off
I still like having the protection for the motor and think it will help keep the motor cleaner with it there, with the vent :2thumbs:
I painted the vent with high temp paint
I would say less than 30 mins. total
BTW I rode about 2 hours today and I could really tell the difference in the heat on my right ankle, maybe I can get use of my highway pegs now
You can always take the shield off and leave it off
I still like having the protection for the motor and think it will help keep the motor cleaner with it there, with the vent :2thumbs:
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