No more heat to my right leg

[NVR2L8]

I also wrapped my exhaust pipe on the left side today. I started looking up some stuff about this exhaust wrap (which I should have before wrapping) and found a lot about rust being accelerated on the pipe wrapped. I've read that water gets soaked into the wrap easily and this causes the rust acceleration. I did use the heat spray but I have find a way to cover the rest of the engine while spraying to apply a more protective coat. Do any of the pros have any thoughts on this rust matter? The heat is definitely is down on the left side! I was thinking about also wrapping the other side. However, if this rust acceleration is true, I may have to rethink this exhaust wrap.

Folks out there, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the entire Spyder exhaust system is made of Stainless Steel. No issue with rust.
I'm considering the idea of mounting a second smaller fan to the front of the Radiator. The only hurdle is figuring out the best way to mount it.

 

[IdleUp]

I'm looking for a small fan for the oil cooler - that would accomplish two things - draw heat from the core of the engine by cooling the oil and secondly move air from around the engine and header pipe area.

So far I have not found a small fan at my local parts houses.

 

[SpyderMark]

Folks out there, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the entire Spyder exhaust system is made of Stainless Steel. No issue with rust.

Corrosion isn't the only issue with wrapping your pipes. The other question is deterioration from excessive heat. Unwrapped pipes are cooled by air flowing over them -- that's why you feel the heat. When you wrap them, you keep all that heat in the pipe.

This isn't a problem if the pipe is designed to hold all the heat (usually fabricated from tubing with thicker walls). For the Spyder, you will almost certainly cause accelerated wear on the pipes. How much accelerated is yet to be determined.

For many, an early demise of their exhaust pipes and the associated cost of replacement is an acceptable trade off to eliminate the perceived excessive heat. Personally, I don't find the Spyder to be hotter than any other motorcycle I've ever owned. Once it gets above 90 degrees F it's just plain HOT on any bike! But then again, I don't ride much in stop-and-go traffic...

Regards,

Mark

 

[joelin]

I'm looking for a small fan for the oil cooler - that would accomplish two things - draw heat from the core of the engine by cooling the oil and secondly move air from around the engine and header pipe area.

So far I have not found a small fan at my local parts houses.

check with this www.spalusa.com all made in italy

 

[XXX 74]

Has BRP ever addressed any of the heat issues yet?

I did. They said that the tech will look at it when I take the bike for service. But a lot of people have simply look for a work around and have not reported the issue. I think is a poor design and must be addressed by BRP. They are pretty good in taking responsibility but people NEED to report the issue...

 

[IdleUp]

I forget who it was, but one guy was using a simple bilge blower used in a boat - seems that would be the easiest and cheapest!

 

[dsoileau]

A fan combo is the solution I've been looking for!

the fan on the picture was 6.5 " It was too big . I installed new one is 5.6" . it fit right on the center of the web . I add one switch for the fan . when I was riding in the traffic at 96 to 103 F I turn on the fan the temperature bar never over 5 bar . the heat to my leg was gone right away .

I hesitated to install the right side vent block I purchased for my RT-S 2013 because of concerns about holding too much heat in. Now that I've seen your idea I think I'm going to go ahead and install the vent block AND add a fan to the bottom pan pointing downward. That should redirect the heat off my right foot and the engine and send it under the bike. I'll work on that and then post pictures. Thanks for the idea!

 

[OJ UK]

I hesitated to install the right side vent block I purchased for my RT-S 2013 because of concerns about holding too much heat in. Now that I've seen your idea I think I'm going to go ahead and install the vent block AND add a fan to the bottom pan pointing downward. That should redirect the heat off my right foot and the engine and send it under the bike. I'll work on that and then post pictures. Thanks for the idea!

Please don't think that I'm being rude! You're responding to a post which is over five years old. The Spyders in question would have
been '08 GS machines which were quite a bit different to your RT. There are quite a few topics here that try to address the issues of
excess heat in '13 RTs. Might I respectfully suggest that you get your thoughts posted on a much newer discussion.