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No wunder the gas tanks get hot!
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MikeinGA
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I see that they(dealer or BRP) still uses the foil/foam material that is flammable and cuts down on air flow around the gas tank. See below:
This makes the heat problem in the tank hotter. This is what works better. It's only 70 mil in thicknes, none flammable, and easy to work with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This makes the heat problem in the tank hotter. This is what works better. It's only 70 mil in thicknes, none flammable, and easy to work with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Magdave
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I see that they(dealer or BRP) still uses the foil/foam material that is flammable and cuts down on air flow around the gas tank. See below:
This makes the heat problem in the tank hotter. This is what works better. It's only 70 mil in thicknes, none flammable, and easy to work with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Actually there was no insulation there before That came from a wrecked Spyder they had sitting there and I asked them to put it on the plastic. Cap stays cool now so does the seat. The rest is 1mil DEI 1500 deg tape. Only flow it cuts down on is what heat is rising up above the tank. None on that side now.:thumbup:
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MikeinGA
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I see that they(dealer or BRP) still uses the foil/foam material that is flammable and cuts down on air flow around the gas tank.This makes the heat problem in the tank hotter. This is what works better. It's only 70 mil in thickness, none flammable, and easy to work with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
billrob71
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and it was fixed on my 09 RS too just by having the pipes ceramic coated by Jet Hot. I just don't understand why more owners haven't had this done. :bdh:
Thats is what I'll be doing the winter. It's the only true way to deal with the heat
ulflyer
Active member
Many thanks for the web site with various thermal wrap. I've bookmarked it for future use; every once in awhile I need some of this stuff and didn't know where to find it. Will certainly need it if I get a '13.
Bob Denman
New member
Dave,
Mike might have a good point here; does that extra thickness reduce airflow around the tank, and would a thinner insulation do the same job? :dontknow:
Mike might have a good point here; does that extra thickness reduce airflow around the tank, and would a thinner insulation do the same job? :dontknow:
flamingobabe
...in the pink (Girls On Spyders)
Yes both pipes were wrapped with new aluminum heat shield, fabricated by Mark and master cylinder and brake cables covered with same shield as gas tank....shield was purchased from Amazon....$45 buck 1 sheet
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Magdave
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Bob the tank is wrapped with 1 mil DEI foil. The only thickness is on the plastic cover that goes around the top of the tank gas cap area and that was where I was trying to keep any heat from flowing too. And it works. The inside of all the Tupperware has the same foam insulation that is where I got it from a wrecked Spyder
Bob Denman
New member
Got it! :thumbup:
Since you've got the thermometer; have you been able to take temperature readings at the rear of the bike (Where the air is exiting the Tupperware), while it is in motion?
(I'm not sure what it would show; just curious...)
Since you've got the thermometer; have you been able to take temperature readings at the rear of the bike (Where the air is exiting the Tupperware), while it is in motion?
(I'm not sure what it would show; just curious...)
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Magdave
New member
I am not a contortionist (but I know some girls who are WOW) so if you want to hang off while I am riding to get the flow numbers we could do that. :yikes:
Bob Denman
New member
I'm curious... but not NUTZ!! :roflblack:contortionists??? We're going to have to have a little talk about that!
Bob Denman
New member
WAY higher than you could stand to be on the bike; Relax... it ain't gonna happen! :thumbup:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
It probably won't. You need three things to ignite a fire, fuel, an ignition source, and air (oxygen). In a closed container the air would be displaced by gasoline vapors and there would not be enough to support combustion. The explosive or flammable limits of gasoline range from 1.4% to 7.6% gasoline vapor in air. Too little air and there is no fire, too much and there is also no fire, even with an adequate ignition source.
3 Wheel Addict
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On the 13 model you need to worry about that vapor canister, full of gas vapors and melting by exhaust heat! That is one of the parts they wrap up with tin foil as their "fix".
AZCowboy
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Gas tank boiling
Working on my 2012 Spyder RT Limited I found that the pipes (both) are within a half inch of the front of the gas tank. The gas tank front only has two small heat shields. I wrapped the pipes and don't have much heat now. A friend took out his air box and replaced it with a round air cleaner. Now he can see the top of his engine as well as getting to the spark plug on the right side. He doesn't have oil leaking from the air box either. He notice that he don't have the strong gas smell at times anymore. Wrapping the pipes cuts a lot of the heat but will wrap the canister also. BRP should of done better heat shielding of the gas tank as well as the canister. RJ
Working on my 2012 Spyder RT Limited I found that the pipes (both) are within a half inch of the front of the gas tank. The gas tank front only has two small heat shields. I wrapped the pipes and don't have much heat now. A friend took out his air box and replaced it with a round air cleaner. Now he can see the top of his engine as well as getting to the spark plug on the right side. He doesn't have oil leaking from the air box either. He notice that he don't have the strong gas smell at times anymore. Wrapping the pipes cuts a lot of the heat but will wrap the canister also. BRP should of done better heat shielding of the gas tank as well as the canister. RJ
AZCowboy
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MPG on your Spyder
I have a Spyder RT Limited 2012. I have found that I get 28 mpg to 30 mpg on my SE5 if I keep the rpm's 3,500 to 4,500 but best at 4,000 rpm's. At 4,500 rpm you are doing 60 mph, 5,000 you are doing 70 mph then young mpg starts going down. At 6,000 rpm you are doing 80 mph so start watching for a gas station lol. RJ
Try to keep your shifting at 5,000 rpm and that will also help with your mpg. RJ
I have a Spyder RT Limited 2012. I have found that I get 28 mpg to 30 mpg on my SE5 if I keep the rpm's 3,500 to 4,500 but best at 4,000 rpm's. At 4,500 rpm you are doing 60 mph, 5,000 you are doing 70 mph then young mpg starts going down. At 6,000 rpm you are doing 80 mph so start watching for a gas station lol. RJ
Try to keep your shifting at 5,000 rpm and that will also help with your mpg. RJ
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