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Cruiser
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Tucson , AZ | Is there a big problem with the heat from the pipes inside the bags of the XC?
Is it great enought that it is a real problem? Comments please..
Thanks Mike |
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Visionary
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| I would not think so. Yes there is heat and a candy bar will melt but no. Yes your clothes will get warm but nothing to worrie about.
Think of this h-d has been doing it for ever and no saddle bags have caught fire. |
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Cruiser
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Tucson , AZ | Thanks John... had a couple of people asking to look into it.. Did not make alot of sense. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Lexington Park MD | It is definitely warmer in the bag than my V Star got. Not hot enough to damage clothes but hotter than I'm use to. I was think of putting a heat shield like this on the outside of the bottom. http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/products/fuel_tank_air_box_and_fa...
Anyone have any experience with this type of material? |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 28
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T8WOIO
Clean the bottom with alcohol & apply this.
Mine's been on for a year now & still sticking.
A bottle of water is noticeably cooler after sitting in there, compared to before. |
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Havasu, AZ | Victory XC - 2011-05-05 10:16 PM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T8WOIO
Clean the bottom with alcohol & apply this.
Mine's been on for a year now & still sticking.
A bottle of water is noticeably cooler after sitting in there, compared to before.
I bet it would be a good idea to use some of it on the underside of the gas tank as well to lessen the transfer of engine heat to the fuel which lowers gas mileage. |
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Victory XC - 2011-05-06 1:16 AM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T8WOIO
Clean the bottom with alcohol & apply this.
Mine's been on for a year now & still sticking.
A bottle of water is noticeably cooler after sitting in there, compared to before.
Victory engineers used this product (or similar) on a XR saddlebag when they made it into a cooler. They applied it to the bottom of the bag as well as along the inside, then added the styrofoam. I road this bike up from Colorado and for a week during Sturgis 2010 and kept water & ice in it. Every day was above 90 and many times over 100 and it kept the water cold.
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Puddle Jumper
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| Yes, yes, and yes. Took an eight hour ride from Jax, FL to Panama City and my deodorant stick melted. You could probably cook an egg on the bottom.
So, under a two hour ride, maybe ok, after that.... keep the eggs in top section......lol.
I plan on using some of that aluminum air duct tape I have.... might be the same as mentioned earlier in the thread. |
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XC Heat from pipes in saddle bags.