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RE: Melted fairing
- Subject: RE: Melted fairing
- From: "Retherford, Martin" <MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 15:12:13 -0700
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My dealer is using the thin foil stuff with the same foam as the side
fairing on top of the thin stuff.
I am getting this same treatment for both belly panels from them and I hope
for the best.
Martin Retherford
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Sheley [mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:54 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Melted fairing
At 01:39 PM 08/26/1999 +0200, Jonathan Schulster wrote:
>I was wondering the same thing - my first one melted when
the heat
>insulation (the 'thin' foil type, rather than the thicker
'quilt' type)
>touched the exhaust (joints).
>The dealer gave me a replacement off of their demo bike,
but it has the same
>shielding... haven't fitted it yet. I will see if they can
get me one with
>the new type of insulation, which I believe can be ordered
separately?
The "correct" insulation is the thinner insulation and all
current
production bikes should have this thinner shield.The thicker
quilted
insulation may restrict the airflow around the pipe or even
come in direct
contact with the collector (which is what happened in my
case). My fairing
is melted on the underside where this contact occurred, so
with the custom
paint I was concerned about the thinner shield. I cleaned up
the welds with
a dremel (to help the shield in case of contact) and
installed the new
shield before the Rallye. 3500 miles on the new shield
doesn't show any
visible problems, but I will pull the panel to be sure.
- Eric
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My dealer is using the thin foil stuff =
with the same foam as the side fairing on top of the thin stuff.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I am getting this same treatment for =
both belly panels from them and I hope for the best.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Martin Retherford</FONT>
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<P><A NAME=3D"_MailData"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original =
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<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">From: Eric Sheley [<A =
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<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">At 01:39 PM 08/26/1999 +0200, Jonathan =
Schulster wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >I was wondering the same =
thing - my first one melted when the heat</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >insulation (the 'thin' foil =
type, rather than the thicker 'quilt' type)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >touched the exhaust =
(joints).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >The dealer gave me a =
replacement off of their demo bike, but it has the same</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >shielding... haven't fitted =
it yet. I will see if they can get me one with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> >the new type of insulation, =
which I believe can be ordered separately?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The "correct" insulation is =
the thinner insulation and all current </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">production bikes should have this =
thinner shield.The thicker quilted </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">insulation may restrict the airflow =
around the pipe or even come in direct </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">contact with the collector (which is =
what happened in my case). My fairing </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">is melted on the underside where this =
contact occurred, so with the custom </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">paint I was concerned about the =
thinner shield. I cleaned up the welds with </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">a dremel (to help the shield in case =
of contact) and installed the new </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">shield before the Rallye. 3500 miles =
on the new shield doesn't show any </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">visible problems, but I will pull the =
panel to be sure.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">- Eric</FONT>
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