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I used this welders heat shield on my leg and it works fantastic. $22 The youtube link shows it at 24:34 into the video.
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V I ran ours this past season in 95-98 ° temperatures and the motor ran at an average of 225 ET. Did not even get warm on the legs . Ride safe Fred
I also have a 2019 Tri-Glide and this happened to me as well. I was going from Kingman AZ to Las Vegas NV in June, outside temps were 105 to 108, my leg was burning. That night at the hotel I had blisters on my right calf with a lot of swelling and redness.
I wore Levi's so I don't suspect it was the jean material, more like hot engine temperatures. After talking with the Harley Tech, he suggested I have the cat removed from pipes and have them ceramic coated.
If HD knows of the extreme heat issue, they should do something to fix it!
The biggest thing holding Harley engine design back,is antiquated clientele.
If Harley would make a boxer engine this wouldn't be a problem.
Iv'e said this before......The V-Rod engine was the one they should have put in the Tri-Glides instead of wasting their money on the M8....
Was it an issue with torque? V-rod 84 lbf-ft, M8 107 111 lbf-ft.
The V-rod is way oversquared while the M8 is pretty much squared. (just a bit under)
Iv'e said this before......The V-Rod engine was the one they should have put in the Tri-Glides instead of wasting their money on the M8....
I dunno Bob, The V Rod engine was originally designed to be a high revving engine as it took its heritage from the VR1000 race bike, the lightweight engine with 4 valve heads ( DOHC) could take the higher power band unlike the air cooled twins
If Harley would make a boxer engine this wouldn't be a problem.
They did once. I also wish they had continued with it and a driveshaft because of the gravel roads I'm forced to ride.
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Beautiful Bike!!! I love that "cutting edge" front tire. Thanks for sharing that. Ditto on the shaft. I've had two shaft drive bikes and loved them both. My TriGlide is my first belt drive bike and already have a rock from chip seal punched clear through it.
They did once. I also wish they had continued with it and a driveshaft because of the gravel roads I'm forced to ride.
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