Just back from trip. So much engine heat I want to sell !!

[Stolichnaya]

Hmmm. Ok. Could it be the rad hasvtoo many knackered fins and not letting air thru..?
It foes look like it's seen better days

[mikeyw64]

08 has different side panels which I think can be removed to change cooling 

If you mean the baffles just behind the fins I believe they are there to help deflect some of the heat away.

If removed they allow more heat to come back onto the rider for winter riding.


At least thats the way I think they work :)

[Stolichnaya]

If you mean the baffles just behind the fins I believe they are there to help deflect some of the heat away.

If removed they allow more heat to come back onto the rider for winter riding.


At least thats the way I think they work :)

Not sure i understand your reply - Baffles??  do you have a picture of what you mean?  mine just has a radiator with fans on the back.
By "fins" i mean the actual Fins of the Rad.  ive looked at a few on eBay (used ones) so i could maybe replace mine but those for sale are much worse than mine already!!!
The lower portion of my Rad does have some bent fins but up top its fine....

I think the way forward is to take off the wind deflectors and try it....

[O.C.]

Not sure i understand your reply - Baffles??  do you have a picture of what you mean?  mine just has a radiator with fans on the back.
By "fins" i mean the actual Fins of the Rad.  ive looked at a few on eBay (used ones) so i could maybe replace mine but those for sale are much worse than mine already!!!
The lower portion of my Rad does have some bent fins but up top its fine....

I think the way forward is to take off the wind deflectors and try it....

As Mikey says,  there are some external removable panels (one each side) to the rear of the side panel fins which can be removed in winter   

Just thinking Stoli, your bike is a later model so does not have these removable panels which were a feature on earlier model GTRs   

I have attached a picture of my 2008 bike which shows the panels just in front of the riders knees/legs they look like a reversed number 7  ...     


   

[Stolichnaya]

As Mikey says,  there are some external removable panels (one each side) to the rear of the side panel fins which can be removed in winter   

Just thinking Stoli, your bike is a later model so does not have these removable panels which were a feature on earlier model GTRs   

I have attached a picture of my 2008 bike which shows the panels just in front of the riders knees/legs they look like a reversed number 7  ...     

AHHH i see, those panels.  right.  yeah mine is a 2010 ver.  i thought for a minute that mine had something missing!
i will remove the little air deflector things as they may well just be  causing a vortex...

[mikeyw64]

Not sure i understand your reply - Baffles??  do you have a picture of what you mean?  mine just has a radiator with fans on the back.
By "fins" i mean the actual Fins of the Rad.  ive looked at a few on eBay (used ones) so i could maybe replace mine but those for sale are much worse than mine already!!!
The lower portion of my Rad does have some bent fins but up top its fine....

I think the way forward is to take off the wind deflectors and try it....

Nah the baffles on the fairing

[O.C.]

Yeah, like I already said     

[virginiajim]

Stoli, were you riding with the screen all the way down?

[Stolichnaya]

About half way up for the screen. I have a Calsci XL with a laminar lip for long range as it's best for no wind noise in the lid. I've an MRA back on now

I've removed the side air deflectors too. Just need to try and see. I'm fairly confident that they caused a vortex.

[virginiajim]

With the screen all the way down, it blocks the airflow coming over the front fairing that cools your shins.   The heat you are describing seems to be abnormal considering the 10+ bikes were designed to minimize the heat coming from the 08/09s.

[ChrisB]

I have also been to Europe in some very hot times and I too thought the heat from the fairing vents was a bit much. I have heard other riders complain but have never thought it that bad enough to change the bike.