Yup, its hot man. Super hot. They're known for it. I don't think there's anything that can be done about it. I rode today and the temp got up to 220 and my legs were hot and the OAT were only in the 70's.
I'm assuming your speed was stop and go for this? If you're going at least 40 it doesn't get this hot, correct?Yup, its hot man. Super hot. They're known for it. I don't think there's anything that can be done about it. I rode today and the temp got up to 220 and my legs were hot and the OAT were only in the 70's.
I've looked hard into the ShiftTech Carbon covers I have two concerns with them although they seem to be one of the best options. First, is that they appear to be mounted with an adhesive pad which is difficult for me to accept. Secondly is the fact that they prevent heat from dissipating from the engine which I am unsure of what if any that will have on the bike as time goes on. I'm sure the engineers at Ducati which are rocket scientist as far as I'm concerned designed the heat to dissipate without any obstructions for a reasonI thought about this a lot since it seems to be something that a lot of people complain about.
Gold foil under seat, side covers should help your thighs a lot.
But I truly believe thr biggest culprit is the subframe being bolted to the head. That means due to heat transfer, and it being steel, it'll get to about engine temp, which is insane.
So shifttech makes carbon covers for about 300 bucks that are supposed to help a lot.
Now if you have oodles of money, the 1199 SL has a carbon subframe. That is the way to go if it's available and affordable.
Are you wearing those under jeans? If you wear leather pants, do you still need those?From my experience, the heat is coming from the rear engine cylinder and on both sides I feel it on my inner thigh and end up with just a heat rash that goes away in a day. To combat that, I'm wearing these now if I'm going out on the bike for more than an hour in order to increase my comfort level:
Amazon.com: McDavid 472 Neoprene Deluxe Thigh Support, Black-Red, X-Large: Sports & Outdoors
I'm wearing them under my riding jeans. I don't have leather pants . . . yet.Are you wearing those under jeans? If you wear leather pants, do you still need those?
I'm wearing them under my riding jeans. I don't have leather pants . . . yet.