Duc riders: dealing with the heat between your legs?

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I've had my Monster for a few years. And, up until this year, I could tolerate the soaring heat (coming from the exhaust) between my legs. But, now I want to do something about it. For other Duc owners (or others in similar situations), have you guys found any solutions? Or, anyone know if there are any heat reflecting pads that I could strap onto my inner thighs while riding?

Oh, and for non-Duc riders: this only happens at stops, when my legs are down. While riding, there's no prob with heat.
 
I will have ceramic coat to my exhaust maybe by the end of the season for next year although I hear it doesn't really do much. I think no matter what you do the heat is there to stay. I guess you can alway wrap the exhaust but to me it looks ugly.
 
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I've had my Monster for a few years. And, up until this year, I could tolerate the soaring heat (coming from the exhaust) between my legs. But, now I want to do something about it. For other Duc owners (or others in similar situations), have you guys found any solutions? Or, anyone know if there are any heat reflecting pads that I could strap onto my inner thighs while riding?

Oh, and for non-Duc riders: this only happens at stops, when my legs are down. While riding, there's no prob with heat.
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typically Ducati put the catalytic converter in the tail pipe. And typically this is located very close to the rider. On my 1098 the cats were right under the seat. My solution was to gut the cats out of the stock pipes. It worked insomuch there wasn't the same heat build up. It also made the bike louder. It also gave it a couple of extra hp.

So a potential solution is to either gut your stock tail pipes or buy an aftermarket tail pipe without a built in cat.
 
I've wrapped my 198S but its still pretty hot when stopped. The guys at Dukes of Cycle are going to re-map it later in the season and say that, among the other benefits, the heat should drop a little.
 
I also had red burn marks on my thighs when stuck in traffic ... i was just looking at my bike for 30 min to see what can i do to reduce heat...

I can only think of 2 ways, custom make some sort of plastic shield to block the open space near my inner thighs. or install a fan somewhere to draw the heat out to the back... but that doesn't mean i know how to do it yet or make it look pretty. I thought the SF would have been better in terms of heat but i guess not..
 
Wrapping the exhaust helps. I did this for my dad's old Streetfighter and he liked it, that he had his Diavel done.

I have yet to wrap my own Monster but its on my 'to do' list.

Also what you're wearing is a factor, like others have posted leather is best, whereas jeans and even textile are not.
 
Catless 1098 exhaust is nowhere near as hot as a catted one.

Just sayin...
 
I havent noticed such excessive heat on my monster. My engine temp never goes past four bars and since i put the termi kit on i noticed it's much cooler. Maybe try getting rid of your catalytics
 
Wrapping the pipes is the way to go. I did my own and it is a hell of a difference.
 
I think they have medication for that ! ;P
 
I find it to be super hot on my new bike as well..09 CBR 600! Coming from a gixxer- that thing had no issues overheating, I could be riding for 3 hrs straight and not worry about the heat, but on the CBR within 30 min of riding that thing gets HOT!
 
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I got burns on the inside of my right thigh when stopped in traffic. Was wearing jeans at the time. Doesn't happen when I am wearing leathers though, even though it's warmer overall at least my skin is safe...
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Best answer. Wrapping pipes may cause them to warp, or rust.
 
twinswin said:
Best answer. Wrapping pipes may cause them to warp, or rust.
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That shouldn't be much of a concern for a motorcycle that isn't ridden lots of rain or snow - the wrap material can hold water & salt, which can cool the pipes too quickly causing warps and/or cracks & then of course corrosion at these weakened areas.

Exhaust wrap damage is more prone to happen on daily-driven cars - you can also mitigate this by NOT wrapping areas with welds & flanges :)
 
Kri$han said:
That shouldn't be much of a concern for a motorcycle that isn't ridden lots of rain or snow - the wrap material can hold water & salt, which can cool the pipes too quickly causing warps and/or cracks & then of course corrosion at these weakened areas.

Exhaust wrap damage is more prone to happen on daily-driven cars - you can also mitigate this by NOT wrapping areas with welds & flanges :)
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They can also run too hot even on a fair weather bike, and that could causing warping too.
 
Felt a little heat the other day, but it was stopped at a light. It does not bother or burn me.

Try some exhaust tape.
 
i've got the termi full race exhaust on mine .. and it's extremely hot. i actually had a lot of issues with the stock plastic fairings melting. gp bikes had a hell of a time figuring out what to do and ducati na were useless in diagnosing the problem or even suggesting a fix. i eventually bought carbon fiber lowers and put reflective heat sheets on to them plus wrapped the exhaust. my fairings are no longer melting... but the heat is still insane at a stand still. imho wrap doesn't help at all.
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