Thought about putting this in "Wrenching" but only needed a screwdriver and utility knife. Well, actually, Hubby used the tools, I cheerleaded. Cheerled?
I put a new Corbin Touring seat on my bike last spring, scored a super deal on eBay, like new, very comfy, a 300 + mile, happy butt saddle. But, it changed my riding position slightly, moved me a little forward with 2 issues that needing fixing.
First - the tip toe of the right boot was now just under the brake pedal, I had to move my foot before braking, just a tad, wasn't dangerous, could have lived with it but decided to get an extension for it. It wasn't too expensive as motorcycle parts go and Hubby had it switched out in a short time. Thanks Sweetie Darling.
Second was more painful, now my thigh was being burned by the oil reservoir and the edge of the rocker cover. Owee. I googled heatshields and located one on eBay, luv eBay, found one in my price range. They are made when ordered and have quite a selection of doodads to customize it but I stayed with basic black studs to match the seat. It arrived about a week later and Hubby had it on the bike in under an hour.
It comes already marked where the opening for the seat tongue is to be cut out, that does need to be sized for the seat.
It was a very simple cutout with a utility knife and he got an exact fit for the bracket tongue.
The shield covers the reservoir and the rocker, exactly where it should.
The shield extends over the left side, too.
I'm happy with the product, it works exactly as intended, I don't feel it, don't notice it at all against my leg and no burning. Yay!
No Burn, No More
No Burn, No More
I've been there before. Can I get there, again?
Re: No Burn, No More
Looks great and as if it has always been part of the bike. Great score on the seat, BTW.
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Re: No Burn, No More
That's a sweet find! There are some expensive heat shields out there. Glad it worked perfectly for you VStar.
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Re: No Burn, No More
That looks great! Glad it's all working out. I'm usually tool hander and cheerleader when my bike is being worked on too.
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