Heat from radiator while riding warning.......

[Marauderm]

Today was extremely hot- 111 degrees. Needed to run an errand so I wore shorts. Once bike warmed up (To the point the cooling fan would kick on) the heat coming off the engine when traveling above above 30 mph was excruciating. I could barely keep riding the 20 minutes home. Turned my shins beet red at mid shin. It was about a 4" wide swath on both legs. I even tried splaying my legs to get away from it to no avail.

Clearly I should no longer wear shorts while riding anymore. Has anyone had this issue and found a way to deal with it?

Mike
Hot in Sacramento

[chipmaker]

Dude, shorts, really???

[Ixol Phaane]

Today was extremely hot- 111 degrees. Needed to run an errand so I wore shorts. Once bike warmed up (To the point the cooling fan would kick on) the heat coming off the engine when traveling above above 30 mph was excruciating. I could barely keep riding the 20 minutes home. Turned my shins beet red at mid shin. It was about a 4" wide swath on both legs. I even tried splaying my legs to get away from it to no avail.

Clearly I should no longer wear shorts while riding anymore. Has anyone had this issue and found a way to deal with it?

Mike
Hot in Sacramento

112, 113, 114 in PHX gets pretty warm even with jeans on.
Yeah, the radiators really do their job.
Go FASTER!!

[BBB]

My previous bike was a Harley.
You are talking "heat from the engine".
Compared to that, F6B is not even HOT to me.

Go rent a Harley touring models and ride it for
a day in the 100+F temp.
I bet you will be glad n appreciate your F6B!

[DaWadd]

Talking to a Goldwing rider at the gas pumps and he had Bakers wings on his bike. Claimed they deflect the heat pretty good.

[zeus661]

will the bakers bring the heat in on cold days?

[Hornblower]

will the bakers bring the heat in on cold days?

With the hand wings, only in the sense that they block wind coming in. You pivot the wings to either direct air in or block air. They are surprisingly effective considering the small size.