How hot do you feel on the F6B when riding on a very hot summer day?

[Brian D]

Hard to believe?

Most bikes are "cool" when moving. The test is sitting still.

Where are the pipes on a vtwin? Where are the pipes on the 6? The 6 is cooler sitting at a long traffic light on a very hot day and it isn't even close.

Strongly disagree!! heat rises!!!! This bike is not cooler than a v twin. This bike moving is actually hotter than the last bike I had

[ths61]

Roasted nut shields. Some HD's drop down to 1 cylinder to lessen the heat issues when stopped.

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It looks like HD is finally recognizing the benefits of liquid cooling:

"... However, more crucial than the technical intriciacies of Harley's "Precision Liquid Cooling Strategy" is the question of why they chose to break tradition on the occasion of their 110th anniversary. Contrary to rumors that regulatory restrictions are pushing motorcycle manufacturers to ditch oil and air cooling, Harley insists the move came in response to their extensive customer feedback program (dubbed "Project Rushmore"), which culled data from over 20 focus groups in the U.S. and Europe. Riders, it turns out, don't like crotch-melting heat (go figure), and cooling the cylinder heads (in much the same way that BMW's newest R1200GS does) enables a modicum of thermal management without requiring a giant radiator to be bolted ahead of the engine. ..."

Why Did Harley-Davidson Break 110 Years of Tradition with Liquid Cooling?

[jkelley]

All of the Harleys I ever had were a heck of a lot hotter than this F6B! Especially the soft tails with the oil bag right under your ass.

But heat is relative, I prefer to ride in every season except summer. Yesterday it was 93 and I was suffering in town. On the road moving it feels like a blast furnace, more of the same today for the ride home from work... I am waiting on the fall for the real good riding....

[BobR]

All of the Harleys I ever had were a heck of a lot hotter than this F6B! Especially the soft tails with the oil bag right under your ass.

But heat is relative, I prefer to ride in every season except summer. Yesterday it was 93 and I was suffering in town. On the road moving it feels like a blast furnace, more of the same today for the ride home from work... I am waiting on the fall for the real good riding....

At least in Western NC you can go up in altitiude. I am headed up that way Tuesday. Hopefully the Blue Ridge is cooler than North Central Florida.

[jkelley]

At least in Western NC you can go up in altitiude. I am headed up that way Tuesday. Hopefully the Blue Ridge is cooler than North Central Florida.

Yes sir, you can. But the heat in getting there is something I have tried to avoid. At over 90 degrees and basically 100% humidity I think I'll park mine and ride to work in the AC. I'll see you all on the road when summer is ending.

[No Handle Sam]

Strongly disagree!! heat rises!!!! This bike is not cooler than a v twin. This bike moving is actually hotter than the last bike I had

This is an interesting debate. It has been my experience that the F6B is indeed much cooler then my Street Glide when sitting still. But the Harley "feels cooler" then the Honda at speed on a hot day. The only thing that I can think to account for this is the fact that the full fairing on the Honda allows your legs to tuck in behind the lower part of the fairing blocking the air from hitting your legs. Where as on the Harley that space is open allowing the full rush of air to hit you right in the knees. Just a thought. But I can tell you that I rode the Street Glide back to Atlanta from Colorado late last year when most of the lower half of the country was suffering from a bitter cold spell... so much so that I made a stop (in Oklahoma I think?) to buy these...

http://hondaf6b.com/asset.php?fid=11...2&d=1436562021

Man what a difference!!!

[ths61]

The lowers on the Vision looked like an afterthought, but could either add a lot of air or remove a lot of air when underway.

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