Does anyone burn their leg or does it get hot without the heat shield on the full exhaust?

 

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When I put on my GYT-R full exhaust system the radiator hose would melt from the heat coming from the head pipe so I just put Heat tape around the hose and it has been fine ever since then!!

~NuG~

 

I chromed my stock heat shields cause they fit on the full yoshi system, looks great! Only $30!

 

My heat shield worked its way loose over the Memorial day weekend and I had to take it off for the remainder of the ride. I could tell a difference. It wasn't so hot that I felt that I would burn my leg, but I did have a full Thor boot on. Without the boot, it could have been down right hot.

 

I have a full yoshi. The stock shields fit on it. When I'm just crusing the dunes I ware shorts, with tennis shoes and never have had any problems. I would not have a pipe exposed, they melt your boots.

 

thanks for the inputs!

 

I have run my Yosh pipe without a heat shield ever since I got it. Never a problem. If you have decent boots that have leather on the inside part of the calf/ankle then they will not melt. Plus the leather absorbs the heat so your leg doen't feel it.

I take that back. I had 1 problem. I rode around the yard in shoes and nylon warm-up pants. Not a good idea. The thin nylon pants melted all over the pipe. But if you wear boots and jeans or riding pants, no worries!

RR1

 

flame me at will but i ride all the time in shorts and sandals with a full trinity exhaust and i wouldn't say it's unbearable, and i've never burned my leg on them.

 

I just got a pro-tec pipe and I had on my warm up pants on to. It melted on my pipe to.I never even noticed the heat from my pipes.