Just got 650 & 500 2007 Outlanders . Got 400 miles on them. There is way to much heat blowing on our legs, it gets to a point that we have to put the feet up on the front racks. Dealership says no body has complaint before. This is bad. Does Any one have this problem?
What can we do about it.

 

you can ceramic coat the exaust. Apparently that extremly reduces the heat. the heat on these bikes are more than 400cc machines, but they are also bigger engines so it is normal.

here is a link on some examples of ceramic coating. they are at the bottom of the page under "throwing heat" there are also some good tips on this page for adding some reflective tape under the seat to reduce heat as well.

most people notice more heat than normal on the 650's and 800's but that is one of the side effects of an HO engine. so I am told. more power... more heat.

http://www.atvonlinemagazine.c...w_outty800EFI_pg3.html

 

The heat seems to be coming from air coming from the radiator. When the fan is running, or when you are riding the air comes out on your legs. My wife gets a heat rash on her legs. The motor doesn't seem to radiate that much heat. It needs a deflector that will move the air down. I am thinking that a cooler thermostate may help.

 

Same problem with my Renegade, on the plus side. Think of it this way, a little extra heat during the colder months feels good. My friends 800 outlander is no different. They put out a lot of heat.

 

BRP needs to make a shield that rerouts the air flow










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I find it hard to believe its coming from the rad fan... the rad fan blows backwards to front.. but hey I suppose it is possible. I assume yer wife is not wearing shorts? if so a pair of jeans should be all she needs. Also which side is it? CVT side or cylinder head side that she is getting the rash?

 

I put header wrap on my outty 400 exhaust and it works great not near the heat from the exhaust.

 

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I find it hard to believe its coming from the rad fan... the rad fan blows backwards to front.. but hey I suppose it is possible. I assume yer wife is not wearing shorts? if so a pair of jeans should be all she needs. Also which side is it? CVT side or cylinder head side that she is getting the rash?</end quote></div>

The fans on our's are on the back side of the rad. and pull the air through the rad. and moves the air in the direction on each side of the motor, more so on the right leg. Dosen't matter if wearing shorts or long pants, when I ride it gets uncomfortable.
Thinking now, I should have bought 400's.

 

mmmm not sure what else you can do. have you tried wearing the tall riding boots? I know they are a little pricy but they do shield out a fair bit of heat from getting to yer legs...

If you really think it is a rad fan issue you could try to put a piece of metal in there to deflect the air from the fan downwards.

other than that I'm not sure what else to do. my 650 does get noticably hot at times but I don;t find it uncomfortably hot. when I do find it hot I just take a wider stance on the bike and move my legs out from the engine more on the floorboards or slide a little further back on the seat.

you might consider ceramic coating the exhaust. the ceramic does help to dissapate the heat fast. maybe its just a combination of the fan heat / exhaust heat that puts it over the edge. I know other people who have compained of outlander throwing a lot of heat have done that and they have found it is a big improvement.

 

I took a better look at it yesterday, and it seems to be a combination of things, but when the fan comes on its worse. Seems that the fan pushes the heat that is generated from all the other sources. It was in the mid 60's when I road yesterday and it was not that bad, but we have had several days in the 80's, and 90's. When I get home from work on hot days we like to shed some clothes, jump on the Quads, and cool off.