Greetings - I "trail" ride my 06 and have burned the back side of the knee out of two pairs of pants on the header pipe before the shield.

A common wisdom cure is the hope - the new ones have a longer shield I noticed.  Likely a new location for the mount as well.

Ideas Pics appreciated - and thanks too for reading!

 

 

Not sure if you can but if its possible to contact someone in the EU ike https://jbanyeres.com/en/ and see if you can get a 4 Ride cover?  I would normally suggest Dennis at http://overlandtrail.biz/, but not sure he can get you 4 Ride parts, though might be worth checking?  

Thanks Jonnyc21 - it's a 2006 RT/4 250F and it comes with a very short heat shield on the header pipe.  A good quality, clamp on, aftermarket, flexible cage is what I was thinking. 

I will give Dennis @ Overland a call.  Staying on the pegs is the easy answer but to improve - you gotta burn some pants!

Longer carbon fibre parts are available aftermarket that just bolt on.

I have made one from some ally tube cut in half - picked up on the rear  hole for existing guard and then a spring clip (broom holder type clip) to keep it in position at the rear but you could maybe weld a nut onto the silencer clamp.

Cuts some slots in it in a similar style to existing steel guard and looked trick  

Perhaps   p/n 18323-NN4-G10   Protector Exhaust Pipe  from the street version may work for you.  It looks like Amos Bilbao used this one on his bike at the 2018 SSDT

I removed the metal heat guard, then wrapped my pipe with header wrap.  Stainless steel wire wrap to hold in place. Reinstalled the sheet metal guard.  Haven't melted any pants since.

Thanks for the helpful replies and photo.  My issue was in front of the bike - behind the forks trying to save a crash/endo.

I ended up shielding my pants.  I had a leather patch added to the crotch of the knee (can I say that...?) and will find a new line down that hill, continue to learn and keep my feet on the pegs always, amen.

STEEP Muddy downhill switchback (choke) and I melted my pants on the exhaust "U" bend, right off the cylinder.  There was so much melted Klim pant cloth up there it looked like oil on the pipe - but there was no smoke.  

I got small tattoo as a memento and a $70 bill to add glove leather behind the right knee on to two pair of riding pants.  Maybe I should use the money towards some fromal trials training!

Edited May 28, 20188 yr by pacificnw1