if dropping engine temp via increased fueling and gold wrap under the seat dont work, then i dunno what to tell you. Bigger radiators wont fix weak genetics.
My comment was directed at the gold foil bit under the seat in your post. I tried it just to see if it made any difference. If heat was coming up through the seat though it would burn your buttocks rather than your leg. Remember that I should caveat my comments with, my only experience is with the 1199. I have never ridden a V4 Panigale. (
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In relation to radiators, I am talking about things like Mac etc that build essentially bigger radiators that lower the operating temps of the engine. I am not sure what you mean by "weak genetics". I assume you are talking about the basic design of the bike. It is well understood that the engines lose power when they get hot so the guys on here that race their bikes sometimes put bigger radiators on to reduce heat and associated power loss. (
Reference energy-losses)
You can google heaps on the thermodynamic subject) There was a guy on here called Wilkson that raced panigales and he tried different radiators with good results. I know there is one mob that just do the upper radiator, I have thought about fitting that.
I cannot comment on ceramic coating as I have never done it. In the past it was a big topic on here and some swore by it and solved all their problems and others posted it made no difference. I decided based on their feedback not to try it. Wrapping fireproof materiel around pipes is another way people have tried to stop the heat, again some say its good and others took it off again. It looks terrible IMHO and must be a ..... to keep clean.
Again in my humble opinion based on my own experience with the 1199 and reading other peoples comments about this subject for a few years now on this forum there are only 4 ways to reduce heat effects on these bikes.
1. Shield yourself against the heat when riding with protective clothing. (That is my simple solution)
2. Modify the manufacturers cooling system, which comprises the fan, the radiators (water and oil), the activation of the fan temps (
the fan comes on at 103 deg C Note below), and the thermostat.
3. Modify airflow around the engine. Try taking off the side fairings and go for a ride. You will see a 10 to 15 deg C drop in temps easily. (I found this out when fitting my Akra back in Sept 2014 and took it for a test to make sure there was nothing wrong before refitting the fairings. PIC below)
4. Contain/shield the heat from the engine and exhaust from the environment. The cylinder head covers, ceramic coating and wrapping exhausts are examples of this. (
The headers on my old Ducati are double walled but they still discolour from heat.)
NB The fan comes on at 103 deg C. Some tuners like Tuneboy can change that. The reason it is set so high by Ducati is to evaporate out any moisture crankcase. On my bike the fan is set to come on the first time at 103 C after start up then I think at 85 the second time it comes on.
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For me, I do not commute on this bike. The real home for the Panigale is the track and it does a beautiful job at that. IMHO
