Heat issues, addressed today by Ducati!

SOULRIDER said:

Don't ride in shorts.

The only reason I'll probably get the heat shield installed is because I hope the fix will help shield some of the heat on the brake reservoir.

I can live with the heat otherwise. The bike is used for nothing more than back road fun.

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basically, as posted before, the heat will not just vanish.
there are several options, less flow restriction inside the exhaust, more surface for heat dissipation and more air flow around the hot surfaces. locking up the heat under covers is contraproductive. there must be floooow!

i am curious what AntiHero's fabricator will come up with!

Some of ya'll are missing the obvious. The heat is still generated, they are basically redirecting where it exits - away from the rider. I have owned two bikes that where revised after a couple of years of similar complaints - FJR and Concours 14. That is all they did was redirect the heat to not cook the rider.

Thank you!! I was to tired of this thread to mention that. Plus the fact Ducati has thought of anything and everything mentioned here - when pertinent. A bunch of armchair engineers that have no experience designing/building motorcycles. Just wait and see what is delivered, and how it looks/performs.

Trauma said:

A bunch of armchair engineers that have no experience designing/building motorcycles. Just wait and see what is delivered, and how it looks/performs.

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I don't think anyone questioned the motorcycle's build, engineering, or design principles but rather commented on what the supposed/proposed heat shield parts look like. My bet is that they help dissipate and redistribute some of the heat, but that's not what concerns me, their looks do. They're ugly.

Based on the photo provided, does anyone actually like how they look?

OzStriker said:

That does look horrible.

Unfortunately had my first issues with heat yesterday, with full non-perforated leathers I have burns to my thighs and blisters this morning

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What was the air temp in WA when you rode?

Im thinking that if you get the upgrade, people may look at you and your Ducati differently and not think your as cool as you are without the update. Id stick with your stock "oven bake exhaust" if the part that you block with your legs when your riding is most concerning.

Joking aside, THis is a bike that you ride, for me Id rather be comfortable and be able to enjoy my bike rather than sit at a light baking and sweating my ass off over the heat under the seat. I mean most of this would not be noticed to the untrained eye other than the few real enthusiasts of Ducati. Most other eyes will stop at the DUCATI decals and thats the end of it.

Calm down and see what the update actually consists of and then decide if the update is for you. I think dark windshields look ...... on this bike, but over half of you love it, just like everything in life, to each their own. If your bikes heat is not an issue, then go pick up the parts for your update and keep them in a box in the garage and enjoy your bike as it is and drop this subject. I live in FLorida wheres its mainly always hot so anything i can do to cool this bitch down, Im all for it, Hell, Id install a ....... ICE BOX behind the radiator if i could just figure out out to keep the ice from melting in 1 minute So all you ....... in Alaska and Snow Country, I understand where the heat is a good thing for you, but many of us in the "warm" states are looking for help!

I for one paid for a 2013 and If they are now sending out the newest 2013's with this update kit, IMO Id rather keep my bike as current as possible and i really dont mind the update because when im riding it, over 50% of the covers we are talking about will be blocked by me and the other 50% thats visable, is less important to me than the heat being redirected from my ...... NUTS!

Love you all! Mean It!

Am i the only one who actually likes the new shield? It looks more .. Meaty? Maybe because im seeing the picture from a phone or maybe because im getting bored waiting for my flight, but that thing is growing on me

I guess if BMW riders can get used to that fugly s1000rr front end, I will get used to my new big a$$ heat shield.

Someone will come out with a CF replacement, and all will be well on the forum...

DuckRyda said:

I guess if BMW riders can get used to that fugly s1000rr front end, I will get used to my new big a$$ heat shield.

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I'm sure it keeps them up at night. It keeps me up at night and I don't even own one

Trauma said:

Someone will come out with a CF replacement, and all will be well on the forum...

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Then we can fight over whether or not the replacement should be matte or gloss and debate the quality of the Chinese e-bay carbon fiber version vs. the Shifttech vs. the DP one. I thought groundhog day was over? Oh wait, it just restarts and is never over.

Well on the bright side of things Ducati is working the issue. Regardless of how it looks and what the masses different styles of taste are, and how people tolerate heat, this overall shows something is in the works.

Do i agree with majority of the posts, YES! however I believe if it is mass produced it will be accepted and the norm, and maybe later when people are collecting these bikes and want the un-modded heat issue upgrade they will source them in Alaska seeing as they didnt need the fix and it will become something along the lines of a "rare breed".

The thermal dynamics portion of this is the key. The reason we all tolerate the bike more than others is A) some people may live were it is mainly freeway driving. B) Dont drive it as much or track the bike, or C) Just have one becasuse it looks good in the garage lol.

When we see the posted letter from a user saying bring in your bike, then a few days later that is followed by a picture of what was put on, then throw your stones, but overall I would be more concerned with maybe your ability to have it on in the summer and off in the winter (thats what I would do) so I want to have both. I dont truely mind the looks, hell you can paint the black plastic engine cover to match your engine head LOL then it won't be so bad!!

Overall all we can do is see what happens..

I'm willing to be the forum guinea pig and get this abomination installed and then do some temp comparisons, but I haven't even gotten my letter yet! Maybe they are going in order of purchase date and since I have a 2013 I am last on the list.

Let's not forget your legs will most likely cover the heat shield when riding.

Then again those of you posing with the bike at the local Quickie Mart will have to let it be seen.

I bought the bike for it's performance and leading edge technology, not to look cool.

SOULRIDER said:

Let's not forget your legs will most likely cover the heat shield when riding.

Then again those of you posing with the bike at the local Quickie Mart will have to let it be seen.

I bought the bike for it's performance and leading edge technology, not to look cool.

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I married my wife because she is a like-minded wondererful person and wonderful mother to our child, not because she is hot.

But come on....not like that's not important.

Denver Rick said:

I married my wife because she is a like-minded wondererful person and wonderful mother to our child, not because she is hot.

But come on....not like that's not important.

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OH! Nothing good is gonna come from this

I second that!!! It's gunna get ugly!

Pun intended.

Denver Rick said:

I married my wife because she is a like-minded wondererful person and wonderful mother to our child, not because she is hot.

But come on....not like that's not important.

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I hope the Duc doesn't end up having another set of twins. Wear protection for God's sake.

MUNDMAN said:

OH! Nothing good is gonna come from this

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Now now, only meaning there was that while my wife being hot, which she is, was not the PRIMARY reason for marriage...it is a quality that I still value very highly. Merely making an engineering v. beauty comparison.

By they way, there has to be some motorcycle equivalent to the Crazy/Hot scale as used by Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother. (aka the Vickie Mendoza diagonol).