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They also have world class engineers at Ducati, and it's unfathomable they can not design something that vents 150 degree heat away from the rider. All it takes is a few well placed heat barriers and proper venting.
Exactly. Heat generated at a given load is directly proportional to the power output at that point, considering a race engine would have a cooling system dimensioned for extremes theres no reason for the v4 generating more heat while goimg at low revs . Shielding and channelling is just no good. Its too tight in there trapping air at low speed. Have seen the aftermarket heat shields but sceptic. In principle its sound bit its so tight under the seat and behind the fairing that adding even those thin sheets migh restrict flow, just making a new problem. Btw. Thermal properties of CF doesnt gibe an advantage over typ. Plastics used so wont make any difference unless designed differently e.g with increased distance from the heat source, insulated and with radiation shield. Keepimg the tank full helps a lot an the seat temp. Btw.