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Crotch Rocket
Finally! The heat shield project I have been working on for the past couple of months is finally ready to go. Right now I only have them for the 94-06 models. The earlier (86-93) design is ready, but the mold I made for them has some issues and needs to be rebuilt. They will be available, but not for a few weeks yet....sorry. Anyway, if you have followed the progress on this in other posts, you may have some idea of what I have been doing. If not, here's a recap. After building a set of ABS heat shields for myself and posting it here, there was a large amount of interest shown, and I got quite a few emails expressing interest. Seemed like maybe a lot of folks could use em if I could find a way to make them in quantity. I sent some prototypes down to a couple of testers in Florida (it still is barely spring here in MN!). They gave me a lot of feedback, some design changes were made, I built and modified many many prototypes, and here we are. The guys that have used them report a significant reduction in the amount of heat affecting the riders inner thigh area. Riding with one side on and the other side off really makes this apparent. Aside from the heat reduction, one of the testers thought there was a slight decrease in engine noise as well. In addition to the heat shields, I also have a replacement for the inner fairing trim to install next to the gas tank which closes off this area and helps direct air flow down and through the lower openings. It is a soft hollow bulb type gasket that slips right onto the edge of the inner fairing. The hollow bulb touches the tank, but doesn't put any pressure on it. I don't know if this will hurt the paint in this area or not, but most connies I have seen already have dings along that line anyway. I figure it is about the same as running a tank bra or tank bag, just keep things relatively clean. http://community.webshots.com/album/562655840AQZjvN Long story short....I now have some for sale. I am leaving for the National rally in Colorado tomorrow and will be bringing along what I have ready. Rally attendees will have first crack at em, and one set will be given away as a door prize. If you are going to the rally, look for me if you are interested in em. My Concours is the last photo in the link above and you can pick it out with the windshield and the symbol on the fairing side. Or call me while out there at six one two eight six zero four five seven eight. After I get back, I will be able to make some more and ship them, but not until then. Oh yeah, the cost factor