Melting plastics!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wolfsautobody · 10-30-2006

Well I went out and started up my bike today since it had been about 2-3 weeks since I last rode. Once it started heating up a little I noticed some smoke coming from below the oil cap. I turned off the bike and started looking underneath. My fairing is melted where the exhaust is!!!! I installed a Kerker 2 into 1 exhaust a couple of months ago and the heat from the exhaust has melted the faring. The fairing has some type of heat shield installed from the factory but I guess that isn't good enough with the new exhaust. Guess I will have to take it off and cut some of the fairing away that is melted. Looks like it won't be too noticeable. It is mainly on the bottom of the fairing.

Does anyone else have a Kerker exhaust on their 250? If so, have you had any problems with the fairing melting?

Thanks,
Ben

Lawn Masters · 10-30-2006

I believe you have to modify the lower fairing to begin with in order to avoid this problem.

10-30-2006	#1 (permalink)
wolfsautobody Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 84	Melting plastics!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I went out and started up my bike today since it had been about 2-3 weeks since I last rode. Once it started heating up a little I noticed some smoke coming from below the oil cap. I turned off the bike and started looking underneath. My fairing is melted where the exhaust is!!!! I installed a Kerker 2 into 1 exhaust a couple of months ago and the heat from the exhaust has melted the faring. The fairing has some type of heat shield installed from the factory but I guess that isn't good enough with the new exhaust. Guess I will have to take it off and cut some of the fairing away that is melted. Looks like it won't be too noticeable. It is mainly on the bottom of the fairing. Does anyone else have a Kerker exhaust on their 250? If so, have you had any problems with the fairing melting? Thanks, Ben

10-30-2006	#2 (permalink)
Lawn Masters new rider BTK Expert Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hudson FL Posts: 746	I believe you have to modify the lower fairing to begin with in order to avoid this problem. __________________ Rule #1. know thy bike.

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