ccc hi-level - melted boot

[weazelz]

anyone else melted their boot heel on the link pipe of a ccc hi-level link pipe? is there meant to be a heel-plate?

[northwind]

You're meant to not put your foot on teh hot bit, really... Very common with high-levels. If you can't get used to the riding position, Banditmania do a simple heel shield that you can strap on for about £20, I've got one and it does the job.

[weazelz]

hmm .. I rather suspected as much

<rant>

I'm getting rather tired of bike stuff that is clearly not designed properly - the "oh yeh, they do that" kind of mentality that produces kit has intrinsic flaws such as this

& then we stump up further £££ to rectify the problem ourselves rather than hold the manufacturers to task

</rant>

I'll be speaking to CCC as I am not prepared to accept this, on top of allt he other grief I had fitting the damn thing in the first place

[northwind]

It's just an inevitable part of having the pipe raised that way... Very common with high-levels. You can see just by looking at it that it's close to where your foot will be... And very few exhausts do carry a heat shield. Most people just deal with it to be honest.

[kwak zzr]

i melted the back of my alpinestars :(

[lodman27]

Phone them tell them what happened! send it back, and they'll fit a heat shield on the melted patch!! Yes mine did it, and that was what they did for free!!

Lawrence

[kwak zzr]

you sent your boot back to alpinestars? and they repair'd for free? aint got an address or phone number have you?

[lodman27]

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[5hort5]

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Call me mister thicky the first thick of England but no :smt017

[paulthewitt]

i *think* he means he sent the pipework back to the manufacturer and they fitted a heatsheild.

[ianofbhills]

My remus high level did this and i have wrapped that part of the exhaust with some exhaust manifold wrap that should prevent it from happening again.


I can now hold the section of wrapped exhaust after i've been out for a run without burning myself.

Looks like this (any excuse to post pics of my bike)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/ianofbhills/svtrackdayprep005.jpg

[Stu]

Sorry but your bike looks like its held together with gaffer tape.
Otherwise nice ride.

[sdusk]

I thought they might put a single wrap of the silver/grey variety just where your boot would touch. In the past the exhaust manufacturers wouldn't recommend that type of heat shielding because it keeps the heat inside the metal and could cause cracking.

[diamond]

My remus high level did this and i have wrapped that part of the exhaust with some exhaust manifold wrap that should prevent it from happening again.
My Remus came with a link pipe that had the heat shield on it, i think you can just about see it in tis picture

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/CopyofDSCN0924.jpg

[ianofbhills]

My Remus came with a link pipe that had the heat shield on it, i think you can just about see it in this picture



Yer i wish mine had that. I think i've spoke with you about this before asking you where you got the heatshield from?

My remus was origionally a low level one and i bought the high level conversion pipe from my dealer. I've asked the dealer about the missing heatshield but they deny all knowledge and say it wasnt meant to have one.

Left it a bit long now to really go back in there with a pic of your bike demanding my heatshield tho.

[M.C.]

get in touch with these and explain your situation, they are the official importers of REMUS i belive

Jamie Peabody
Performance Parts Ltd
Unit 2 Europark,
A5 Watling Street
Clifton Upon Dunsmore
Warks
CV23 0AQ

Tel: 0044 (0) 870 240 2118
Fax: 0044 (0) 178 886 0195
www.performanceparts-ltd.com

[weazelz]

I spoke to CCC earlier & they are sending me a heel-plate (from a hornet 900 kit apparently) & a low-level link pipe so that I can see which works best for me