Hi Guys,
I purchased a used '08 back in April (when it was cooler here in upstate NY and didn't realize the extent of the heat given off by an otherwise very nice bike), and several months later I'm finding the excessive heat given off by this machine quite uncomfortable at times.
Question: Was my dealer that I traded in my 'Busa for blowing smoke up my a** when he told me that "Listen, I'll gladly take your money for a new Concours if you'd like, but the newer machines are not that much of an improvement as regards the heat; the bike has three catalytic converters and these things go up to 1800 degrees!" He continued,
saying that lots of big bore bikes have this issue, caused largely by legal requirements for emission control etc. Funny thing is, when I mentioned that my BMW K1200rs doesn't have this issue, and nor did my R1200RT or my Hayabusa, he expressed surprise.
Looking for honest feedback here. Yeah, it would bother me to have to unload the '08 (paid 8400 for it with 10K miles) and spring for the additional cash, but I need the heat thing to go away......or the bike goes. On a related note, would installing the insulation I've seen mention of largely take care of this issue, or.....? On an unrelated note, I can't believe the left headlight control knob fell off the thing a few days ago. Pretty damn annoying.
Thanks,
Extant