One day old FLS w/ yellow spot on heat shield
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One day old FLS w/ yellow spot on heat shield
Hi everyone - It's been a while since I've posted anything, but I read this forum often.
I traded in my 2015 Forty-Eight yesterday for a brand new '17 Softail Slim. It's awesome, I love it, it runs great... But while putting the bike in the garage today, I noticed that there is a yellowed spot about the size of a quarter on one of the stock head shields covering the pipe that's out of the front cylinder; the spot is maybe 1"-2" from where the muffler slips into the pipe. I haven't noticed any backfiring or popping on decel... This is my first Softail, and it seems to be running just fine. The bike had 7 miles when I bought it, and now it has maybe 55-60. The bike is 100% stock.
I have 3 theories:
1) Bad chrome job on the heat shield.
2) The shield may actually be touching the pipe.
3) Cracked pipe.
But the bike only had 7 miles when I bought it... yesterday. I doubt that even if there was a problem with the pipe, that the heat shield would yellow this quickly. I called my dealership, and they said to bring it down so they could look at it, but I won't have the time to do it until Sunday.
Any suggestions? Also... should I not ride it until I take it to the dealer?
Thanks!
Buzz
I traded in my 2015 Forty-Eight yesterday for a brand new '17 Softail Slim. It's awesome, I love it, it runs great... But while putting the bike in the garage today, I noticed that there is a yellowed spot about the size of a quarter on one of the stock head shields covering the pipe that's out of the front cylinder; the spot is maybe 1"-2" from where the muffler slips into the pipe. I haven't noticed any backfiring or popping on decel... This is my first Softail, and it seems to be running just fine. The bike had 7 miles when I bought it, and now it has maybe 55-60. The bike is 100% stock.
I have 3 theories:
1) Bad chrome job on the heat shield.
2) The shield may actually be touching the pipe.
3) Cracked pipe.
But the bike only had 7 miles when I bought it... yesterday. I doubt that even if there was a problem with the pipe, that the heat shield would yellow this quickly. I called my dealership, and they said to bring it down so they could look at it, but I won't have the time to do it until Sunday.
Any suggestions? Also... should I not ride it until I take it to the dealer?
Thanks!
Buzz
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Ludwig von Buzzthoven (10-11-2016)
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The EPA tune can mar the heat shields in just a few minutes or hours. Buy a set of X-EIDS from www.nightrider.com and get them installed before you get the shield replaced.
I was pretty cavalier with what I upgraded on my Sporty (i.e., I really wasn't concerned with possibly voiding the warranty or not), but I'm a little leery about the Slim. Why? No idea.
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First time I installed drag pipes on a bike, I had it too lean. They turned yellow, then blue in seconds. Granted, that was the pipes, not heat shields... But, still.
I would agree with others, get some kind of device to enrich your bike before getting the heat shield replaced or you will probably end up with a yellow spot in the same place.
Or, go with black heat shields/black pipes.
I would agree with others, get some kind of device to enrich your bike before getting the heat shield replaced or you will probably end up with a yellow spot in the same place.
Or, go with black heat shields/black pipes.
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Ludwig von Buzzthoven (10-13-2016)
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