Only thing that bugs me so far is the heat on my right calf from the stock exhaust on my 2011 Street Glide (103). Do they make a heat shield for this part of the pipes (see picture)

 

Decatting the head pipe will eliminate your problem, make your bike run cooler and make your passenger happy too. I have never seen any seperate shield over shield accessory. Or you can put heat wrap tape over it, but might look a little tacky.

 

Unfortunately that IS a heat shield. The other poster is right, remove the catalytic material, or get a full head pipe set the heat will be much less noticeable.

Mark

 

Awww... *I* wanted to say "That *IS* the heat shield!"

But no doubt -- Killing the cat cools things off rather nicely. It's not "wonderful" or anything, but it's no where near as torturous as it was before...

 

Got to get rid of the Cat to get rid of the heat. Better for your engine too.

Kevin
HDF Contest

 

Thanks for the replies, just wish I knew what you guys were talking about

Give me a computer and I can talk to it, rip it apart and put her back together in seconds. When it come to wrench work, I'm a little lost.

 

How does one get rid of the "cat"?

 

The area of the exhaust pipe you are talking about has a catalytic converter inside the pipe. It is intended to reduce emission levels coming out of your exhaust. How it does that is basically by building so much heat inside itself, it burns the hydrocarbons & other gasses as they pass through. The catalyitic converter also restricts the exhaust flow coming from your engine. This lowers performance in most cases. The best way to "decat" meaning, to get rid of the catalytic converter is to replace the head pipe. That is the section of exhaust pipe that the cat is in with one that does not have a cat in it. Some people are cutting that section of exhaust pipe in two & actually gutting the cat out. Then welding that section back together. Many people say this works fine. The problem with this is that you have two oxegen sensors that are located in front of the cat. Because of where they are located in proximity to the cat on the stock pipe, there is a possibility they may not function properly. The oxegen senser is basicly the heart of your fuel management system. IMO,,, the best thing to do is buy a new aftermarket head pipe without the cat. It is designed to allow the oxegen sensors to work properly without the cat. If you asked which one is best,, again in my opinion, the fuel moto jackpot head pipe works great. I purchased one for my 2010 ultra and I am very happy with it. Its a very high quality part.