I emailed the same picture to the steeler and they said everthing looks normal to them. They said the rear cylinder gets less air, they are so smart sometimes you know, so I guess I'll be doing a lot more power slides.

 

I had the same problem on mine --- 2011 Limited Ultra. Never felt heat like that. I put Vance & Hines Power Duals on it, and the difference was amazing. It's like a "normal" bike now!

 

I dumped my cat, did a good intake, and PC V. Get rid of the heat and richen things up. Did wonders for my pings. Also added a Lenale engine fan.

 

I sent the pic to the Steeler and they said all looked normal and that the back cylinder does not get as much air as the front. (they are so smart sometimes you know) That told me what I needed to know, I'll do more power slides, get more air going to that back cylinder. Thank You Mr. Steeler!!!

 

Yep mine looked a little worse than that it was darker almost black. I put on the Power Duals and that made all the difference in the word with the heat.

 

Thanks for all the input on this and I am preparing for a cat funeral!!!

 

That sure does not look like cats doing that. I thought mine was hot, my back was bad but not as bad as the picture. Mine was blue/purple starting from the curve all the way underneath. Went back to the HD dealer and they told me some bikes run hotter than others. So I dropped all the pipes, and went with the Rush True Duals, and a stage 1 and power vision. Bike is running alot cooler. Engine temps are about 20 degrees cooler.

 

Warranty ?

 

I should have noticed that, sorry.

 

My head pipe looked just like that. The heat was unreal! Replaced it with the Fuel Moto Jackpot 2-1-2 header. Made a world of improvment in the heat, the sound, performance is noticably better. I put the old header on the shelf just in case I ever need to put it back on for emission reasons. Its an easy mod, took about 3 hours.