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Huw Browning
Neath,
United Kingdom
Posts: 15
Sprint ST (05->)
17 Sep 2008 11:11 |
Went on a trip to Yorkshire last weekend with tail pack strapped to the little sports rack. When I got there, the pack had melted through where it's in contact with the rearmost rung of the rack and my jeans inside the pack were hot as if They'd just been ironed.
Was this just because it was a very cheap and nasty tailpack or have others experienced this?
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Fret.
South.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 38,531
Premier Member
Tiger 1050 (07->)
17 Sep 2008 13:46 |
Perhaps you're too tight to buy proper luggage?
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Huw Browning
Neath,
United Kingdom
Posts: 15
Sprint ST (05->)
17 Sep 2008 13:56 |
Got me sussed sir.
Time to start saving up for the proper boxes I think.
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24,528
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
17 Sep 2008 19:04 |
Sounds like it may be the heat from the exhaust causing the melting.
Was the rack itself hot ?
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Huw Browning
Neath,
United Kingdom
Posts: 15
Sprint ST (05->)
17 Sep 2008 19:46 |
Too hot to touch. Not ideal, putting plastic/nylon luggage just above those three burbling pipes. The bag was standing up by itself when I left South Wales. When I got to Yorkshire it had sort of flopped over the back, like an old vinyl LP left on a radiator.
Had great fun though, first time on the Sprint on the A483 Llandrindod Wells to Newtown and later on the A59 to Harrogate.
A483 possibly the best road in southern Britain?
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Fret.
South.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 38,531
Premier Member
Tiger 1050 (07->)
17 Sep 2008 20:22 |
Must have been extremely hot I guess to do that.
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 Earl
Hiding in the valley,
United Kingdom
Posts: 5,307
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
17 Sep 2008 20:55 |
hugh was on it only last friday, as its right on my doorstep would be rude not to really
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Huw Browning
Neath,
United Kingdom
Posts: 15
Sprint ST (05->)
18 Sep 2008 11:29 |
I went through Llandrindod about 2.15pm last Friday. That wasn't you on the impressively ridden oldish jap sportsbike (poss YZF) that passed me as I was leaving town was it?
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Earl
Hiding in the valley,
United Kingdom
Posts: 5,307
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
18 Sep 2008 11:39 |
no mate i was back from newtown by then plus i only own my lovely yellow t595.
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jimmyj
Land of Black Prince,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,252
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
18 Sep 2008 11:58 |
Huw A483 - 
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Jeff London
London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 102
Sprint ST (05->)
22 Sep 2008 20:21 |
I've had the same problem - I have the triumph rack and several bungies have melted. You have to learn not to use bungies or leave anything on that last bar closest to the pipes.
I hate paniers - i know I'd forget and loose them when filtering, which is everyday in London.
If you search threads you'll see discussion on lengthing the tailpipes with stock items from bling-bling car custom suppliers.
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Owd Bluey
Derbyshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 2
Sprint ST (05->)
23 Sep 2008 12:17 |
Melting luggage
Or get rid of the ridiculously heavy heat sink underneath your seat aka Triumph standard exhaust and replace it with a Two Brothers racing system.
Gets rid of 80% of the weight, 80% of the heat, the truly awful rear end design and sounds fantastic. Expensive yes, worth it, Definitely.
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