Hot legs!!!
 

Hi all,
Currently in Azerbaijan on the XT. I have a Metal Mule exhaust, which has always been a bit hot on the right leg. But lately it's been fricking burning my leg. There's excessive heat pumping from the right side of the bike onto my leg.

I had the coolant changed about 700 miles ago, can't imagine that'd have anything to do with it though.

The rad is a bit mucky, I'll give that a clean...

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Oh ps, save starting a new thread there's also an issue with intermittent cutting out when in low revs and coming to a stop. Won't cut out in neutral, but has started cutting out a lot as I slow down to a stop.

Thanks so much guys

Andy

I saw the title "Hot Legs" and was expecting something else entirely!

I'd definitely go with cleaning the rad, if the engine is getting too hot that may well explain the hot legs and indeed the cutting out.

I'm assuming the right coolant was put in, though I can't remember which one is right...

Hot legs - due to exhaust*
 

Haha - sorry, i should have made that more clear, it's a bit misleading, i know ;)

I'll try with the rad. I'm not sure which coolant was put in, i normally change myself, but was at a garage in Georgia and busy with some other stuff, they said they'd do it while i did something else for next to nothing so i just let them get on with it. Perhaps I shouldn't have assumed. Although i guessed bike coolant was pretty universal to be honest?

Could incorrect coolant cause the pipe to heat up?

Andy

My stab in the dark / guess would be poor petrol octane rating causing the bike to run hot and maybe ambient high air temp.

Engine might be running lean due to a clogged jet in the carb (assuming it's an older version of the XT)
A leaner mixture leads to hotter a burn...
worth checking.

hi and thanks for the reply.
It's an '09 model, so FI, sorry - should have said.
Thanks