I think they're suggesting using the heat tape on the inside of the fairings....taping the exhaust will create more heat to build up elsewhere.
Good call on the heat tape guys. I'm going to try that and see if it prevents it from getting worse. I can live with it as is, since it's not too bad, but just starting. I also agree that buying an $11k bike, honda's flagship sportbike, that it should be good to go from the start.

 

thanx d again, but i know people are talking about lowers and theres nothing i hate more than taking fairings off so should i put heat tape on the mid fairings also, or the heat doesnt move that high?

 

dwhite645, how many miles you have on the bike before you noticed the problem?

I just bought a 07 1000RR 2 months ago, I have just over 800 miles on it and have not noticed any problems yet. I should not have to put tape all over it, it is a new bike. If mine melts I will take it back to the dealer.

 

It's an '07 I got in the end of March and it now just turned over 3,000 miles.
NeverL8: You'll have to take off the lowers to put the tape on. As far as the mid fairings, they should be ok and you probably won't have to do anything. At least mine seem ok...some of the padding in there is a little melted, but no signs of the actual fairings melting....yet

 

What do you mean by heat tape? Anyone have pictures of the heat tape? Is it the pipe wrap stuff?

 

They had a problem on their late 06's and early 07. My buddies was warrantied. I'd check into it.

 

thanx guys imma call the dealership in the morning.

 

Same story here. I don't ride in really hot weather, so I don't know if the apparent success is due to the heat tape or just the fact I've never really pushed the temperature limits. The "heat tape" I bought is really just aluminum foil with adhesive one side and no insulation. There's probably better stuff out there, but I figured anything that would help reflect the heat radiating from the exhaust system would help.

 

do the early 06's run cooler than the late 06's?

 

No, they had a problem with the positioning of the heating shields, and the plastics.