1. 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
     FE = 4st Enduro & FC = 4st Cross

FE/FC Tired Of Melted Riding Pants.

Discussion in '4st' started by Dirtdame, Mar 2, 2019.

  1. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    Like the title says....I'm tired of melting my expensive riding pants on the exhaust in a low speed tip over. If you are as short as I am, most likely you will have plenty of those when you try to stop and miss your mark for the high spot to plant your foot on. I am baffled that Japanese manufacturers always seem to put a heat shield on all their 4 stroke dirt models, but Euro bikes never get them. These shields don't add much cost or weight or ruin the esthetics of the machine.
    I found a universal heat shield on-line for 25 bucks.
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    Dirtdame, Mar 2, 2019
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  2. steadydirt Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Ontario
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2007 2002 wr 250 1994 wxe 250
    Other Motorcycles:
    fj 1100 cb500 cb350 rt 200 xs 650
    smart. know a guy that fell hard and got burned very seriously
    steadydirt, Mar 2, 2019
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  3. Xriderdown Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    La Center, Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR360 SW / WR360 IT / FE501 AU
    Other Motorcycles:
    BUL MK3,KAW KE100,CZ 988-1,YAM FZ1
    Zeta makes a pretty nice pipe guard as well.

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    Xriderdown, Mar 2, 2019
    #3
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  4. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    Wow...mine looks like a stainless steel copy of yours.:rolleyes:
    Dirtdame, Mar 2, 2019
    #4

  5. PawPaw Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2013 TC 449
    Other Motorcycles:
    Honda Crf450R + old CB750
    I don't have a photo to show, but I made mine out of 1/8" steel solid bars cut, bent and welded together with 2 mounting tabs on them. I used stainless hose clamps to fasten to header pipe. Then painted it all black. It has worked great for 5 years now with no issues. I did this as there were no heat shields available for my 2013 TC449 at the time and after burning through a good set of riding pants on my first ride on the bike. It only took about an hour to make. Cost was about $2.00 for the clamps.

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    PawPaw, Mar 3, 2019
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  6. lankydoug Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    TM 300en
    It's not just a short person problem, my 6'8" son has many pairs of pants with burned patches, they are just lower down on the shin. If a 4 stroke race engine is running correctly the exhaust temp is around 1025-1050 degrees F so you're pretty much riding a branding iron. Leather is really the best most practical material to use, I'm not sure who thought nylon was a good idea. Having melted plastic in a 3rd degree burn is no picnic.
    lankydoug, Mar 3, 2019
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  7. crenninger Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    none
    got any links to buy one of these guards?
    crenninger, Apr 17, 2019
    #7

  8. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    Dirtdame, Apr 18, 2019
    #8

  9. robertaccio Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    San Diego, Ca
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 Husqvarna TE300i
    Other Motorcycles:
    99 HusqvarnaTE610, 94 Husaberg FC501
    I like the rounded oval and edge design of these newer ones. I used to use a CF one that was more of a rectangle plate style and sometimes my pants would get caught on it.
    robertaccio, Apr 19, 2019
    #9