Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > melting boots

[deej]

as summers coming and im starting to throw the 748 around my new boots are starting to melt on the inside of the right boot from melting on the exhaust feeder pipe, so far the velcro's gone and its worn a way a bit of the plastic. is there anything i can fit to stop this

will add a photo later on

[Mr_S]

You still got the heatshield and heelguards as in this pic of yours?

http://www.bikerboys.co.uk/images/748ENGINE2.JPG

If you have, where exactly's the boot melting onto the pipe?

[deej]

its melting above left of the carbon guard thats already there, on the horizontal pipe

the link pipe is a 45 - 50mm conversion and i dont think the carbon comes off

[deej]

heres a quick photo for you

i think it must be something to do with the fact i ride with the ball of my foot on the pegs and the way i hang off the bike may have something to do with it too

[Edited on 3-4-2005 by deej]

[Nigel C]

thats odd! i ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs same size pipes but my boots wear on the heel plates nowhere near where your boots are touching !!

[Brent]

I'm "on the balls" - Same as you and Nigel (but std pipes) - Size 15 boots??

[deej]

just size 11's

as i say it may be happening when im banked over as i do prefer lefts to rights, the first day i noticed it i had been flying and had been round 1 corner about 30mph than ever before, knee was down and inside of leg was touching the fairing, i nearly shat meself at that point to be honest

nothing to put there to stop it then ??????

[keefer]

I cant believe you are burning your boots up there, But the pic is not lying.
so there is another set up that would help,

[Mr_S]

yep, SP heatshield required.

[deej]

you should see the state of the boot, the velcro's melted the outer liners gling and even the plastic was starting to get warm

is ebay the best place for 1 of them and will they fit 50mm pipes ???

cheers for your help so far