Triumphrat

Rat-Sass · 07-08-2006

Help or advice wanted:
Last fall, I had to let the Legend sit idle for a few months while I was back east. In January, went on a long ride with full electrics on and after several hours noticed the seat seemed to get unreasonably hot. This has happened since, when the weather is warm/hot and I've ridden a few hundred miles or more. (Not using the Gerbings) I've pulled the seat several times, but can't find anything obviously amiss.
I'm a bit worried it might be the r/r or stater going but I'm also wondering if I'm forgetting just how much heat piled up under the seat on long rides.
Anybody with a Legend or T-Bird have similar experiences?
Thanks!

-Stephanie

Greaser · 07-08-2006

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On 2006-07-08 16:18, Rat-Sass wrote:
Help or advice wanted:
Last fall, I had to let the Legend sit idle for a few months while I was back east. In January, went on a long ride with full electrics on and after several hours noticed the seat seemed to get unreasonably hot. This has happened since, when the weather is warm/hot and I've ridden a few hundred miles or more. (Not using the Gerbings) I've pulled the seat several times, but can't find anything obviously amiss.
I'm a bit worried it might be the r/r or stater going but I'm also wondering if I'm forgetting just how much heat piled up under the seat on long rides.
Anybody with a Legend or T-Bird have similar experiences?
Thanks!

-Stephanie

No issues with 52,000km Y2K TBS.

BigAl8295 · 07-08-2006

It gets hot under my seat as well, but not as hot as those non-watercooled Harleys I ride with.

cafetbird · 07-08-2006

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On 2006-07-08 17:58, BigAl8295 wrote:
It gets hot under my seat as well, but not as hot as those non-watercooled Harleys I ride with.

Ha ha... I am with you there! I think we are all getting soft in our old age - forgetting how HOT it was riding an air cooled engine! I really laugh at all the Sprint folks complaining about hot seats.

No problems with the T-Bird. Are you using the stock seat Stephanie??? I can think of anything underneath it that would get hot enough to notice anything....

MAN, I remember there was always SOME part of me with a burn on it at all times on my old Triumph 750...

Rat-Sass · 07-08-2006

Thanks! You guys are actually making me feel a lot better!

I want to be convinced it just all in my brain- but it's such a specific part of the seat I was starting to worry the regulator/rectifier was being overworked.

-Stephanie

jimmyj900 · 07-09-2006

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it's such a specific part of the seat I was starting to worry the regulator/rectifier was being overworked.

The regulator/rectifier is located inside the alternator case and shouldn't be a factor in seat heating.

Jim

Rat-Sass · 07-09-2006

Oh excellent, Jim!
That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
I have to confess I've been miles away from my manual ever since I first realized the r/r was a possibility so you have taken a large load off my mind. I would hate to have a trip interrupted by faulty electrical on a Triumph. I don't think I'd ever live it down.

Thanks again, everyone!
-Stephanie

Slinky · 07-10-2006

The only possible thing that could generate heat under the seat is the battery(but it's unlikely). I don't think it would get hot enough for you to notice it thru the seat pan and foam.

It would have to be seriously overcharging to get significantly hot,and you would notice soon enough because the electrolyte would boil off.

jimmyj900 · 07-10-2006

Like Slinky said, the only thing that can heat up under the seat is the battery and you'd know that pretty quickly.

Have you considered that it might be a physiological response?

Carrying 'stuff' in your pockets or wearing tight-waisted pants could affect blood circulation through the skin. Uneven circulation and temperature sensitivity could also be a factor if you're diabetic.

Back problems can cause an unequal distribution of weight and localized variations in temperature sensitivity that might present themselves as a sensation of heat.

Jim

cafetbird · 07-10-2006

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On 2006-07-10 06:04, jimmyj900 wrote:
Have you considered that it might be a physiological response?

.....localized variations in temperature sensitivity that might present themselves as a sensation of heat.

Jim

Ah, yeah. My T-Bird gives me a physiological response every time I ride it!! :-D