Hawke If you're going to stick in insulation, check out these folks. Cheap it ain't, but it does have the a very high R value (best we could locate. We use this as part of the insulation package that allows us to stick a computer inside a 2500F furnace for 3+ hours.
http://www.microtherm.uk.com/ Bill -----Original Message----- From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Laurenson Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 2:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Quiz Answer Excellent point Carlton........It is one of the fixes I am considering. When you ride thousands of miles on a malfunctioning bike, worrying that it may quite anytime, you have plenty of time to contemplate more than your navel in looking for solutions. I think any heat shields that may have been on the tank, were removed when it was rebuilt. It is something definitely needed and which I will install. I would warn everyone though that the strainer is a real potential restriction on the GTS and a very real potential problem. It can aggravate and make altitude and heat the final straw, as I found out. As I was topping off the gas tank in Salt Lake City, a guy in a car walked up and we started talking about the vapor lock problem. He owned a Kaw and said he had to remove is lower fairing to stop a vapor locking problem. They talk about dry heat being tolerable out West, obviously whoever says that has not driven a motorcycle in early afternoon on the black asphalt interstates there...it is hot. When the GTS vapor locked climbing out of Salt Lake, the Highway patrolman stopped and helped me push it a couple hundred yards to a rest stop to get out of the traffic. He wasn't even breathing hard and I was sure my lungs were going to start to bleed as I gasped for air. Anything I can do to keep it from becoming a problem again is open for discussion. hawke On 6/22/02 1:04 PM, "Rev. Baroonstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot > I wonder if a little heatshield (aluminumfoil or 'real' material) > glued on to the bottom of the tank would help, it would reflect most > of the heat from the engine. > > Carl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Laurenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > summer. The gas tank on the GTS is completely covered with plastic > and doesn't cool down as effectively as an exposed metal tank would. > Just >
