TestPilot
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+1DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THREAD, DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm opposite.. Hot as hell, open cowls, felt no mo heat on the legs. So I figured ( :huh: ) must be warmer closed...Like others, I had completely forgotten about that adjustable cowl until this thread/poll was started. In the last week I've had 2 morning commutes with temps right at freezing. The first morning I had the cowl closed and my legs were cold. This morning I had the cowls open and my legs were noticeably warmer.
Because my built in leg thermometers have been calibrated to standards traceable to NIST, I can definitively state that cowls open are warmer. Dont' try to argue; I'm right and you're wrong :excl: :devilsmiley:
I had an interesting experience in figuring out the answer to your question. The all-knowing sales guy showed me how you can use a coin to unlock the cowl and move it out. When he did it, it only moved out a quarter inch or so. So initially I did the same thing, thinking it was simply slotted underneath and that this was the limit of travel. Then I saw a picture of how the cowls are really supposed to be opened. Wow, you need to actually pull those screws out, move the cowl outward and then reinsert the screws into the outboard captive nut. When the cowl is opened correctly, you can see the holes where the screws fasten in the closed position. There appears to be only 2 possible positions. Here's a picture: https://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/am_inset9.aspxI wonder if we are all adjusting them "out" the same amount. What is the total travel from full in to full out?
Kurt
Twisty,Thanks Harald! I didn't know what everyone was talking about and I am too lazy to look it up in my manual. I'll open mine and see if it makes a difference.
Nice post. Glad I asked! I was not doing it correctly.I had an interesting experience in figuring out the answer to your question. The all-knowing sales guy showed me how you can use a coin to unlock the cowl and move it out. When he did it, it only moved out a quarter inch or so. So initially I did the same thing, thinking it was simply slotted underneath and that this was the limit of travel. Then I saw a picture of how the cowls are really supposed to be opened. Wow, you need to actually pull those screws out, move the cowl outward and then reinsert the screws into the outboard captive nut. When the cowl is opened correctly, you can see the holes where the screws fasten in the closed position. There appears to be only 2 possible positions. Here's a picture: https://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/am_inset9.aspxI wonder if we are all adjusting them "out" the same amount. What is the total travel from full in to full out?
Kurt
"Cowls spread! I mean, open? It's warmer when they are open, aren't I?"I really am more concerned about Britney. Shouldn't we all be discussing her needs? I wonder what her thoughts might be.
The total sum of Britney's thought as between the parenthesesI really am more concerned about Britney. Shouldn't we all be discussing her needs? I wonder what her thoughts might be.
Outboard directs heat at the rider.
A simple way to test this is open just one - you'll feel the difference.
And make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the little plastic bars are in the metal spring clips - or you may be waving bye-bye to your panel -
OK, I'll bite - after reading this never-ending thread (and contibuting to it) I decided to look into the open cowl thing. When I removed the screws (actually cam screws on mine) I thought the whole panel would come off and I would slide it outward. Nope, the bottom is hinged. I actually tried pulling it off before I realized the bottom part was not going to move. The top of the cowl just "flips" open and I reinserted the screws into the outside holes. Did not have to mess with any "plastic bars" or "metal springs". At least not that I could determine. Will be out riding tomorrow so I will not have the benefit of any feed back from you'all. At least on my AE I do not see how the thing would blow off - but ya never know. I'll report back.Outboard directs heat at the rider.
A simple way to test this is open just one - you'll feel the difference.
And make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the little plastic bars are in the metal spring clips - or you may be waving bye-bye to your panel -
Yup, but at 90 mph with the fairing panel firmly in place my right cowling flew off. Dealer looked at the part and one of the slightly bent clips and replaced it without a word. Yamaha asked for the part and told the dealer they would cover the cost. My cowlings stay firmly closed and in place ever since.
OK, I'll bite - after reading this never-ending thread (and contibuting to it) I decided to look into the open cowl thing. When I removed the screws (actually cam screws on mine) I thought the whole panel would come off and I would slide it outward. Nope, the bottom is hinged. I actually tried pulling it off before I realized the bottom part was not going to move. The top of the cowl just "flips" open and I reinserted the screws into the outside holes. Did not have to mess with any "plastic bars" or "metal springs". At least not that I could determine. Will be out riding tomorrow so I will not have the benefit of any feed back from you'all. At least on my AE I do not see how the thing would blow off - but ya never know. I'll report back.Outboard directs heat at the rider.
A simple way to test this is open just one - you'll feel the difference.
And make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the little plastic bars are in the metal spring clips - or you may be waving bye-bye to your panel -
Yup, but at 90 mph with the fairing panel firmly in place my right cowling flew off. Dealer looked at the part and one of the slightly bent clips and replaced it without a word. Yamaha asked for the part and told the dealer they would cover the cost. My cowlings stay firmly closed and in place ever since.