02 VFR Heat Resistant Covers??

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    I just installed a Staintune exhaust on my 02 VFR. Now I worried of burning through my Dowco cover since this exhaust gets much hotter. Also wondering if anyone has seen a cover with the aluminized, heat-resistant part up top since many bikes now have the high-mount exhausts?
     
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    On a similar note...how does soft luggage hold up to heat from those pipes?
     
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    I put a cover over mine, and it hasn't been a problem.
     
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    Do you let your Staintunes cool off for a few minutes?
     
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    Sorry mates. I don't have that problem. I can reach down and grab my Scorpion carbon fiber pipe at anytime and not be burned. ;) Stays nice and warm but that's it.

    Sorry, had to throw in my two cents. I'll go now. 8)
     
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    Yeah, guess that is one of the disadvantages of a SS system. Even my titanium Yosh pipe on my SV650 got hot enough to burn a hole in my current Dowco cover. Strangely, it's usually just warm to the touch after riding, so it may have been the hot gasses melting the hole. Hmmm...
     
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