[ZDM]

Do you need these heat soak/noise reducation black pads that are affixed to the inside of the fairings......what a PITA to change them out.....must weigh half as much w/o them. I can't believe there is any upside...

 

[st2lemans]

Noise reduction, they serve no other purpose.

Tom

 

[VTGPDUC]

I took all of them off 2 years ago except the one over the battery.

 

[triple9]

noise reduction? what noise, the fan noise?

 

[ZDM]

St2 is right, you hear more engine noise w/o the pads no doubt. I guess the pads being as thick as they are absorb the noise of the engine instead of it boucing off the plastic fairing.....engineering at it's pinnacle!

 

[pandia]

St2 is right, you hear more engine noise w/o the pads no doubt. I guess the pads being as thick as they are absorb the noise of the engine instead of it boucing off the plastic fairing.....engineering at it's pinnacle!

+1 lol