well,i covered the rear hole(i know,it sounds funny)but i still have alot of ice on the boards,does this kit contain a cover for the front holejsaumier said:
Weapon X
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
how is that are you shovelling it on there?
rhino_live
Expert
if you didn't seal the seams it will still leak some...mine does... i would run a bead of silicone between your block off plate and your tunnel, that way no snow is getting in between your seams.
08RTX
Extreme
Pat,
I covered the rear hole and siliconed before installing the panel, but still had a lot of ice and snow build up. Closing the front hole seems like the best way to go. The kit does not include a panel for the front hole. Just cut a piece of aluminum and rivet it on.
I covered the rear hole and siliconed before installing the panel, but still had a lot of ice and snow build up. Closing the front hole seems like the best way to go. The kit does not include a panel for the front hole. Just cut a piece of aluminum and rivet it on.
BombaPolaYama
TY 4 Stroke Master
jsaumier said:
Well, I wish Yamaha would come out with a fix for the VL as well - I guess there is hope since they recognized a problem on the Phazer and fixed it!
I didn't realize the tunnel ice build-up was an issue on the Phazer like the VL and MP - just thought it was guys getting their feet and pants wet and stuff. The problem with the VL is that the complete muffler is in the tunnel so closing it off would be much more difficult and would have to include an extension on the tailpipe. I hoped Yamaha would make some changes on the '09 but it all looks the same - still not a big enough problem in their eyes I guess or not enough people making noise.
As a side note, there are quite a few 07 and 08 VL's for sale by owners here in NL, Canada, so I suspect some people have lost faith.
thanks for the info08RTX said:
