Left engine-heat management options for reduced swamp butt?

[Darren67]

I made the mistake yesterday, in very hot weather (A Temp reading 91F), to ride for a short distance between MGTTX stops without gloves. Well, the actual mistake was putting my left hand on my hip and noticing that it was considerably warmer, even at highway speeds, that the right side. It was actually better when stopped as the radiator heat was no longer being dumped on my leg and crotch.

Up until that point I was blaming my mesh pants (Joe Rocket Phoenix Ion) and the RDL seat for causing quite a good amount of discomfort, enough that I felt the need to sit up on the pegs every few miles to let it all ... air out. After that hand-on-hip event, I kept wondering if that wasn't because of the air flow on the bike. And now I can't get it out of my head.

From a cruiser to a Goldwing and everything in between, I never actually had this problem before so I'm not sure how to address it best.

• Can I use something to cover the gap between the left-side cover and the frame so that hot air doesn't come on my leg? Some combination of the makntraks's deflector and Tenman's infill shown in this post: Handmade accessories.
  Would this cause issues with the engine cooling?
• Also nod to richarddacat for his forced-airflow solution in this thread: Hot left leg?
• I tried beads and I think they help, but only a little and I don't like how they make me slide forward with every application of the brakes. Worse so in these pants whose seat protection works as intended.
• Maybe get some microfiber shorts so that at least it increases comfort and it removes some of that polyester (DYNAX) feel on the back of my legs and butt?
  • Maybe try bike shorts or LDComfort shorts, although the moisture-wicking materials tend to work when you have good airflow, otherwise the Texas humidity seems to actively oppose evaporation.
• Move to a dry-humid area? But a 2021 Goldwing Tour DCT in Ardent Candy Red ? -- rather try some of the cheaper options first

I know that some of you don't have this issue, or think it's not a big deal.
But for those of you who were inconvenienced enough to do something about it -- what worked, what didn't?

Sometimes I wear shorts to ride and never was a factor.

 

[Tamathumper]

New beads will have you sliding into the tank every time you tap the brakes.

Take them off, lay them flat on a slab of concrete, and then rub them against the concrete every which way for about 3-5 minutes until they have a dull appearance.

 

[Tenman]

I used 2 sided tape to stick this rubber on the tank and my crash bars. You need a piece of 1” foam pipe insulation stuffed under the side cowl to make it seal against the cowl. It’ll keep that left knee a lot cooler. I put it on every year