V85TT - Lost heat shield 2B008410
Fellow owners of such beloved bike, this is both a warning post and a request one.
I have the v85tt 2020 version.
Warning - While I love practically everything of the v85tt, there is one bit that I feel is badly designed. Screws holding the heat shields on the front/low part of the exhaust.
They have specific washers but something works badly in the heat transmission. I think it's a result of the coupling of different materials compressed under the screw/washer. Anyway, after a couple years, due to thermal fatigue, a circular section of the heat shield component has cracked and, as a result, the screw is not holding the plate. This has actually happened on both sides. I lost the right heat shield while driving because vibrations have unscrewed the second set screw.
So, keep an eye on those screws and on the state of the plates every once in a while. I tried to solve it on the remaining heat shield with a washer of increased diameter.
REQUEST - Does anyone have an extra right heat shield?🤣
I mean the right original one. (Maybe someone has changed them to an aftermarket kit and they still have the originals). I'm located in Italy.
Posted Aug 4, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC