[patrickt]

Matt, seriously, I have some pretty bad burn scars on the back of my left ankle. Yes, I know the "stand up and step out" way to get in and out, and I even carry welding blankets cut for just the right size, and I keep it tucked behind the seat. They're only really needed when you're wearing shorts in the summer time. I'm really careful when I have passengers, I put the blankets over the pipes before they get in. But I'm not so carefuly with me; I have trouble remembering to use the blankets after a really good ride and I tend to get out of the car the same way I do any other car. I have really sizzled my skin -- borderline third degree burns. It's not a big deal when it's you, though. I've saved kids, and grown-ups, from burns by keeping them away from my pipes when I've pulled in to car shows. One time I literally "intercepted" a little girl headed straight for my primaries with her dad standing behind her completely oblivious. I now put blankets over my pipes the moment I park at a show and don't pull them off until I can touch them. Honestly, though, the back of my left ankle looks like something bad happened to me... more than once.