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05-07-05, 11:38 PM
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errm water
hey all
as some may know i got a new sv this sat. on the way home it rained heavily when i pulled up there was steam comming up from the rad. not a big deal i thought. then i looked below the fairings and there was a constant stream of hot water comming from the rad that lasted for a bout 40 seconds. not a lot of water really like a slow running tap i am assuming that this is just excess water that is caught up if the fins of the rad from the road that is running down now i have stopped ( i hope ) anyone else notice this? i dont think it is a bust rad but you never know |
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05-07-05, 11:51 PM
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sounds like a leeking pipe or suming but im sure one of the older people in here will tell ya the problem im sure
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06-07-05, 03:10 AM
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No problem and your assumption is correct - scared the sh*t out of me 1st time it happened tho'. I pulled up at the lights after a long wet ride in the country and I dissapeared in a cloud of steam.
Never hurts to check your fluid levels anyway. |
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06-07-05, 06:17 AM
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Yea I've had that after jetwashing it. Thought WTF is going on, then realised.
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06-07-05, 03:01 PM
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Iv had mine a couple of weeks now and have had the same thing happen, steams up the screen as well if the bike is on its stand.
I thought it was a leek to start with but it all seems ok, the temperature has never risen above 100 °C on the display The bike came back from its 800 mile service yesterday and all was OK. |
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06-07-05, 04:47 PM
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ive had the temp go t0 105 ish when sitting in traffic after a long drive. i dont think that it was to much of a problem.... or is it hehe
it was a hot day too |
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06-07-05, 05:31 PM
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if you aren't moving it'll keep going well past 105, but it's not an issue unless you plan on letting the bike idle for a long time.
What are you doing getting stuck in traffic anyway? 
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06-07-05, 06:06 PM
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Def not a prob, just water.
If it is coolent you'll soon know about it, it STINKS when it burns off and leaves a nasty white gunk. I know this thanks to the kind mechanic who put a hole in the radiator of my BabyBlade 
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06-07-05, 07:23 PM
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06-07-05, 07:26 PM
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