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Trip
03-06-2008, 07:27 PM
It comes out fast, really fast and is a pain in the ass to clean up.
Bassplayer
03-06-2008, 07:28 PM
yep! :panic: :panic: :panic: :panic:
Bassplayer
03-06-2008, 07:29 PM
whatd you do trip! :lol:
Trip
03-06-2008, 07:29 PM
Good news is I got water wetter in there now. I am ready for barber.
Trip
03-06-2008, 07:30 PM
whatd you do trip! :lol:

I had to change out my coolant to be able to run in a faster group with STT. Switched to water wetter.

First time I ever changed my own coolant.
Bassplayer
03-06-2008, 07:31 PM
ah. yea. cool, wish i had my own bike to do that with! :rant:
m0n1
03-06-2008, 08:48 PM
anythin special you have to do to change coolant? drain fill drain or just drain fill...?
Mr Lefty
03-06-2008, 08:51 PM
anythin special you have to do to change coolant? drain fill drain or just drain fill...?

well I think you need to end with a fill.. but that's just me :idk:





:lol:
m0n1
03-06-2008, 08:58 PM
well I think you need to end with a fill.. but that's just me :idk:





:lol:


oh yeah forgot that
Cutty72
03-06-2008, 09:00 PM
is it water wetter or engine ice that us northerners can run on the track and still leave in for winter storage?
I don't remember.
Trip
03-06-2008, 09:05 PM
anythin special you have to do to change coolant? drain fill drain or just drain fill...?

Get about 5 gallons of distilled water. Drain out the coolant everywhere including reservoir, fill it up with distilled water only. Let it run in idle for a couple minutes then snap the throttle a few times. Let it cool a little bit and drain again, Repeat until it is completely clear coming out. Take a gallon of distilled water and put in about 20 caps of water wetter, after you drained everything out and its clear, use that gallon to fill it up and your good to go after you let it idle for a few and snap the throttle.


Cutty, use liquid performance.
JoJoYZF
03-06-2008, 10:34 PM
This is gonna have to get added to my maintenance list for spring since I have no clue if the coolant has ever been changed in my bike.
DLIT
03-07-2008, 06:46 AM
is it water wetter or engine ice that us northerners can run on the track and still leave in for winter storage?
I don't remember.

Water Wetter freezes. It's mostl water and some Water Wetter added to it. Engine Ice doesn't freeze. I'm putting Engine Ice in when I get home.
marko138
03-07-2008, 09:07 AM
What the hell is radiator fluid?
Mr Lefty
03-07-2008, 09:11 AM
What the hell is radiator fluid?

your sig pic emphasizes your question so well! :lol:
marko138
03-07-2008, 09:12 AM
your sig pic emphasizes your question so well! :lol:

Respect the Beet.
Mr Lefty
03-07-2008, 09:15 AM
:lol: he looks halfway normal in that pic!
marko138
03-07-2008, 09:16 AM
:lol: he looks halfway normal in that pic!

He was wearing a suit to make fun of Ronnie the Limo Driver.
Mr Lefty
03-07-2008, 09:19 AM
He was wearing a suit to make fun of Ronnie the Limo Driver.

I'll be honest... I don't watch Howard Stern much... other than the one where Valentina Vaughn rides the syban :lol: I see that one a lot:whistle:
Rider
03-07-2008, 09:21 AM
Just buy an XB12R, there is no fucking radiator fluid to deal with..
Trip
03-07-2008, 09:22 AM
Just buy an XB12R, there is no fucking radiator fluid to deal with..

I'll pass
Rider
03-07-2008, 09:25 AM
I'll pass

I wont buy one either, I was just throwing that idea out there.. :pwhore2:
vabarber2
03-07-2008, 10:18 AM
Congrats!!
marko138
03-07-2008, 11:16 AM
Just buy an XB12R, there is no fucking radiator fluid to deal with..


Or a 1992 GSXR.
DLIT
03-07-2008, 11:17 AM
Or a 1992 GSXR.

Real deal, son.
marko138
03-07-2008, 11:20 AM
Real deal, son.

No joke.
Cutty72
03-07-2008, 01:23 PM
Get about 5 gallons of distilled water. Drain out the coolant everywhere including reservoir, fill it up with distilled water only. Let it run in idle for a couple minutes then snap the throttle a few times. Let it cool a little bit and drain again, Repeat until it is completely clear coming out. Take a gallon of distilled water and put in about 20 caps of water wetter, after you drained everything out and its clear, use that gallon to fill it up and your good to go after you let it idle for a few and snap the throttle.


Cutty, use liquid performance.

Water Wetter freezes. It's mostl water and some Water Wetter added to it. Engine Ice doesn't freeze. I'm putting Engine Ice in when I get home.

Thanks for the tip! :dthumb:
Gas Man
03-07-2008, 05:44 PM
Water Wetter freezes. It's mostl water and some Water Wetter added to it. Engine Ice doesn't freeze. I'm putting Engine Ice in when I get home.

I'm with ya... engine ice from Cyclelogic (http://www.cyclelogic.cc./). don't accept any knock off brands


What the hell is radiator fluid?

No shit! :rockwoot:
Trip
03-07-2008, 05:56 PM
Liquid Performance is suppose to be the shit, it's what my mechanic recommends and he knows his stuff and is a track junkie himself.

That's what I wanted to go with, but the local business that carries it moved and I couldnt find em in time. I will probably switch out at the end of the season.