All depends if you've filled your expansion tank up to the top or not i s'pose ! ! ! 

just re-read my last post Darrsi and dont think it came over too well.


wasnt trying to be arsey about it - im by no stretch of the imagination mechanically minded and i didnt intend the post to be taken that way.


The only reason I know is that i have just replaced my coolant and needed the majority of the 2l bottle (and yes - i filled up the overflow)

Just realised I dont have a decent outside shot of the bike since it was repaired.


This is as close as ive got - need to take more



Can and Pan by lazaruscs, on Flickr

Quote from: Lazarus on 11 July 2012, 07:36:06 pm

(and others may contradict me)

Nah, can't be bothered, there are enough posts here (or on the old site) that will put you straight.

Oh go on then,,,

It's not a detuned Tcat motor and was the same through 1998 to the end of the fox eye, they're not R6 brakes (they're from the R1, and were fitted from day 1 of the Box-eye (my 1998 has them))

What you do have, is adjustable forks (they went on in 2000, still in box-eye days), a bigger fuel tank (I think that also changed in 2000, and then got bigger again with the fox eye), different (lower I think) pillion footrests, and I think, a slightly different swing arm (although might be making that up!)

All errors and inconsistencies are purely the result of not paying much attention to what I'm typing

Thanks for being gentle with me rich

absolutely cracking video m8. camera was really steady and picture quality was excellent.

i got mine from Halfords (circa £13 if I remember). Ready mixed 1:1 ratio
let us know how u got on.
 
little tip if you arent aware. I use a 2 litre empty plastic bottle cut in half (length wise) to help drain the coolant - the "cap" end fitted nicely under the drainage plug hole and routed the coolant into a bucket. mind you - it fecking comes out fast when you remove the radiator cap!.

hey lolliver.

I had a leak from my coolant pipes although it was fairly easy for me to find. (right above the wet patch on the ground was the pipe that seem to have lost its seal.

I decided to flush the coolant whilst repairing. this isnt something I had ever done before - im a relative newbie when it comes to bike maintenance.

the leak for me was coming from the pipe that you can just see in the photo below

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/9125_146879701447_6564283_n.jpg

at the front of the belly pan, you can see the elbow of the pipe that was leaking. the clip had somehow "lost its grip" so I replaced with a stainless steel jubilee clip


when you are replacing the coolant, remember to replace with one that is designed for aluminium engines.


good luck - if i can do it then it isnt difficult.

wash?

Hi all,


Was part of the old community (most of you probably wont remember) but had to take a little break from biking (bike damaged during Mot and off road plus shoulder injury being fixed)


Riding a Fazer FZS600 which is plenty fast for me!!!


hopefully will be around a bit more.