what a day worked till after one **** day at work got home put my bike on both stands removed wheels nipped to demontweeks for some new rubber paid my hard earned cash got home cleand the bike put wheels back on the bike get my kit on to take it for a spin so i can make sure the chain is adjusted correct and scrub the tyres in a tad ready for the spin tomorrow started the bike sat on it put the sidestand up stand light still on fook me it must have got wet get off the bike look at the floor alot of water have a good look and the rad is leaking on the bottom bleedscrew try to give it a nip and the housing it sits in turns aswell as the bolt had the same prob last year had to take the rad off the bike took it to a local rad specialist got it fixed put it back on worked fine untill now could get it fixed again but what if it goes again when out on the bike miles from nowhere and i'm on my own dont want it to go **** up on the 7th got to get it sorted this week ready for the ride out anybody else had this prob
Joined Nov 2011
490 Posts | 0+
who cares ... oh. ok ... the midlands. Shropshire
bloody hell ****** mate .... bad luck.
I've had no such issues with water ... it's just my fooking clutch slave thats given up!
I tried bleeding it yesterday and there doesn't seem to be any air in there ... just a spongy ****** clutch that needs Griffs tlc on Thursday.
I've had no such issues with water ... it's just my fooking clutch slave thats given up!
I tried bleeding it yesterday and there doesn't seem to be any air in there ... just a spongy ****** clutch that needs Griffs tlc on Thursday.
just been thinking about it pete and i think it was the top one that went last time so if it was that makes me feel a bit better as i can get this one done now and i hope it should be ok just a pain to take it off and get it sorted then refit just going to check as i can tell by the extra weld around it touch wood my clutch slave is ok
just checked the bike and yes it was the top one last time so get the bottom done and all should be well i hope i just hope the sidestand switch dryes out and sorts it self out
Joined May 2011
256 Posts | 0+
Shropshire
Feel for ya mate, bloody Italian engineers, most rads these days, from what I've seen are far from what they used to be. Crimped plastics, hardly any soldered joints, flimsy rubber seals.
Get down to your rad man and get it fixed properly. Everything these days is so minimalist, just get it thro the guarantee period.
Get down to your rad man and get it fixed properly. Everything these days is so minimalist, just get it thro the guarantee period.
Joined Aug 2009
5K Posts | 62+
Sunderland
Bummer ******, hope you get it sorted mate.
Welly, my bloody clutch is the same. Had this problem last yr, and its started agian last ride out. Getting so pissed off with it, even thinking of a different bike
Welly, my bloody clutch is the same. Had this problem last yr, and its started agian last ride out. Getting so pissed off with it, even thinking of a different bike
thanks lads ive taken the rad off today, drop it off in the morning to get it fixed and pick it back up after work i hope. the bikes been out in the sun all afternoon in the back garden, but the stand switch hasent dryed out. dont know where to start with that now sprayed it with WD40 have to have a look tomorrow after work when i put the rad back on.
ye can do bay i will wait and see what happens tomorow after i refit the rad, it might just sort it self out i hope. anyway one way or another i will sort it and see you next week looking forward to it.
Joined Dec 2008
6K Posts | 84+
Usually at the top of the apple tree.
w, get a hair drier on it, sorted quick time mucker.
**** has an uncanny wae of happening jist when something you've bin waiting fir ages fir is aboot tae kick aff.
A've nae doot yer'll make yer Fest and huv a feckin hoot mucker.
**** has an uncanny wae of happening jist when something you've bin waiting fir ages fir is aboot tae kick aff.
A've nae doot yer'll make yer Fest and huv a feckin hoot mucker.
ye i know where you are coming from stix. thanks aldo going to check it now if lts the same i will try the hair dryer, its a good job the wife has hair cant remember the last time i dryed my hair with anything lol
just took my stand switch off and the light went off so i gave it a bit of a rub with a cloth and refited it when the stand was down the light was off when it was up it was on so i took it back off got the hair dryer on it then put it back on and its still the same the bloody thing works the wrong way round now if i cant sort it by sat i will just take it off and tie it up so i can use the bike
