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WARNING!!!! Don't let your bike freeze!

Started by K3 Chris Onwiler, November 04, 2007, 08:23:36 PM

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K3 Chris Onwiler

20 degree temps coming at night this week in the Midwest. If you've got water in your track bike, you'd better do something about it right away! 

My Gixxer 750 is still in my trailer, which is backed against a fence and hooked to a van that won't start. I had to crawl in and winterize the bike right there where it sat, but at least I'll still have an engine once I replace the starter in the van and can get the bike into the garage.... 

I'm so paranoid that I even checked the coolant in the Salvage Sweetheart just to be sure!
The frame was snapped, the #3 rod was dangling from a hole in the cases, and what was left had been consumed by fire.  I said, "Hey, we've got all night!"
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Burt Munro

Quote from: K3 Chris Onwiler on November 04, 2007, 08:23:36 PM
 

My Gixxer 750 is still in my trailer, which is backed against a fence and hooked to a van that won't start. 


This wouldn't happen to be a Diesel van that you acquired from someone we both know in Wisconsin would it?   :wah:
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Burt Munro

Mike,

Another couple of months and you won't be able to say that anymore!! :thumb:
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coolice

Actually it's true now, they started rolling the 1125R off the line last week!
But the majority of us won't need to worry!
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Burt Munro

Next time I see you at the track maybe you can help me find the coolant reservoir on my R1100S.  I'm not sure but I think it might be low!  :spank:
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Quote from: Burt Munro on November 05, 2007, 01:08:20 AM
Next time I see you at the track maybe you can help me find the coolant reservoir on my R1100S.  I'm not sure but I think it might be low!  :spank:

It probably is but this time of year the coolant gets more effective so you don't need as much.
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Court Jester

My garage has a door into the basement so the bikes have their own room.
i'll post a picture of the family room in my old house. i had four bikes on the hard wood floor with their own fire place.
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOOOHOOO! What a freaken ride"

zeroice

Mike (Court Jester), thats super funny that all your bikes are in your living room!
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