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flashinthepan wrote: »Looks like you will need to do a bit of tinkering :-) sounds like it may be a thermostat or coolant temp switch alright
I would maybe flush the rad and replace the coolant
Sure where is the fun in just getting on it and going out
That would be way to easy
Today I decided to make a start & do the valve shims
I have the bike in bits all over the place
Tomorrow I will remove the cams and buckets measure up and replace as necessary
When I changed the coils a few weeks back i took some paint ( well quite lot of paint ) off the rocker cover trying to get the old rusted ones out
So I bought some high temp black paint as well and have given it a lick and its up in the shed drying
Heated grips are on the way as is a top box and mounting kit
Aye i'm off out to buy coolant from Delaney's tomorrow morning. Just priced up the parts, oem are cheaper than aftermarket oddly enough. I'm going to just replace the lot, thermostat, switch, seals etc, there's a long winter ahead, the carbs are not something i'm willing to tackle though.
Sounds like you have a nice bit of work ahead of you. What heated grips have you gone with? Oxford?0 -
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A spin on the GPZ earlier, you can hear at low revs all isn’t well. Still had fun0 -
The QuietMan wrote: »A spin on the GPZ earlier, you can hear at low reva all isn’t well. Still had fun
An aul forward slash is needed in the second tag, we'll get you there yet!
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LollipopJimmy wrote: »An aul forward slash is needed in the second tag, we'll get you there yet!
Me and technology do not go hand in hand :pac:0 -
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Dunno about the 1000RX but on the GPz900R it was normal for the gauge to get close enough to the red mark riding in heavy traffic before the fan kicked in.
A lot of owners including myself fitted a manual override switch to keep the temp a bit lower but not really necessary.
A good flush out of the system and rad and new coolant is worth doing (prevents corrosion) but your fan switch is working if the fan comes on. If the thermostat isn't opening then the bike will just boil no matter what.
You'll probably end up with the temp gauge at the same point as before
NB there should be a bleed point in the cooling system, near the pump IIRC, you need to follow the correct procedure to fill the bike, run it, bleed out the air and top up.
Why no gloves? You only have to fall off once with no gloves on to never want to do that again :eek:Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »Dunno about the 1000RX but on the GPz900R it was normal for the gauge to get close enough to the red mark riding in heavy traffic before the fan kicked in.
A lot of owners including myself fitted a manual override switch to keep the temp a bit lower but not really necessary.
A good flush out of the system and rad and new coolant is worth doing (prevents corrosion) but your fan switch is working if the fan comes on. If the thermostat isn't opening then the bike will just boil no matter what.
You'll probably end up with the temp gauge at the same point as before
NB there should be a bleed point in the cooling system, near the pump IIRC, you need to follow the correct procedure to fill the bike, run it, bleed out the air and top up.
Why no gloves? You only have to fall off once with no gloves on to never want to do that again :eek:
Since i posted i've been out with Noel Quinn, well known in Cork unsure how much outside it, he said it's quite common for that to happen 'with those old Kawasaki bikes'
Same engine as the 900 he said, just tuned differently.
Going in on November 9th for carb work, i'll try and do the coolant myself beforehand if i can get the fairings off, some screws are rounded.
I had no gloves on that night and i'm sorry i didn't, it was damn cold
I have the full leathers etc for the sports bikes, just not the proper gear for the GPZ or DL, i'm waiting on DublinLeather to get in armoured combats. 0 -
GPz is a sports bike, just a retro one
You need to get yourself one of those Frank Thomas one piece suits for the full 80s chic experience :pac:Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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The QuietMan wrote: »Since i posted i've been out with Noel Quinn, well known in Cork unsure how much outside it, he said it's quite common for that to happen 'with those old Kawasaki bikes'
Same engine as the 900 he said, just tuned differently.
Going in on November 9th for carb work, i'll try and do the coolant myself beforehand if i can get the fairings off, some screws are rounded.
I had no gloves on that night and i'm sorry i didn't, it was damn cold I have the full leathers etc for the sports bikes, just not the proper gear for the GPZ or DL, i'm waiting on DublinLeather to get in armoured combats.
There's no such thing as 'proper gear for X bike', there's:
Bike gear
and
Non-bike gear that'll leave various layers of skin spread across tarmac should you come off.
The thought of riding without gear always makes me shudder, but I'm firmly in the ATGATT camp, and I know that not everybody is.0 -
Hotblack Desiato wrote: »GPz is a sports bike, just a retro one
You need to get yourself one of those Frank Thomas one piece suits for the full 80s chic experience :pac:
I probably worded it wrong for what I intended it to seem like
I have the full set of leathers, but thought they’d look out of place on a bike like that.
Frank Thomas :pac: :pac: :pac:0 -
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The QuietMan wrote: »I went out on the V-Strom one day in full leathers, came across a group of lads on cruisers, they said ‘you’re wearing the wrong gear for adventure riding bud.
Depends on how you're planning on riding said bike
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