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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1372416" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Put the radiator back on the bike. No trouble at all - just minor cussing and gnashing of teeth. I was going to do the valve check while I had it drained but didn't have the patience. Filled it with some fresh coolant, started it up and ran it until the fans came on. Took about 8 minutes to fans on temperature in still air in a hot garage at idle with occasional throttle blips. My feet didn't get wet so I am calling it good for now. I don't think I will venture too far from home until I have put it through a dozen or so heat cycles. I'm tempted to run it without the fairings for a couple of days...</p><p></p><p>I still have to find places for about a dozen cable ties and get the plastics re-installed. I always seem to use fewer than I removed when taking things apart. A couple more times and there won't be any!</p><p></p><p>I did manage to get my right front marker light replaced while I had it apart. It's been out for about a year but it never bothered me enough to open it up just to change the bulb(s). (I did them both while I was at it.)</p><p></p><p>I'll probably do the valve check (and plugs) when the replacement expansion tank I ordered comes in. They told me up to 2 weeks!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1372416, member: 19880"] Put the radiator back on the bike. No trouble at all - just minor cussing and gnashing of teeth. I was going to do the valve check while I had it drained but didn't have the patience. Filled it with some fresh coolant, started it up and ran it until the fans came on. Took about 8 minutes to fans on temperature in still air in a hot garage at idle with occasional throttle blips. My feet didn't get wet so I am calling it good for now. I don't think I will venture too far from home until I have put it through a dozen or so heat cycles. I'm tempted to run it without the fairings for a couple of days... I still have to find places for about a dozen cable ties and get the plastics re-installed. I always seem to use fewer than I removed when taking things apart. A couple more times and there won't be any! I did manage to get my right front marker light replaced while I had it apart. It's been out for about a year but it never bothered me enough to open it up just to change the bulb(s). (I did them both while I was at it.) I'll probably do the valve check (and plugs) when the replacement expansion tank I ordered comes in. They told me up to 2 weeks!! [/QUOTE]
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