Coulda removed the fender, but i didnt want to. This works if youre good at sealing all the gaps where paint can go. I missed one spot, will have to clean it off fender, right of reflector.
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What did you do with your ST1100/ST1300 today?
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Well while lookin at the tiger mouth on my bikes fender, it reminded me of a funny thing when i pulled up at an auto zone parts store. This still cracks me up
Yep.AV8R said:
Anyway to test it without yankin it out?
3 bars on temp gauge?
3 bars on temp gauge?
10 days just fly by don't they... I loaded it into a van. Picking it back up tomorrow.
Nope. Pretty much if you never get 3 bars just 1 or 2 it's probably the thermostat stuck open. If you get more than three bars with a full radiator and overflow jug it's probably the thermostat stuck closed.AV8R said:
Obviously there are other problems that could be the cause of either of the above symptoms but as far at the thermostat is concerned you'll never know until you see it stuck open or drop it in hot water and see that it doesn't.
It a good running ST the gauge will show 3 bars in just a very few minutes after first starting (sooner when it's warm natch). And no matter how hot it gets it'll be rare to see it above 3 bars. Like a deuce always saying 'Two beers...' a good ST will always show 3 bars. [Exceptions to rules apply - statement void where prohibited by law.]
Such as riding in air temps of -4C. Might take 20+ mins of highway speeds to show 3 bars, and when you slow down again, it might drop to 2 bars.
-4*C....
Not a problem here yet, but never know with bovine flatulance induced global change
This weekend will be in the 3 digit *F zone
Not a problem here yet, but never know with bovine flatulance induced global change
This weekend will be in the 3 digit *F zone
Well no. We're in Calif. -4C won't happen until Hell is good and frozen over.ad.hom said:
Such as riding in air temps of -4C. Might take 20+ mins of highway speeds to show 3 bars, and when you slow down again, it might drop to 2 bars.
It was exactly that behavior that led me to suspect / realize that my thermostat had failed. Hard for them southern Calleeforney guys to replicate those conditions, though, unless they leave the state.
Currently low 20s*C here. Why do you think I was happy to find a random unconnected wire under the seat recently?-4*C....
Not a problem here yet, but never know with bovine flatulance induced global change
This weekend will be in the 3 digit *F zone
It's labelled "switched positive"... so before next winter, that'll get a thicker gauge wire and be connected to a heated seat that I haven't bought yet.
Seeing the temp gauge reading 1-2 bars for a while ain't a problem, if your fingers are blue! Though you guys in warmer climates must run the fan constantly! Mine kicks into action somewhere around 17C air temp.
Never seen the 4th bar light up, not convinced it even works...
Here in SoCal while the thermostat was stuck I was not able to get 3 bars on 70 degree days unless going up hill or during "Spirited" riding. Morning temps in the surrounding mountains were in the high 40's and it wouldn't go past 2 bars no matter how hard I pushed up the grades.
Such as riding in air temps of -4C. Might take 20+ mins of highway speeds to show 3 bars, and when you slow down again, it might drop to 2 bars.
Nope, BTDT and at temperatures much lower then -4° C, like -4° F. Three bars it is and three bars it shall be.
Rode over the Golden Gate Bridge, then up Mt Tamalpais for the views back on San Francisco. Great day with my 9 year old son on the back, and ask for better than that! 
And you must know you’ve created another motorcycle rider in doing such
150 mile ride.
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Sewed a strap on the 06 Givi rack to do this
Then put a clutch mc rebuild kit in the 95 and rode it 31 miles during sunset.
Then put a clutch mc rebuild kit in the 95 and rode it 31 miles during sunset.
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Put on a brand new SMC (Secondary Master Cylinder) on today, the old one had a seized piston inside of it. I put a rebuild kit in the old one to have it as a back up.
Rear brakes work perfect from the new SMC, rotates and the piston applies pressure to the rear.
Rear brakes work perfect from the new SMC, rotates and the piston applies pressure to the rear.
Flushed the coolant, new thermostat, oil and filter, changed the rear end oil. Now I need to bleed the clutch and brakes, and rebuild the forks.