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headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:56 pm
by Cwidova
hey all, i have decided to clean my headers due to loss of lisence :( it's an '06 636 and is there a way to get them off without dropping the coolant......i dont really want to but if worse comes to worse then i will.....i have already got most of the fairing off(except for the top fairing....figured i have to take it off with the lights still attached!!)also any ideas that i could to the bike while it's off the road? :lol:

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:12 am
by Nosferatu
if its anything like my old baby ninja, i could unbolt the radiator and prop it against the front wheel to get to the headers. its a bit of a pain in the ass to work around, but its easier than having to drain the cooling system. just make sure you wrap the radiator in a rag before you prop it on the front mudguard or you'll scratch it :roll:

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:46 pm
by Cwidova
no worries thanks for the help :) i going to try and tackle it now...... :twisted:

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:23 pm
by Nosferatu
let me know how it goes

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:48 pm
by Cwidova
all good......two bolts and a heapof swearing but i got the headers off without dropping the coolant :D

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:07 pm
by robracer
Now you have got them off, you might want to try a ceramic coating 8) looks the beez kneez ;)
http://members.optusnet.com.au/compcoats/

Re: headers without romoving radiator

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:18 pm
by Cwidova
i was just going to autosol them but after seeing that i have changed my mind 8)