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Pompey
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 Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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really... so did bimota just buy the engine blocks and head with no add ons then?
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oily
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Location: worcestershire
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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They bought the engines complete but the coolant pipe in question is part of the external cooling system which was designed and manufactured by Bimota  |
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Quackers
Joined: 08 May 2011
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Location: Ross on Wye
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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As Oily stated - it's definitely a Bimota part.
For what it's worth the bike hasn't been running hot in the 6 months I've owned it, so any effect hasn't been noticeable.  |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:46 am Post subject: |
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 Well spotted quackers... we should keep a running score on everyone that checks. But shouldn't it have been done at the suzuki factory before Bimota bought the engines in? |
I'll be checking mine sometime in the not too far distant future. I'll be fitting my new coolant hoses and rebuilding the clutch.
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who
Joined: 10 Nov 2010
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Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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All good advice regarding getting your nut off... Also quite often clutch basket retaining nut, the rattle gun puts half a ton of energy in the right direction. The reason these parts are so often difficult to remove is because the rattle gun is used to re-install.
Torque wrench to engine manufacturers specification is the best way of ensuring straight forward future maintenance.  |
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oily
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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I totally agree
This was one of the hardest I've ever attempted to undo but I think as well as being overtightened it also had copious amounts of a high quality thread lock thrown at it. Once the thread lock was softened with a blow torch, the nut all but fell off.
The new nut was torqued on to Suzuki spec's |
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