well first things first get a new hose and see if the bike runs hot gauges will be needed ..lol

there is a chance the hose was just old or maybe your cap is bad and allowed the system to build too much pressure ..

 

Neal believes I put a hex on his bike

 

i'll try that.

 

+1 You definitely put a voodoo hex on the bike

 

dammit i hate it when that happens

 

Im definitely runnin gauges from now on tho

 

your stock cap should be 1.1 bars or 16 pounds , the cap from the dealer is like 35 bucks but you can get a cap at the auto parts store for like 7 bucks , if they dont have a 16 pound cap that fits you can go a little higher in pressure like a 18 but you probably dont want to go lower than a 16

 

When neals radiator hose blew it sounded like a gun shot and we were in the hood in Baltimore so I was pretty sure he got shot

 

lmao

i wish you guys coulda rode the streets yesterday...the ride was siiiiiccccckkkkkkkk

 

those pain killers did the job. i was in no pain this weekend at all but today im in pain and cant get my sneaker on walkin around the office with my sock only

 

ima do that and see whats what

 

that makes me think the cap is definitely bad , 16 psi shouldnt be enough pressure to make a loud bang ..

now the other thing i would worry about is if the cap allowed enough pressure to build up in the system to have pushed coolant by the head gasket or the water pump seal , i would check to see if you have any coolant in your oil ..

 

that **** was loud as ****. kid was doin a burnout next to me and i thought his tire exploded at first but then felt the burn ima drain the oil tonight to see whats up w that. i'll post up later

 

even if there is coolant in there that doesnt necessarily mean it's fucked , the seal on the water pump could possibly let some coolant buy under extreme pressure but may still work fine under normal pressure ..

 

how would you know whether its fucked or not

 

get a new cap let it get up to temp and see if you get coolant in the oil

 

so drain the oil and see if theres coolant in there. replace the hose and put a new cap on. put new oil in and get bike up to operating temp and then drain the oil again to see if theres coolant in the oil. sound right? what if when i go to drain the oil thats in there now, there's no coolant?

 

you dont really even need to drain the oil to see if there is coolant in it , you could just loosen the drain bolt very slightly and see if oil drips out or coolant ..

oil floats on water so the water will go to the bottom of the oil pan and will be the first thing to drip out as you start to loosen the drain plug as long as it has been sitting long enough for the water to separate ..

does the oil look ok through the site glass or does it look foamy

 

i havent checked it yet but ima do that when i get home later tonight.

 

neal im laying in bed with the twite frame right next to me.