Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 8, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 8, 2015 Took my redslut from the (unheated) garden shed as winter seems to be gone. she fired up pretty much directly (each year I hit the starter a few times, then wait 5 minutes and she fires up) and I let her idle. saw a small puddle building, shut her down. coolant.... Traced it to the top of the thermostat, where the coolant hose connects to it. Loosened the clamp ever so slightly, the leaking sped up. Tightened the clamp (about half a turn) and it stopped and it stayed dry with the engine running the next 5 minutes. ???Anyone had this and found that there was more to it than just a loose clamp??? Saving up for a DMR front suspension kit, so a new thermostat and/or (SAMCO) tubes is not in my plans..... wrapped the VFRness wires the clutch cover yukked up of course after a winter in the cold But a short ride on a dyke took care of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted March 8, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 8, 2015 That's not unusual. Over time virbration can loosen things up slightly. Coolant hoses deteriorate from the inside out - presuming they're the hoses it was born with, after 17 years they're past their prime. In similar situations I've done the same - tighten the clamp slightly and keep an eye on it. If it persists, it might be time for new hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted March 8, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 8, 2015 But a short ride on a dyke took care of that! I don't recall anyone ever saying that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 8, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 8, 2015 If it looks half decent, I will ride it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Coolant hose rubber eventually dry up and shrink a bit after some years on a bike motor, so the hose clamps on them loosens up as a result, so it's normal to have to tighten them up to stop the resulting leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted March 8, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 8, 2015 But a short ride on a dyke took care of that! I don't recall anyone ever saying that before! Your not from around here are you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Did you use that thumb to fix her Dutchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 But a short ride on a dyke took care of that! I don't recall anyone ever saying that before! Your not from around here are you ? I've clearly had a sheltered upbringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Please explain to Dutchy what English slang for dyke means. I tried to ride a dyke once, no joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Please explain to Dutchy what English slang for dyke means. I tried to ride a dyke once, no joy. I've met a few on the rugby pitch before but was never drunk enough to try to ride one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 A dyke on a rugby pitch? Are we talking same gender? This thread could go on and on. According to Collins dictionary it also means "wall, barrier, obstruction" everything I met when I tried to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 A dyke on a rugby pitch? Are we talking same gender? This thread could go on and on. According to Collins dictionary it also means "wall, barrier, obstruction" everything I met when I tried to ride it! Errr......ladies rugby? Ok, maybe the spelling isn't quite the same (dike?). Maybe I'll just stop trying to be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Err what are you doing playing women's rugby, ref? Anyway back to original post. Hoping to get my bike back on the road this weekend after a long winters modifications. Got my first track day of the year beginning of next month at Caldwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 9, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 My backyard is full of dykes.... From the bottom of one From a distance Enough dykes for you? So you call 'm levee's, but maybe "the levee was dry" where you are. Am a "good ol boy" so I will be drinking some ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Err what are you doing playing women's rugby, ref? Anyway back to original post. Hoping to get my bike back on the road this weekend after a long winters modifications. Got my first track day of the year beginning of next month at Caldwell. Yes m8, I'm a rugby referee. Dutchy - dyke in English slang is a lesbian (ok, spelled dike I think). It does also mean what you meant, I just thought I'd try to be funny. If anyone catches me trying be funny again, can you just hit me please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Personally skids I found it funny as f. Dutchy, apologise if I hijacked your thread. I'd better go now, I can feel another dyke joke forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 9, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Two dykes on a shag carpet, moving their fannies. Now that would be ok in the US. In the UK, that would get you drummed from the regiment...... :-) Am skirting an issue whenever I can. :-) Hijack away!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 I am quite confident that Dutchy actually knows more English slang than many sailors... Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8Apex Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 As I think we basically call them "Dams" here (oh okay, a levee), this is what is probably coming to mind to the US riders. (I apologize for this hideous image in advance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 9, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah, we have AmsterDAM, RotterDAM etc etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah, we have AmsterDAM, RotterDAM etc etc... Dam(n) wish i'd have thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 If it looks half decent, I will ride it.... Il can attest to this as i have seen Durchy's dykes. Half decent indeed, but most are very beautiful and can you lure you into riding hard and long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 If it looks half decent I'll ride anything! Especially after six points of finest Dutch lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 9, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 But beware of the 16 pint double bagger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adeyren Posted March 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 9, 2015 WTF is a 16 pint double bagger? Sounds like a whole load of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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