is my bike to getting hot

when it spews out of the vent hose

Did you bleed all the air out of the cooling system? An air pocket in the cooling system can cause overheating and several other problems

What does "I finally got my radiators on" mean?

Cody, you need to provide more info. What year and model is your bike? What are the symptoms which are making your friends tell you your bike's too hot?

If you're pumping coolant out your overflow, make sure your radiator cap is good, first. Oh, you can get stick on temp sensors that you can place on your bike in a variety of areas to determine temps (you'll have to take into account where those sensors are placed).

But, again, post the symptoms and your bike info.

Sounds like a blown head gasket.

+1

Not necessarily. It could just be blown between the water jacket and cylinder.

oil is on the other side if the piston........compression stroke pushes gas/air into cooling system.

You might check the impeller also if it isn't moving the water the cooling system would act like a coffee pot and push the water out when it gets hot.

What are you using for a coolant?

Needs the sniffer test performed.

Water will corrode your cooling system you don't want use just plain water.

"JUST WATER"... seriously?



Try Engine Ice...or similar and see what happens.

Have you run a pressure test on the bike? If you come back not loosing pressure, check the cap. If there is any air being introduced this will allow your bike to boil.

Next would be impeller as "Wrench" said.

Still running hot, look at how you are riding it? Are you lugging it over excessively?

Finally, who is says it is running hot? Sammy Spode or Steven Spokeless. Do you put faith in these guys? Blowing some fluids is normal. Dry radiator after a ride is not. How long are your motos? five laps or five hours?

50/50 is fine - if you are running 50% water, 50% Coolant. Cant go wrong running engine ice, or kawi stock fluid. they usually sell it premixed so check for that.

Drain the water, you are doing yourself no good with straight water in there. In a pinch water will get you back to the truck but nothing more. Go to the local cycle shop and pick up some engine ice or some other radiator coolant.


Did you get the valves checked when they did the head gasket? Did you have the head checked to make sure it isn't warped?

Umm...maybe a cracked head. Sounds like compression gas is getting in your cooling system.

Sorry but there is no easy way to say this but.........Can I question your mechanical ability?

How did you check the head for warpage???

How did you pressure check the coolong system???

What gasket are you calling the head gasket?

Are you really serious?


You say that "YOU" checked to see if the valves were in spec, and you checked to see if the head was warped...yet you ran straight water in your radiator and you wonder if a clamp missing would cause your bike to over heat?

I run chocolate milk in mine because chocolate milk is cool.

If the smoke is white from your muffer, then check head gasket and the straitness of head and cylinder and even cracks in the exhoust ports, and do not use the old gasket.
50% battery water and 50% glycolic coolant is ok.

Is crack smoke....... white or blue?

How about the color of smoke that people blow up other people's asses?