Hi Henry,
I was referring to my R1 which I took to the California Superbike school
it has a neat digital temp gauge. Although I'm not sure just how
accurate it is, it made it easy just to keep an eye on the temp in
general.
Darren
> compatible with regular antifreeze/coolant. I ran "water wett
> compatible with regular antifreeze/coolant. I ran "water wetter" and
> water in my bike for a track day and noticed it really did seem to run
> about 10 degrees cooler. Would this not also apply to using water wetter
Do you have a temperature gauge on your bike? Are you referring to a GTS?
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Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: heat (water wetter)
Actually, that sounds like a design problem of that given motorcycle,
incompatability to me... Not a problem with the coolants, since about
everything else out there does not have the problem. I think you should make
them recall all affected bikes, and not rest till you bring them to th
Actually, I am inclined to believe their claims. I have seen other products
that break surface tension of water. As I read the remember, it is adding an
ounce or so per quart. A relative small percentage actually, of the total
fluid content is the product. If you are protecting against high tem
Water wetter can help greatly with diesels--not many
diesel bikes though... Something called cavitation
erosion. The current "wetters" replace what the EPA
forced the anti-freeze makers to take out of the
formulation a while ago.
The dangerous ingredient (for that "other" bike, at
least) in ant
Actually, plain water is the best cooling. Problem is it boils and freezes.
Water Wetter will help maybe a little, but not much. It doesn't help your
system resist corrosion nor does it provide any freezing protection. It might
help prevent some boil over better than water. For street use, I'd
Ok now guys don't get fluffy on me just yet. My understanding of "water
wetter" is its supposed to help transfer more heat to the radiator by
breaking down the surface tension of the water/coolant. I was also given
the impression from the earlier literature on the stuff that it is also
compatibl
Ask Nicky Hayden. My money's on this kid to get the #1 plate next year, then
move on to either World Superbike or MotoGP.
And don't forget what happened the last time Yamaha tried to be brazen about
taking over the number one spot in the m/c biz. (For those who don't remember
the '80s, Honda fl
Is Honda still in business?
Perhaps it's not a problem for the GTS or Yamahas, but there are heavily
documented issues regarding several Honda motorcycles that had pump failures
on automotive antifreeze. Gold Wings in particularly are frequently affected.
It's enough of a problem that I would use motorcycle anti-freeze in
In a message dated 7/3/00 11:15:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< There are some
other properties of automotive antifreeze that don't work well with some
motorcycle coolant systems. >>
What? I know there used to be A-F that was not for aluminum
engines/radiators. I h
There is virtually no reason to use Water Wetter (that is the brand name) on
a street bike. Basically, it is used for racebikes because it's not as
slippery as anti-freeze should you crash on the track and spill coolant. It
has no freezing protection (when leaving my racebike at the track overn
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