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This is another area where you put me to shame. I’ve had Elvira for a year and a half. How much wiring have I gotten done? None. Now you write about getting so much done in a weekend.
Even though I might not actually let you touch the wiring
I might be looking to you for advice.
P.S. Don’t know if they are on the site, yet, but here are the dates for ART this year.
May 1st – Canby
June 7th – Canby
August 9th – Canby
August 23rd – Canby
September 13th – Canby
September 20th – Canby
Not sure if there will be a Medford session this year or not. We are in the process of getting assignments, so it will be a week or so before I know my personal schedule.
@irondad: What can I say, all my heated accessories have turned me into a bit of a wuss. I’m very motivated to get them installed so I can return to that warm, loving, Gerbing’s embrace. But that’s why they don’t call me Irongirl!
Re: ART dates… thank you!! Is the May class really on a Saturday?
Would a soft plastic razor/scraper have helped?
Yes, I do this to everything I can find. I can’t stand permanent warning stickers.
I took my 2003 SV’s sticker off in 2008 (I bought it used). Needless to say there is a little square of perfect, unfaded, Suzuki Copper paint on my tank now. It’s not that noticeable, but I would rather have paint color differences than that sticker!
HEAT! Dang it. I spent nearly four hours using a water based gasket remover and Goo Gone to get the tank, and other stickers off my VX800. There are still a few random labels to remove from my little project bike. If I can borrow my daughter’s hair dryer, I will give it a shot. Thanks for the hint!
@ToolGuyd: Yes, somewhat. My first attempt on my previous SV was done entirely with a soft plastic scraper. The removal process took over an hour, and despite my best efforts I left a couple of fine scratches in the paint.
@John G.: I have a similar square on mine where the sticker used to be, but it’s mostly the remnants of that extremely tough adhesive that they used. I need to soak a rag in Goo Gone and see if that will finish it off.
@Ken: Glad to be of service!
Isn’t this kind of like tearing the tag off of a mattress? “Do not remove under …”
Thank you, I’ve never tried heat before.
Stacy:
I purchased my V-strom new last August, 2009. It had 4 stickers on it. There were two on plastic panels. It took forever with WD40 and the fingernail technique. So I gave up. I would really like to get rid of the one on the gas tank. Can I bring it over in July sometime ? I think I will be down there for the rally ’cause you already know that “Oregon has the best roads in the world”
bob
bobskoot: wet coast scootin
@RichardM: I hope not, or I might end up on a 10 Most Wanted poster for wanton warning sticker destruction.
@bobskoot: Of course you can bring your V-strom by for a visit. Then I can introduce you to my friend 10guy, who is our local V-strom guru.
Are you going to the big BMW rally over in Redmond?
Thanks again for the writeup. I changed my coolant last week and found it quite an easy job to do. Thing is though, my cooling system only took about 1430 ml of my pre-mixed coolant. I rocked the bike back and forth and really tilted the bike to the right side to try to empty all the old coolant and distilled water after flushing. I thought I got everything out. When filling with new coolant, I took all the recommended steps to bleed air out of the system. I have ridden the bike and made numerous warm up and cool down cycles with coolant hot enough to open thermostat and circulate. I then checked the radiator and reserve tank after cool down and they are always full. I’ve tried leaning bike over right and left at sharp angles and rocking to try to release possible trapped air when engine is cold then checking radiator but it’s full. I’ve tried squeezing the hoses in case air was trapped but still everything is full. I’ve been riding a week since changing the coolant and the system is working perfectly, with normal temperatures same as it was before the coolant change. So, the bike is working flawlessly, however I’m concerned as to why it took 300 ml less coolant than it should have. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
@Murray: This isn’t baking — the measurements aren’t always going to be exact.
Is your bike running fine and within the normal temperature range? If so, I wouldn’t sweat it. The 17xx ml figure came from the service manual, but who knows how they measured it (from a bone-dry cooling system? from a partial drain? etc, etc)
One thing to remember is that you’ll never get 100% of the coolant out of every nook and cranny in the system unless you pressurize it and force it out. Fancy shops have the equipment to do that. For our purposes, close is probably enough.
Stacy, do you recall if when you changed your coolant it took the full 1730 ml? Just curious what others might have experienced as well.
Yes, the bike is running absolutely perfectly and in the correct temperature range so you’re right, I probably shouldn’t sweat it. I just thought that 300 ml discrepancy was a little high.
+10000 Stacy, this worked great!! I had poked and prodded on my sfv650’s sticker , but it just didn’t want to let go. With your method, it was off in minutes.
-Jeff (in Aloha, just north of you.)
I like the new car smell, I’ve left the sticker on my Svnaked since I bought it new…
@Murray: I didn’t take an exact measurement, but I seem to recall that I had a fair bit of coolant mix left over.
Your question reminded me of an interesting article on this subject I read a couple of months ago in Motorcycle Consumer News. I’ll scan it and send it to your email.
@Jeff: Sweet! Always nice to meet more Oregonian SV Havers…
@Mike: Now I have to ask: why?
Do you not mind the look of the sticker? Too much effort to remove it? Feel like you need to be warned? I’m really curious!
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