physicistkev
Control Rider
So, I wanted to get some work done on the bike before the season. Makbilt came recommended from several people in the past and I got some trackside support from them last year. It went well so I figured I would get them to give some love to the used Penske shock I got and work over the front end. Also, maybe a new Bazzaz fuel controller to replace the PCIII I have had some issues with.
I drove up there this morning with my dad and realized, about an hour into the 3 hour trip, that it’s 9 degrees outside and I don’t have antifreeze in the bike. Gaaaaaaaaaah. By then, it appeared to be to late. Couldn’t get the bike started, which was probably good as the frozen pump would have likely destroyed itself had I got it started. Not to mention any other number of things that would have gone wrong. The exterior hoses all had crunchy ice in them.
At that point, I had a choice. Continue on, realizing that the damage was already done or go home and see if I could stop anything bad from happening. The bike sat in my 30 something degree garage all night, so the bike started out very cold. After we talked about it, we pressed on thinking that, it was already frozen and any damage that was going to occur was already there. I was mildly upset at myself, since this was a simple mistake that I should have caught, but realized that it’s just something I overlooked. Having ridden an air/oil cooled bike for 15 years, I never worried about freezing temps. I only got the ZX about 5 years ago, so I just wasn't paying attention. Not much to do about it now.
When I got to Markbilt, Jim was great. We got the bike off of the back of the truck, I explained what I originally wanted done and also, now the motor needed to be checked for any water jacket damage. He said he would let me know later this week what the deal was and we would go from there. Hopefully, there is no water jacket damage and all things can progress as normal. If there is, it gets repaired/replaced and things will progress as normal.
In the end, I can’t be upset about it, since that’s not going to change anything. I can only react to what we find. Lesson learned though.
Has anyone experience this? If so, what was the outcome of your situation.
I drove up there this morning with my dad and realized, about an hour into the 3 hour trip, that it’s 9 degrees outside and I don’t have antifreeze in the bike. Gaaaaaaaaaah. By then, it appeared to be to late. Couldn’t get the bike started, which was probably good as the frozen pump would have likely destroyed itself had I got it started. Not to mention any other number of things that would have gone wrong. The exterior hoses all had crunchy ice in them.
At that point, I had a choice. Continue on, realizing that the damage was already done or go home and see if I could stop anything bad from happening. The bike sat in my 30 something degree garage all night, so the bike started out very cold. After we talked about it, we pressed on thinking that, it was already frozen and any damage that was going to occur was already there. I was mildly upset at myself, since this was a simple mistake that I should have caught, but realized that it’s just something I overlooked. Having ridden an air/oil cooled bike for 15 years, I never worried about freezing temps. I only got the ZX about 5 years ago, so I just wasn't paying attention. Not much to do about it now.
When I got to Markbilt, Jim was great. We got the bike off of the back of the truck, I explained what I originally wanted done and also, now the motor needed to be checked for any water jacket damage. He said he would let me know later this week what the deal was and we would go from there. Hopefully, there is no water jacket damage and all things can progress as normal. If there is, it gets repaired/replaced and things will progress as normal.
In the end, I can’t be upset about it, since that’s not going to change anything. I can only react to what we find. Lesson learned though.
Has anyone experience this? If so, what was the outcome of your situation.
