Well I come out the gym today and their is anti freeze all over the ground. I look in and see the plastic resivlour was on the exhaust pipe and melted. My question is how did this happen, and how bad is it? Is it safe to ride with it like this and can I just order a replacement?


Thanks.

How the hell did your coolant reservoir get down by the exhaust? Sounds like it's broken, it's supposed to be mounted above the transmission.

You can find replacements on Ebay for $10 all day long.

my bet is he's thinking about the rear brake fluid reservoir and that's brake fluid... that's the only one that's close to the pipe.

is this what melted?
http://www.gdlcycles.com/general/172-2985-BrkRezRear-1.jpg

couldnt find an f4i pic but looks like this near the right foot peg

http://vfrworld.com/photos/data/534/Picture1.jpg

nope its defintley the anti freeze plastic tank. It was sitting on the pipes right where they came off of the engine.

I'm really confused... Your coolant reservoir should be NO where near any exhaust components. Here's a big photo of my bike, you can clearly see it up near the rear shock: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2473063878_f6a2c93ed8_o.jpg

Either way, you can definitely get a replacement cheap.

Wow,

that's is really wierd because since i Bought the bike it has been right next to the radiator.

Next to the Radiator!?!

post a pic... I am confused as well.

omg wtf?!?!

i dont know what is going on...next someone is going to say theirs is mounted in their back pack....craaaazy

If you need one I have one that I can sell you,just let me know.

omg wtf?!?!

i dont know what is going on...next someone is going to say theirs is mounted in their back pack....craaaazy


+1. Camelbak is already on it; you just keep throwing ice in it.

I had a similar problem where my front master cylinder got a hole in it from rubbing against the rear tire too much. Fix it by zip-tying it to the steering wheel of my '68 Mustang. Works like a charm.

Do you have a F4i or is it another model?

THIS is the coolant resivoir for an f4i. Is THIS what we're all up in arms about?

If so: LOL. I have no idea how it happened. Not only does a bolt hold it in place, but you also have two stiff hoses that can support it if the bolt comes out. Do an inspection, and make sure you still ahev the bolt, collar, and hose clamps. If not, order those too.

http://www.gdlcycles.com/general/13805-102coolantrrez-1.jpg

You could ride the bike, but watch your temp. If it gets near the red, stop the bike and let it cool down. Only do this to get it home, and wait until you fix it to start it up again.

my bet is he's thinking about the rear brake fluid reservoir and that's brake fluid...

Even if he confused the brake fluid for red antifreeze, it wouldn't be "all over the ground. Probably only a few drops would have actually made it that far, and he wouldn't have even seen it. There's not a ton of fluid in there, and it's real low viscosity, so most of it would stick to the other parts or clog the hole in the cylinder without ever dripping on the ground.

Heres the best pic I have of the bike. It's defintley the tank and I ordered a replacement for 5 bucks.

I circled where you can see the resivour tank.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6529/f4i.th.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/f4i.jpg/)

ooo...its an F4..not f4i...that splains things ;-D

Uh oh I hope they use the same resivour tanks. My vin number says it's an F4i and it's a 2002. Well does the f4i have a choke on the left handle? My bike does.

No sir, the F4i is fuel injected and has no choke. Your bike definitely is an F4.

My understanding is they use the same frame. You bike was probably rebuilt using an F4 on a F4i frame.

I lol'd.

my guess is when they designed the carbs on the f4 they didnt leave room for the resivour where they wanted so they stuck it there. and now our TB's are smaller so its back where the designers wanted it...i am still confused why his vin says 2002 and its an f4...the plastics say f4, the carbs/choke say f4, but the legality says f4i...big confusion.

check the vin number on the steering column..make sure it matches the vin on the title

Yeah I'm a little confused now. The VIN on the title matches the two on the frame.

Sumfin' ain't right :icon_errrr: