I did put my thermostat in properly. I did it as shown in the manual. I put the little hole facing up just like the maual says.i justed want some instruction on how to put it on properly since i guess i did it wrong. I will post up the manual so everyone can take a look at what im talking about.

 

Alright... so I took out the thermostat and ran coolant threw the system... when I started the bike the exhaust was spitting water out it was kinda dirty but I think it was because the inside of the exhuast was dirty. I didn't smell any coolant threw the exhuast it smelled regular. While I was warmin up the bike the coolant stayed at a steady level it look like a toilet bowl but none of it lowered(I was looking at it through the radiator). I reved the engine a couple times and coolant started to drip out of it so I put the radiatior cap on. Then it started to overheat slowly. Then the water spitting stop when it got to mid range. I then touch the radiator and it was hot on both sides it was just as hot as the engine. I then turned of the bike and took the radiator cap of when I did that all the coolant from the radiator went right into the reserve tank. I had the reserve tank In mid range and it never change till I remove the radiator cap and all the coolant from the radiator went to the reserve tank and boosted the coolant level over the higher mark.. Is this noraml and is the radiator supposed to get gott

 

bikes are aircooled if you are not moving at a nice speed air is not flowing to cool your engine . yes coolant n the engine oil help but a bikes main cooling system is the air while moving .unless you are in the red while heating up n it is causing the bike to cut off u have nothing to worry about.

 

Does your fan turn on when your bike is about 2/3 on the gauge.

Also the cooling system is pressurized, so in taking of the radiator cap when it is still hot, will cause abnormal flow of coolant. So that isn't a problem.

When you are filling up the collant. Are you doing it properly. (not trying to sound snobish).
here are the steps.
1) drain the coolant from the water pump.
2) Drain the coolant from the overflow.
3) Fill up the radiator until it's close to the top.
4) Fill the overfolw tank to he upper line.
5) Then Bleed the system
5a)Start the bike and have it in neutral, run it for 2-3 min.
5b)Snap the throttle 2 or 3 times.
5c) refill coolant in radiator and overflow tank.

I know that there if your don't bleed the system it will cause a bike to overheat. Happened to my friend - rides a hurricane 600.

Also to test you fan switch try this:
1) Unplug the fan motor switch
2) ground the connector to the body. (metal to metal)

Let us know what's happening with you bike.

 

If you had a head gasket blown, you'd know it. The bike would absolutely have a noticeable decrease in performance, not just getting hot.

Take it from me, I spent $200 on a complete gasket kit for my bike because it got hot one day and had a bit of coolant overflow. In the small puddle on the ground I saw rainbows (oil in the coolant). I panicked and bought all new gaskets.

Well, just two months before that I replaced my forks seals because the right one was shot and leaking all over everything... including my engine/oil pan... right where the overflow is. I'm convinced what I saw was run-off from my oil pan. I got to the valve covers and every single piece of gasket on that bike was in amazing shape... I just can't believe that the head gasket was trashed and nothing else. I put it all back together, replaced the thermostat, water pump and clutch. I cleaned every square inch on that bike and I'm going to keep a close eye on it and ride it naked for a week or so just to make sure.

Long story long, if it was a head gasket, you'd know it. You'd know something was up with your bike. I say it's either your water pump, thermostat (sounds like it was bad), or marred up radiator. Or the most possible... you're bike never did overheat and you're worrying over nothing! Haha...

 

Hi, not meaning any disrespect but your posts are sometimes hard to read. If the headgasket was gone you would have a look of mayonaise all in the oil. The water would have rainbow colours in it and would be oily. When the bike is COLD, remove the radiator cap, dip your finger in the water ans se if it has an oily residue. If so some oil MAY be getting into the water, this still doesn't mean the headgasket has gone. Start the bike from cold and remove the radiator cap, make sure the water is filled to the max mark and the showing in the radiator cap opening, watch the water, if it runs down and looks to be emptying fill it up, keep doing this. You may have an air blockage in the coolant system which may explain the reason one side of the radiator is sometimes hot and the other cold.

Also as stated could be the Thermostat, try a friends thermo to see if yours is operating properly (obviously from a cbr), just because its new doesn't it works. Check fuses also.

As has been said bikes need moving air from riding to cool the bike, the thermo doesn't kick in till 2/3 which has been said, watch the gauge if it goes into the red and the thermo hasn't kicked in its the thermo or associated parts.

Good luck

 

I hate to say this, but there is misinformation here. When a head gasket goes, it could leak water from the coolant passages to the oil, or depending on where the break was, it's possible to get some oil in the coolant. However, it is very possible and also very common for the gasket to break or leak where the coolant would start leaking into the cylinders with the engine running. If it's not all that bad, the coolant will evaporate in the combustion process and be spit out the back end.