freeride_jamie

Ahhh i see, my tank is definately plastic though, I'll ask at Sandifords when i take my forks and shock in for a service. Cheers.

I was sure I'd read something about some plastic tanks not being able to have stickers on them because it would stop air permiating through, which was the principle these tanks worked on. Not sure though. Any chance of seeing some of your custom jobs? Im just about to leave for the garage to begin stripping down...

Can I stick motocross style 3M graphics onto the tank of my 02 Montesa 315? Ive decided to get my forks and rear shock serviced so at the same time i thought I'd inject some more life back into the beast with some factory stylee graphics! Any advice is appreaciated, cheers.

Thanks for all the replies everybody. Anyway, i took it out to my local practice spot and noticed it got mega hot very quickly and the fan was on within about 10 mins of casual riding. Now ive riden the bike all day in the past like this and never even noticed the fan come on. How long does it normally take for the fan to come on? Any explination to why it got so hot so quickly? Coolant level was pretty high so i dont think that has anything to do with it. I'll fill it right up 2moro anyway, any particular coolant or are they all the same?

Yeah cheers, i'll never ever start my bike before hearing that niose again!

Cheers John for the long reply, i checked the coolant level as soon as it had cooled down, like a few hours later! Obviously it had lost some coolant in being turned to steam but its still nearly full, i'll keep an eye on it on the next few outings to make sure its not losing any. Fingers crossed the Honda engine has survived.... What damage could an incident like this cause? Seizure? new piston & rings? - any damage deeper into the engine?

HI, its a bit of shame this is my first post as it could be bad news.... lol. Anyway i fitted a new throttle cable to my 2002 315r, only to find out that when i started it it was too short. The bike instantly went to full revs and must have stayed there for between 2 - 3 minutes before the petrol ran out of the carb. I had the tank on so i couldnt get the spark plug cap off. There were other things i could have done, i know, but i was paniking!! Anyway, nothing went bang and cyclinder gaskets are still intact, just a bit of steam from the coolant reservior under the tank. I put the old throttle cable back on to make sure the bike would still run, which it does thankfully. I took it for a blast up the street and it seems ok but i still have doubts until I can test it on some sections which i know how much power i need to use, if you know what i mean. The bike isnt normally ridden with full revs, so it was probably a good clean out, the plug looked damn clean anyway! What i need to know is could this have caused damage i dont know about and what should i look out for? And if this has happened to you please make me feel better and tell me what happened to your engines....