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Scotch10
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Shadow Reply with quote
I have just bought a Honda Shadow VT700 import. Previous owner tells me that its ok to ride bike without any liquid in the cooling system. is this true. cheers
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Pete.
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PostPosted: 18:05 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Absolutely not. You could start it and run it for a very short time but we're talking seconds not minutes. A couple of minutes running would see the cylinder temps skyrocket and that's without riding it.

Why does the bike not have coolant in it?
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Nobby the Bastard
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PostPosted: 18:09 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Re: Shadow Reply with quote
Scotch10 wrote:
I have just bought a Honda Shadow VT700 import. Previous owner tells me that its ok to ride bike without any liquid in the cooling system. is this true. cheers


AAaaaaand straight to the enemy for you, not least because you posted two different threads...
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temeluchus
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PostPosted: 20:26 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Re: Shadow Reply with quote
Scotch10 wrote:
I have just bought a Honda Shadow VT700 import. Previous owner tells me that its ok to ride bike without any liquid in the cooling system. is this true. cheers


LOL that'll be fucked then.
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mentalboy
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PostPosted: 21:32 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Re: Shadow Reply with quote
Scotch10 wrote:
I have just bought a Honda Shadow VT700 import. Previous owner tells me that its ok to ride bike without any liquid in the cooling system. is this true. cheers


It'll be fine if you just stick to riding it in the rain. Honest guv.
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Shaft
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PostPosted: 23:18 - 11 May 2019    Post subject: Re: Shadow Reply with quote
Scotch10 wrote:
I have just bought a Honda Shadow VT700 import. Previous owner tells me that its ok to ride bike without any liquid in the cooling system. is this true. cheers


Probably because if you fill up the cooling system, it will piss out of every available orifice.

Liquid cooled engines don't have air cooling as an option.
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Sister Sledge
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PostPosted: 11:33 - 12 May 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have a similar bike - mine doesn't need tyres because the rims touch the road and allow it to move.

C'mon: You can't start an interesting story like this without telling us more.
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