Hey Guys/Gals,
Went to Myrtle Beach, had a blast, got back home in one piece. Oh yeah. Did I mention... had a blast?
Anyway, two things really caught my attention while I was there:
#1.-- Was it just me, or did it seem like close to 50% of all the bikes there were Busas? Just about every other bike I saw were Busas. In my 6-man group alone, there were 3 Busas. I'm not basing my percentage on my group, but I was actually shocked that there were so many Busas out there. I've mostly gathered from other boards that riders on the far East coast tend to prefer Kawi's. And oddly enough, about 30% of those Busas were piloted by females. I must say that Myrtle Beach was definitely Busa Heaven.
#2-- After casually meeting and talking to a lot of people, it was found that roughtly 80% of all the riders there suffered from their bike overheating. One of my buddies Busas redlined quite often down there. Primarily due to the sweltering heat and the constant stand-still traffic. So we went to a local shop and purchased some Engine Ice. We then pulled the left side fairing off and loosened the hose from the water pump to the radiator to let some of the anti-freeze drain out. We also emptied the overflow bottle. We then resecured all hoses and filled the overflow bottle with Engine Ice. We ran the motor until it redlined again then shut it off. The vaccuum of the water pump sucked the Engine Ice in to replace the coolant that was removed. Once the engine cooled off, we began to run it a little to get more of the Engine Ice circulated into the engine. Oddly enough, it didn't work too well. The bike continued to redline on the temp guage. Now, I'm not knocking Engine Ice by any means. I'm beginning to think that it was the thermostat. I said all that to say that a couple months ago I purchased a bottle of Water Wetter. I was trying to prepare for the harsh traffic conditions of Myrtle, so I wanted to protect my engine as much as possible. I totally drained my old anti-freeze and replenished the entire system and also added a bottle of Water Wetter. Man that stuff truly works. I will give sworn testimony to it. It's great. All throughout the trip, my bike never ran over the halfway mark, and it didn't matter how long I sat there letting it idle. I'm not trying in any way, shape, or form to discredit Engine Ice, but I just so happened to use the Water Wetter first. This stuff is truly the bomb.
Brian
Went to Myrtle Beach, had a blast, got back home in one piece. Oh yeah. Did I mention... had a blast?
#1.-- Was it just me, or did it seem like close to 50% of all the bikes there were Busas? Just about every other bike I saw were Busas. In my 6-man group alone, there were 3 Busas. I'm not basing my percentage on my group, but I was actually shocked that there were so many Busas out there. I've mostly gathered from other boards that riders on the far East coast tend to prefer Kawi's. And oddly enough, about 30% of those Busas were piloted by females. I must say that Myrtle Beach was definitely Busa Heaven.
#2-- After casually meeting and talking to a lot of people, it was found that roughtly 80% of all the riders there suffered from their bike overheating. One of my buddies Busas redlined quite often down there. Primarily due to the sweltering heat and the constant stand-still traffic. So we went to a local shop and purchased some Engine Ice. We then pulled the left side fairing off and loosened the hose from the water pump to the radiator to let some of the anti-freeze drain out. We also emptied the overflow bottle. We then resecured all hoses and filled the overflow bottle with Engine Ice. We ran the motor until it redlined again then shut it off. The vaccuum of the water pump sucked the Engine Ice in to replace the coolant that was removed. Once the engine cooled off, we began to run it a little to get more of the Engine Ice circulated into the engine. Oddly enough, it didn't work too well. The bike continued to redline on the temp guage. Now, I'm not knocking Engine Ice by any means. I'm beginning to think that it was the thermostat. I said all that to say that a couple months ago I purchased a bottle of Water Wetter. I was trying to prepare for the harsh traffic conditions of Myrtle, so I wanted to protect my engine as much as possible. I totally drained my old anti-freeze and replenished the entire system and also added a bottle of Water Wetter. Man that stuff truly works. I will give sworn testimony to it. It's great. All throughout the trip, my bike never ran over the halfway mark, and it didn't matter how long I sat there letting it idle. I'm not trying in any way, shape, or form to discredit Engine Ice, but I just so happened to use the Water Wetter first. This stuff is truly the bomb.
Brian
