Rook
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posted February 18, 2009 01:21 PM
Sponges in fairings
You know the ones......there's 3 of them and they're dark grey. One of them fits across the engine coolent resivour.
What are these sponges supposed to do and has anyone just removed them permanently?
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bruno nadeau
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posted February 18, 2009 01:35 PM
i think they are there to keep hot temperature from the radiator to get to your leg.i remove them one time and i notice that on the right side of the bike.
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posted February 18, 2009 01:36 PM
I took mine out for a trip....cooked my shins....mine are now installed back in the original spots....permanantly.....
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Shane661
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posted February 18, 2009 01:36 PM
Yes, I removed them.
I have removed all foam and rubber vibration and sound damping pads.
I use my bike primarily for racing, and all of those parts just add weight (for me).
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kawasakijockey
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posted February 18, 2009 01:51 PM
Take them out in the winter but put them back in come summer.
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Rook
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posted February 18, 2009 03:37 PM
Huh- I thought they would just be for vibes. Interesting that they seem to affect heat radiating from the bike.
I took them off because I went for a ride with my lowers off and I didn't want to take a chance on having them blow out. I thought they might trap moisture after a wet ride or maybe even a wash. I've noticed no rust trails by them at all (I did notice a rust trail from the under seat padding). Think I'll put 'em back for now.
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Sigma14
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posted February 20, 2009 02:43 PM
I hit a dear last april, destroyed most of my plastics the dealer ship forgot to order any of the padding for inside of right fairing I needed bike back together so I went until last month without reinstalling inner padding and did not notice much of a difference.
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Rook
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posted February 20, 2009 03:08 PM
Thanks, Sigma.
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posted March 02, 2009 04:11 PM
 Edited By: Rook on 3 Mar 2009 00:11
NEW QUESTION:
When removing the sponges, it seemed like the one on the engine(right) and the one on the coolent resivour(left) were stuck in place by some sort of mild adhesive. When I reinstall the sponges, should I use some kind of adhesive to prevent them from blowing out, or will they just stick by themself from the pressure of the fairings?
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posted March 02, 2009 04:46 PM
quote:
NEW QUESTION:
When removing the sponges, it seemed like the one on the engine(right) and the one on the coolent resivour(left) were stuck in place by some sort of mild adhesive. When I reinstall the sponges, should I use some kind of adhesive to prevent them from blowing out, or will they just stick by themself from the pressure of the fairings?
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I stuck mine back on using black RTV sealant. Seemed to work OK and I know if I want to remove they should just peel back off.
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Rook
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posted March 02, 2009 07:23 PM
Thanks, ratbyk. I remember someone posting that they used some kind of adhesive. Must have been you. I don't think I'm familiar with the stuff. What kind of store/department would carry that and if I ask for "RTV sealent," will they know it by that name? Or is there some brandname that RTV is commonly reffered to by?
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eklipse636
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posted March 03, 2009 06:24 AM
Any of your local hardware stores will have it... Lowes, home depot.. Parts stores. Autozone,advance auto, napa, carquest... If you can't find it at one of them, you might not need it!
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masszx14
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posted March 03, 2009 12:59 PM
My new 08 SE lowers grills don't have any of the pads and
it all seemed the same. I did ride in the cold months of the fall
though, so that might be why I didn't notice any difference with engine
heat and such. Didn't notice any noices or bad vibes from the fairings
either.
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