Hey, gang. Back-story below, scroll down for the questions...
About a month ago, my 2013 S10 (bought new in Aug 2015) got knocked over on a very windy day while on its centerstand and fork locked under an all-season cover (parachute effect). Bike was upright when I left for work, and on its left side when i came home around 5pm
After weeks of back and forth between local shop and Geico, everything was finally "fixed" cosmetically. New left-side radiator guard/panel, left side mirror, left side handguard, kick stand, etc.
Rode her home last week and I smelled something funny while she idled in the parking lot. I brushed it off as the bike having sat for a month without being started.
I noticed the smell again when idling before I took a couple-hour ride on Sunday.
Rode the bike into work today and while sitting in about 5-10mins of 1st-gear-traffic, I noticed the coolant temperature warning light lit up on the dash, and the temperature was "high" on the digital readout. Luckily, about this time I switched lanes and got up to highway speed and the light disappeared in about 15 seconds, I'm guessing from the air flow.
I can't remember hearing the fans kick on in traffic nor when I parked the bike at work.
Coolant overflow is nearly bone dry, with a tiny ammt (1/4 inch) visible below the Low level when on the center stand.
I called the shop and they agreed to take a look at it. While the repairs were all cosmetic in nature, wouldn't the shop have the sense to check and make sure the fan/radiator was functioning ok?
They will pick the bike up but it could be a couple days, lucky me the weather turned good and all the bikes are coming in for repairs along with mine. Not even sure I trust them to do the repairs, but if they missed something while it was in the shop, I'd rather have them (a certified Yamaha shop/dealer) fix the problem. Yes (pun intended) it's under warranty.
QUESTIONS:
1) Should I check anything other than the coolant overflow tank for possible causes before the shop picks it up? (I have to ride it home, in traffic, today but will make sure to keep moving and keep the temperatures in the normal range.)
2) Could anything have been really damaged with the high temperature light only being on for a short period?
3) Thoughts as to what it could be causing this? (I'm guessing that smell was burning coolant after picking the bike up? But why, from such a small tumble? And I didn't notice any fluids on the cement underneath my bike. I'll confirm whether the fan is engaging or not today...)
Thanks very much.
About a month ago, my 2013 S10 (bought new in Aug 2015) got knocked over on a very windy day while on its centerstand and fork locked under an all-season cover (parachute effect). Bike was upright when I left for work, and on its left side when i came home around 5pm
After weeks of back and forth between local shop and Geico, everything was finally "fixed" cosmetically. New left-side radiator guard/panel, left side mirror, left side handguard, kick stand, etc.
Rode her home last week and I smelled something funny while she idled in the parking lot. I brushed it off as the bike having sat for a month without being started.
I noticed the smell again when idling before I took a couple-hour ride on Sunday.
Rode the bike into work today and while sitting in about 5-10mins of 1st-gear-traffic, I noticed the coolant temperature warning light lit up on the dash, and the temperature was "high" on the digital readout. Luckily, about this time I switched lanes and got up to highway speed and the light disappeared in about 15 seconds, I'm guessing from the air flow.
I can't remember hearing the fans kick on in traffic nor when I parked the bike at work.
Coolant overflow is nearly bone dry, with a tiny ammt (1/4 inch) visible below the Low level when on the center stand.
I called the shop and they agreed to take a look at it. While the repairs were all cosmetic in nature, wouldn't the shop have the sense to check and make sure the fan/radiator was functioning ok?
They will pick the bike up but it could be a couple days, lucky me the weather turned good and all the bikes are coming in for repairs along with mine. Not even sure I trust them to do the repairs, but if they missed something while it was in the shop, I'd rather have them (a certified Yamaha shop/dealer) fix the problem. Yes (pun intended) it's under warranty.
QUESTIONS:
1) Should I check anything other than the coolant overflow tank for possible causes before the shop picks it up? (I have to ride it home, in traffic, today but will make sure to keep moving and keep the temperatures in the normal range.)
2) Could anything have been really damaged with the high temperature light only being on for a short period?
3) Thoughts as to what it could be causing this? (I'm guessing that smell was burning coolant after picking the bike up? But why, from such a small tumble? And I didn't notice any fluids on the cement underneath my bike. I'll confirm whether the fan is engaging or not today...)
Thanks very much.