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Thread: F*ck my luck

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    lol, the sh*t keeps coming and today wasn't any different. On my way home I was riding down the interstate and all of the sudden my bike's exhaust got really loud, naturally I pull over to check and see what it might be. Just by looking I couldn't tell anything other than the noise right off of the bat. I checked my race can since I've already had to weld it once, the muffler checked out so I moved up to the headers and checked the studs. I couldn't see any missing or see any cracks in the header, but when I started it up I could feel air escaping off of the rear header. I hope back on the bike and ride down the road a bit to get a little closer to home. I got about 10 or 15 miles before my bike hiccuped and the cel came on. well I could tell immediately that it was because the bike was hot, so I sat there while my bike cooled down. once it had cooled down I continued upon my way. the next time the cel came on I stopped again and noticed this time that my seat had gotten incredibly hot while riding. I took off the seat and checked to see if anything was abnormal. The header must have cracked and was blowing toward the fan because I could see it moving. once it had cooled I put the seat back on and drove til I was a couple of miles from home and the light came on again, when I stopped this time I noticed that the fan didn't kick on, seemed abnormal but I was almost home and my phone was dying so I couldn't call for a lift. so I drive into town and my bike dies about 2 blocks from my house so I push it the rest of the way, when I got home I found my fan melted from the heat coming from the header. I'll post pics when my phone gets enough charge.

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    wow man, your posts amaze me every time

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    I really have no idea what to expect next

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    wow.. thats not good.

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    You need a little bell mounted on the bike to keep the little gremlins away. I kid not.

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    I got a fan

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    you might want to get a new bike

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    it wasn't the header...

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    o2 censor?

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    wow.. pics..



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