Acidbraker

It's me, the noob. Just picked up the Hawk today. Battery was week after sitting. Rode it for a while then got off for a few minutes to chat with my GF's folks. Let it idle, afraid it wouldn't fire if I turned it off. Two things happened.

#1 Bike overheated. Coolant out the overflow onto the ground.

#2 Cooling fan did not turn on.

Questions: (because I could not download the manual) How do I know when I've added enough coolant to replace what was lost?

Is there a light that would come on if the coolant level was too low to safely ride?

The yellowish "S" light is for the sidestand, right?

I only have about twenty minutes of ride time on her so far. I know that I should not have left it idling.

I think I can deal with the fan issue fairly simply.

Thanks

SH rookie

K30

#1 Are you sure it overheated or was the coolant tank too full?
#2 Bust out the multimeter

Yellow S light is the sidestand.

There are two lines on the coolant reserve tank, UPPER and LOWER. Fill until the coolant is in between them.

Acidbraker

She was for sure overheated. Red-zone on the gauge, lots of bubbling in the reservoir.

7moore7

Check out the second post here, this is how I'd start:
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...n-noise-25966/

Acidbraker

Awesome, thanks for the diagram. I really don't think the pump or thermostat is broken. I just had it sitting there for too long at idle, no wind, hot humid day. The sensor very well might be broken, in which case I'm just gonna throw a toggle in the loop.

Is there any way someone could e-mail me the manual. I just can't seem to download it. I think it might be the security settings on my work computer.
My e-mail is ..................removed.

It might even get me to stop asking stupid questions.

Thanks folks,
-wide-eyed noob

K30

At 140MB, it is too big to email.

You should be able to browse it through this site, it'll take a while to load though.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32880387/H...l-ENG-by-Mosue

Acidbraker

Nice, that works. Thank you!

Acidbraker

Oh, and by the way, HOLY ****! This freaking bike is touchy! Super loud too! Absolutely in love with it. Hope it never ends!

oahu hawk

You stated the fan wasn't working, that'll do it...

Acidbraker

Yep, that's what I figure too. It's not too hard to loop in a manual toggle into the fan circuit, is it?

racer187x

I'm new to the superhawk too. A few hundred miles since I bought it. Today I replaced the radiator fluid as I wasn't liking how warm it was getting during the day and its only getting warmer here in L.A. The old stuff was dirty! Definitely needed replacing, was probably the original coolant in the thing.

I've used the Honda premixed anti-freeze in pretty much all my bikes, not that expensive and ready to dump into the cooling system. May be worth it to flush your system with some new anti-freeze as you never know how long its been when you buy used.

Acidbraker

My fluid was new last summer. Bike wasn't used much for the past two years. I know the guy I bought it from really well. Everything is pretty much perfect except for the fan. I'm hoping to get that fixed tomorrow. I wanna ride! Today was the first nice day in about two weeks here in the frigid north.

-Cheers!

8541Hawk

Check to make sure it spins freely and that the fuse isn't blown.

Kendrick