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Originally Posted by malibu_dan
Bought a brand new 2016 F3-S, taking advantage of the rebates. 9 miles on it. Before you say, "congrats", I drove it 30 miles home turned the key off heard a gurgling sound and then it sounded like a race horse taking a leak
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It emptied the right radiator there and now. Guess it's not house broken.
Dealer is the best in the area. Everyone in the place called me that night, up to and including the owner. They sent a trailer out the next morning and picked it up and gave me a 2017 Limited demo as a loaner. More to follow.
DOUBLE YIKES!!! AND THEN.....
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there has been some bad water pumps on the f3s. mine had to be replaced at about 2k.
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Props to your dealer! That's awesome customer service!
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It's just not house broken yet.
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Originally Posted by Michaelscs
Props to your dealer! That's awesome customer service!
I agree. Any new machine can have a few bugs but thats when excellent customer service makes problems go away.
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Related. I picked up a zero miles 2016 F3T. On its maiden voyage April 14th, I did ride with a coupla Harleys. By the time I got home from a 90 mile round trip, my right leg was covered in oil mist and she left a goodly amount of oil on the garage floor. Rode again the next day a few miles, but every time I parked there were three patches left in a right angle pattern. Took it back and they determined that the oil cooler was defective. I was without my new bike for 10 days waiting on a shipment (which I thought should have been over-nighted). I took delivery two days after the part arrived but it would still leave the drop pattern for about 5 days then it stopped. I figured leftover oil on the motor. But, took a seven hour ride on that Sunday the 23rd and it had left oil on the exhaust with a companion stink. Took it back and they gave it a good wash up under. Seems to have fixed it. No more spots.
Count your blessings. I did not get a loaner but the weather was unsuitable for most of the 10 days so I didn't request one. The subsequent wash took only 30 minutes so .... love this thing! Been busy with it for awhile putting on fog lights and more.
Will post about my own designs for GPS mount, fog lights and more once I get it written up.
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Originally Posted by Rattlebars
Related. I picked up a zero miles 2016 F3T....
Is this Chet of Valkyrie and VTX fame? If so, how the heck are you? It's been a while!
<<Sorry for the thread hijack!>>
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Glad it's fixed.
Interesting explanation of the problem. The expansion reservoir tank has only one coolant hose. So it could not be switch at the tank. Could be the tech meant hoses switched at the engine. Even then the hoses look like a different size.
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