{"id":14780,"date":"2022-11-15T13:43:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=14780"},"modified":"2022-11-15T13:43:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:43:29","slug":"clean-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=14780","title":{"rendered":"Clean jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had some work done on the Ninja on Saturday. A bunch of years ago on a less modern bike, I would have done it myself, but these days I couldn&#8217;t even get the fairing off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cooling system header tank has been getting more discoloured as the year has worn on, so I found a mechanic who could &#8216;do the job&#8217; as effectively and more cheaper than a Kawasaki dealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I arrived at the workshop at 11.00 and we had a brew whilst waiting for the bike to cool down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within a couple of minutes he had the first layer of the fairings off (see what I mean?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-1170x1560.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_113951-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lower half of the port and starboard fairings successfully removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>About 20 minutes afterwards he had the second layer off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then he removed the header tank, cleaned it out, removed the drain plug, let all the coolant run out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-1170x1560.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221112_115746-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Draining the coolant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then he flushed the cooling jacket and pipes with an alcohol compound, replaced the drain plug, scrubbed out the header tank, refitted it and filled the system with new coolant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it was time to jenga the fairing components back into place. Then I paid the guy and came home. Two hours work for less than half price I would have been changed by a dealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good job all round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had some work done on the Ninja on Saturday. 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