I understand some folks use automotive radiator caps on their bikes, any ideas to a part # or a PSI rating?
A 13 PSI Stant automotive lever type cap will work or you can get one without the lever. Don’t have the part # but you can take your old cap in and match it up. I have a picture on the Tech Articles main page. david@kz1300.com Fairing Q: Several people have said the bracket on the boxy green fairing breaks under heavy loads. I’d like to reinforce it before I have a problem. A: It usually goes at the base of the square tube close to the steering stem. Even with reinforcement mine broke again. The wall is so thin on the square tube that the heat from welding plus fatigue soon has it snapping above the reinforcement. I cut out the tube and welded in a piece of 3/4″ sch.160 (1/4″ wall) pipe and reinforced the bracket where it connects to the steering stem by welding some thin pieces to the sides to give that a little more thickness and have had no problems in the last 80,000 or so miles since.
