Samco rad hoses, Graves WORKS rad cap & Engine Ice review

[2ZZ-R6]

One thing, a lot of people overlook when dealing with motorcycles and cars is the cooling system! I thought, I'd chance that and upgrade my cooling system with some Samco radiator hoses, Graves WORKS radiator cap and Engine Ice coolant!

I know Riders Discount sells Samco radiator hoses, but they only sell blue and red! I wanted black (How is black a custom color?), so I had to order them from across the pond with Lindsay West at RaceBikeBitzUSA in the UK! Ordered on 4|27 (Fri) and got them on 5|29 (Tues) along with some Samco hose clamps...





Ordered the Graves WORKS radiator cap from Skip at Graves! For those who don't know, the purpose of an aftermarket radiator cap is

designed to keep your engine from overheating by maintaining a higher pressure inside the cooling system thus increasing the boiling point of your coolant.

And, the Engine Ice, I ordered though Amazon! Brought a case of 4 for $72! $18 a case for those who aren't good at math!



Of course, I flushed out all the old coolant in the system, took 3 times to flush out the system...





The Samco radiator hoses installed...







Graves WORKS radiator cap and Engine Ice in the reserve...



So glad to do a coolant flush and upgrade the cooling system with the install of hoses, cap and new coolant! Rode the bike for the first time since the install and the bike runs so much cooler! Yes, the fans did come on one time waiting at a red light, it's summer time in Florida, the fans are going to come on regardless, but it took a lot longer for the temp to rise to 212! On average, the temp was in the low to mid 170s which is very good in 90 mid afternoon Florida heat!

Anyone thinking of upgrading their cooling system, should look into some Samco rad hoses, Graves WORKS rad cap and some Engine Ice! An A+ triple threat!

[babymilo36]

Sweet deal, Bryan. Thanks for taking the time to write such detailed reviews.

[2ZZ-R6]

Originally Posted by babymilo36

Sweet deal, Bryan. Thanks for taking the time to write such detailed reviews.

Thanks, now it's time to do yours!

[babymilo36]

Originally Posted by 2ZZ-R6

Thanks, now it's time to do yours!

[m3lover1]

Very nice!

[09abn-R1]

I've thought about doing this myself, I already run water wetter though. My question is about the cap, I know you said it allows higher pressure to keep from overheating but the pressure stamped on the top is 1.0 bar where as the stock oem is 1.1. This would mean the stock actually allows a higher pressure then the aftermarket or am I completely reading it wrong? Like I said I've been thinking about doing it but was curious about the pressure difference.


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[ChiefSmokeDawg]

Nice write up OP! I can't believe you waited a month for Samco hoses!! You're the most patient member this forum has, I swear!

Originally Posted by 09abn-R1

I've thought about doing this myself, I already run water wetter though. My question is about the cap, I know you said it allows higher pressure to keep from overheating but the pressure stamped on the top is 1.0 bar where as the stock oem is 1.1. This would mean the stock actually allows a higher pressure then the aftermarket or am I completely reading it wrong? Like I said I've been thinking about doing it but was curious about the pressure difference.


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That clearly looks like 1.8 bar to me

[2ZZ-R6]

Originally Posted by 09abn-R1

I've thought about doing this myself, I already run water wetter though. My question is about the cap, I know you said it allows higher pressure to keep from overheating but the pressure stamped on the top is 1.0 bar where as the stock oem is 1.1. This would mean the stock actually allows a higher pressure then the aftermarket or am I completely reading it wrong? Like I said I've been thinking about doing it but was curious about the pressure difference.


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The Graves cap is 1.8!

[09abn-R1]

Oh hell I can't believe I missed that lol well played sir, guess that answers it


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[2ZZ-R6]

Originally Posted by ChiefSmokeDawg

Nice write up OP! I can't believe you waited a month for Samco hoses!! You're the most patient member this forum has, I swear!

Thanks Ant! Well, I didn't want to go with blue or red hoses and mess up my color scheme on my R6!