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Offline kzz1king

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What's this for?
« on: January 04, 2022, 07:32:15 PM »
Must have knocked this off putting the panel on. Can I get by without it? What does it do?
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Re: What's this for?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2022, 10:21:25 PM »
Must have knocked this off putting the panel on. Can I get by without it? What does it do?

It is just some type of anti-vibration device to help keep the radiator cap closed.  I remember messing with it, thinking it was strange and probably not really all that necessary.  If it happened to me, I would be tempted to just wait until next time I had it apart to put it back on.
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Re: What's this for?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2022, 09:05:23 AM »
I am definitely leaning that way. I have never had a rad cap come loose on anything. I have forgotten to put one back on.
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Re: What's this for?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2022, 01:32:17 PM »
I don't see how it would come loose if the cap is put on correctly.  I don't recall that on my 08. 
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Re: What's this for?
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2022, 08:37:20 AM »
I don't see how it would come loose if the cap is put on correctly.  I don't recall that on my 08.

It's not on my '08 but it is on my wife's '15 with the new Gen 2 fairings.