One of the drain plugs is in front just to the left side of the bike on the engine. I can tell you right now it's not that drain plug. You've either cracked the radiator or one of the hoses is damaged.

 

Thanks for the quick response....I didn't see much coolant on the radiatior at all so I'm leaning a bit towards a faulty hose. Most of the coolant is on the base of the block and collector of the header.

I've had a blown head gasket on my car before but would I notice an immeadiate difference if this were to happen on my bike? I know this might be a symptom of a blown head gasket (coolant on the block) but i would think there would be a loss in compression as well. The bike's power seems normal though...

 

Yeah I drove a 07 with a blown head gasket before I bought it for a friend. The guy had no idea that it was blown and I couldn't even tell the difference between one that didn't have a blown one and his...the only reason I saw it was because I knew of the 07-08 leak oil.

It looks like the hose on the right side of the bike. Look at all that coolant on the hose in the first pic. Maybe your radiator cap is loose.

 

The oil leak is the valve cover gasket, not the head gasket. If it was the valve cover you wouldn't notice at all in the way the bike rides.

 

I see. Well I'm hoping I can cruise it home so I can take a better look at it.

I can't even remember what side the stupid cap is on...I'll check that too though..

 

if you can throw some water in it and limp it home. dont keep water in it for more than a few days. dont want to rust the motor

 

Yeah that's what I'll have to do....I can just drop some in the resovoir and allow the vacum to suck it up, right? I don't have any tools here @ work...fuckin golf club...useless.

 

Sorry But I left town last nite after taking my bike apart. I'm pretty sure the radiator is bad. Near the middle bottom there are some fins that are bent and the bottom of the rad had green stain on it...wonderful.

Let me know if you guys have spare radiator laying around.

 

Let me know if you guys have spare radiator laying around.

http://www.kawiforums.com/sale-parts-parts-motorcycles/150173-07-08-zx6r-parts.html

Cheap radiator here, let me know.

 

the lower radiator bracket has been said to damage the radiator its self

 

Isn't that wonderful...thanks for the info tho

http://www.kawiforums.com/sale-parts-parts-motorcycles/150173-07-08-zx6r-parts.html

Cheap radiator here, let me know.

pm'd bro..

 

I seem to be having around the same problem but not as much coolant as you I have a small coolant leak that is dripping right down on to my exhaust I see a little steam come up when the weathers warm from the leak, Ill have to check the radiator I dont think of that... A coolant leak can come out of the head gasket also right? how many miles do you have on your bike?

Thanks,
Tyler

 

if its leaking through ur head check ur oil is it white? high probability its your head gasket

 

K thanks the weathers getting warmer ill know soon

 

A couple years ago I had a radiator leak. The bottom part of the fan bracket broke apart and was scraping the radiator fins causing a leak. Here are photos. I fabbed a new bracket.

Piece that broke

This is it scraping the radiator

Signs of the coolant leak

and again

And the next pics are the silver bracket I made. Then used BARS stop leak to fix. To this date I have no leak.

Hope this helps...

 

thanks man