[WTB OEM] Yamaha Australia are crap! Help with hose

Don't the US stores ship to AU? I'm in South America and they ship here.

Rockymountainatvmc will ship to AU, but even they have a 7-10 day lead time on the parts.

Ok so after a week of messing around i’ve managed to order gaskets, o rings, hoses and spark plugs that will last me the duration of the bike.
I’ve recently purchased and installed a tank bag to store tyre puncture kit, mini air compressor with enough room to fit an inlet hose, outlet hose, brackets plus all O-RINGs on the water pump/radiator line. I’m not getting caught out ever again

All parts have been ordered and the expected eta is minimum 12 weeks.

Have not been able to find a solution that involves less that 2 months wait so on the weekend I removed the outlet hose and went retail shopping for a close enough is good enough fit.

I’ve now spent $50 aud on the genuine hose and brackets which are 3+ months away and around $200 aud on possible workarounds, different types of hoses, clamps and wasted so much time.

I found a silicon hose for a car that was the same size at one end but 6 mm larger than was needed at the other. The bend was similar but the length was far too long.
This is what i ended up installing in the end. I cut it down to size and got a little lucky as the position of the cut at the larger end reduced in diameter closer to the bend.

Left it runnning for 15 minutes, no visible leaks, time will tell.

To say I’m dissatisfied with the outcome would be an understatement but so far so good. Beats not riding I guess.

Anyway....left to idle long enough the bike will hover between 100-108 degrees Celsius. These are the highest temps. When riding, temps fall dramatically. Not sure I understand your logic.

Can you elaborate why taking it out on a test ride would generate higher higher temps?

I let it idle for 15-20 minutes then rode it for half an hour, it’s been parked ever since - while I’m left waiting for coolant top up to arrive.

Thanks..

After riding it for an hour and not springing a leak I was hopeful about still taking the wife next week on a nice 2up tour for our 25th anniversary. I can think of nothing worse than breaking down should we still go...

What would you consider enough of a stress test on the system...b4 you felt comfortable taking it out for a weekend trip?

Thanks for the offer. Genuine parts are already on order - I’ve spent too much on alternatives already.... besides I just got back from a 5 hour ride and whilst it ain’t pretty my silicon “airflow” hose fix has worked a treat, not a drop of coolant in sight.