jay21112
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Ok changed the oil, clutch fluid and coolant this weekend.
I put Evans NPG+ waterless coolant in. It says it will last the life of the bike (figured I'll change it in 5 years just in case though).
Ok this is the deal, I emptied all the old coolant. (I mean all of it, I even took the radiator off the bike.)
Then I filled the system and overflow up with the NPG+. In doing so I squeezed all the lines to burp the system, then I started it and ran it for like 15 minutes.
Then i emptied everything again by pulling both the lower and upper radiator hoses (and the overlow tank), and I filled the bike up with NPG+ again. I made sure to squeeze the lines to burp the system.
Then I started it up and idled it for 15 minutes, let it cool down, and burped and topped her off. I did this procedure once more, then I drove her to get her well above operating temp (and made sure to swing her from side to side like the manual says). I came home, let her cool, sqeezed the lines and topped her off. (So 3 times total to operating temp with burping and topping off).
Now I took her out for a spin today and it was 40 degrees out. Within minutes the temp gauge shot up to just under halfway and stood there the whole time.
In the instructions for NPG+ it says it runs hotter than normal coolant, and that this is fine because NPG will not boil over or evaporate.
I found this interesting. I'm curious to see what happens on a 90 or 100 degree day. I wonder if it will stay at the halfway mark or it will go higher.
Anyone else have any experience with this stuff?
I put Evans NPG+ waterless coolant in. It says it will last the life of the bike (figured I'll change it in 5 years just in case though).
Ok this is the deal, I emptied all the old coolant. (I mean all of it, I even took the radiator off the bike.)
Then I filled the system and overflow up with the NPG+. In doing so I squeezed all the lines to burp the system, then I started it and ran it for like 15 minutes.
Then i emptied everything again by pulling both the lower and upper radiator hoses (and the overlow tank), and I filled the bike up with NPG+ again. I made sure to squeeze the lines to burp the system.
Then I started it up and idled it for 15 minutes, let it cool down, and burped and topped her off. I did this procedure once more, then I drove her to get her well above operating temp (and made sure to swing her from side to side like the manual says). I came home, let her cool, sqeezed the lines and topped her off. (So 3 times total to operating temp with burping and topping off).
Now I took her out for a spin today and it was 40 degrees out. Within minutes the temp gauge shot up to just under halfway and stood there the whole time.
In the instructions for NPG+ it says it runs hotter than normal coolant, and that this is fine because NPG will not boil over or evaporate.
I found this interesting. I'm curious to see what happens on a 90 or 100 degree day. I wonder if it will stay at the halfway mark or it will go higher.
Anyone else have any experience with this stuff?