Yesterday was a first in 140,000-odd miles on this bike... riding moderately fast on a warm day up a mountain road, and when I stopped shut off the engine I could hear a gurgling noise coming from the radiator... hmm that's never happened before. Turned the ignition back on, fan started immediately and temp is 223, which is high but not higher than the normal top end of the range when the fan kicks in. Then I noticed a wet patch under the bike. Looked like the coolant tank had burped. Tank seemed empty so topped it up with tap water.
Kept an eye on the temp gauge after that, didn't seem to be anything going on out of the ordinary.
I know it's overdue for a coolant change, could it be that that's the only problem? Coolant is 3 years old...
Kept an eye on the temp gauge after that, didn't seem to be anything going on out of the ordinary.
I know it's overdue for a coolant change, could it be that that's the only problem? Coolant is 3 years old...