useing a litle coolant

[rockenshee]

useing a litle coolant need to top up over flow tank 1/4 after 8 hours riding is this normal is after riding it prity hard?

[georgie]

useing a litle coolant need to top up over flow tank 1/4 after 8 hours riding is this normal is after riding it prity hard?

 

If you are burning coolant, you would see white smoke coming out of your exhausts.

Edited June 14, 2010 by georgie

[bansheesandrider]

Usually you will se white smoke coming out of the exhaust but not always. That is a pretty small amount of coolant. How full are you filling the overflow bottle? If it is too full it will force out some coolant when the bike gets real hot and then appear that it is low when the bike cools off some. Most people do away with the overflow bottle and run the hose that use to go to it down the frame tube by the front motor mounts and cut it off just below the bottom of the frame. My personal bike has been this way for 18+ years and every bike I have bought since is done this way also.