28-07-14, 10:11 PM
Update: Thanks Noggy, the hose arrived today (minimalist hassle free packaging would put amazon to shame) and it went onto the bike this evening. It fits perfect (as it should) and the whole job was a lot easier than I thought it would be (assuming I did it right, big assumption of course.. 
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I had taken the bike to work earlier today, so over 140 kms I had sprayed two counties with my poisonous coolant, and trying to drain the rest of the old green coolant, I was expecting this toxic but "sweet tasting liquid that attracts children and pets" to come out, and out came vile greenish brown liquid that smelled almost like some dehydrated cow's urine! Seriously. And oh yeah... it was supposed to have been changed in Feb. Well I paid for it...! I didn't have any flushing agent, so I went ahead and stuck the hose in via the radiator filler and flushed all the much out for a few minutes. But I couldn't figure out how to drain the 'overflow tank' on the side of the bike. Manual says disconnect the coolant pipe near the radiator filler and drain the 'overflow tank'. But how? That pipe, as far as I can tell, snakes thru the frame and comes into the top of the 'overflow tank'. I obviously missed some detail somewhere. In the end I McGyver'ed it and siphoned everything from the overflow tank using a small tube.
Refilled with an OAT coolant concentrate I bought from Halfords - Comma G30 Glysantin something something, mixed with the freshest Irish council water at 50:50. I was expected this to be Orange, but it turned out to be pink, but my 3 year old loved it. I hope it's the right one, if not, it's easy enough to drain and refill anyway.
One down, many more to go (namely, replacing broken chain adjuster, new chain and sprockets, oil & filter, front brake pads, speedo and oh yeah, after finishing up today I noticed the headlights are not coming on anymore. Which is strange because till I parked up this evening I couldn't turn off the headlights if I wanted to.. It's all or nothing as usual).
).I had taken the bike to work earlier today, so over 140 kms I had sprayed two counties with my poisonous coolant, and trying to drain the rest of the old green coolant, I was expecting this toxic but "sweet tasting liquid that attracts children and pets" to come out, and out came vile greenish brown liquid that smelled almost like some dehydrated cow's urine! Seriously. And oh yeah... it was supposed to have been changed in Feb. Well I paid for it...! I didn't have any flushing agent, so I went ahead and stuck the hose in via the radiator filler and flushed all the much out for a few minutes. But I couldn't figure out how to drain the 'overflow tank' on the side of the bike. Manual says disconnect the coolant pipe near the radiator filler and drain the 'overflow tank'. But how? That pipe, as far as I can tell, snakes thru the frame and comes into the top of the 'overflow tank'. I obviously missed some detail somewhere. In the end I McGyver'ed it and siphoned everything from the overflow tank using a small tube.
Refilled with an OAT coolant concentrate I bought from Halfords - Comma G30 Glysantin something something, mixed with the freshest Irish council water at 50:50. I was expected this to be Orange, but it turned out to be pink, but my 3 year old loved it. I hope it's the right one, if not, it's easy enough to drain and refill anyway.
One down, many more to go (namely, replacing broken chain adjuster, new chain and sprockets, oil & filter, front brake pads, speedo and oh yeah, after finishing up today I noticed the headlights are not coming on anymore. Which is strange because till I parked up this evening I couldn't turn off the headlights if I wanted to.. It's all or nothing as usual).