2-18 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AIR BLEEDING THE COOLING CIRCUIT • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Support the motorcycle upright. • Slowly swing the motorcycle, right and left, to bleed the air trapped in the cooling circuit. • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Start up the engine and bleed air from the radiator inlet com- pletely. • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Repeat the above procedure until no air bleeds from the radi- ator inlet. • Loosen the air bleeding bolt 1 and check that the engine coolant flows out. Air bleeder bolt: 6.0 N·m (0.6 kgf-m, 4.5 lb-ft) • Close the radiator cap securely. • After warming up and cooling down the engine several times, E add the engine coolant up to the full level of the reservoir.  L Repeat the above procedure several times and makeP sure that the radiator is filled with engine coolant up to the reservoir full level. M Engine coolant capacity: A Engine side : 2 150 ml (2.3/1.9 US/Imp qt) S Reservoir tank side : 250 ml (0.3/0.2 US/lmp qt)

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