Africa Twin 750 coolant ?

[Fabiano Nero]

Dear all, I needed to replace my 2000 AT RD07's coolant after replacing the thermostat. Mecanic put this Thai Honda Premix 1 (light blue see photo 1) which makes the engine warm up slower but once it reaches fan triggering temp it also cools off much slower - i.e. higher average and higher max temp (just below the red on slow offroad where it never went before). I suspect the coolant is for lighter bikes (up to 300 cc ?) but on the other hand I read that 'light' coolant i.e. diluted down to 20% glycol is indicated for hot climates / lots of offroad VERY hot weather coolant? . So while it seems logical to use a heavy duty coolant (see photo #2) on the other hand it also seems a coolant as close as possible to water is
indicated... Your experiences and advice please ?.... Thanks ! Fabiano

 

[bsacbob]

I've always gone for the diluted coolant or even distilled water with no issues.

 

[Ah Boon]

Do you know what Honda recommend?

 

[Fabiano Nero]

Do you know what Honda recommend?

50/50 glycol/water. But do they take hot climates into account ? The weblink and

I've always gone for the diluted coolant or even distilled water with no issues.

I've always gone for the diluted coolant or even distilled water with no issues.

I've always gone for the diluted coolant or even distilled water with no issues.

Thanks Bob on which bike (cc) pls ?

 

[Fabiano Nero]

Do you know what Honda recommend?

Sorry reply left too soon... 50/50 glycol/water. But do they take hot climates into account ? The weblink and Bob above suggest to dilute as much as possible while my local mecanics here incl Western suggest heavy duty coolant which I presume is minimum 50/50. I assume the difference is more diluted = quicker heating/quicker cooling off which i like but then a HD coolant will boil at higher temp which may be better protection for the engine esp. in tough offroad conditions with prolonged stretches < 40km/h ?

 

[bsacbob]

50/50 glycol/water. But do they take hot climates into account ? The weblink and



Thanks Bob on which bike (cc) pls ?

Crf 300 L no problems

 

[Fabiano Nero]

Crf 300 L no problems

Mmm I think overheating is more a problem with bigger engines....

 

[Fabiano Nero]

What do you use on the VStrom pls ? Incl offroad ?

Crf 300 L no problems

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