How to Change Motorcycle Coolant | Honda CBF1000
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2022
- A video I've been meaning to make for a while, as I've been meaning to change my coolant for a while! Now it is done :)
I am not an expert and not every bike is the same but overall changing coolant is effectively the same, drain the coolant, the reservoir, refill.
I didn't flush the cooling system in this video as the old coolant looked pretty clean, you on an older bike I would recommend that.
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For draining the coolant fully, you take the battery out and tucked in at the back is the tube that you separate in the middle and force it down past the swinging arm. Some people say to attach some string to it in order to pull back up due to lack of space but I got it back up no bother. That way you get rid of 100%.
I also used a 1 inch plastic tube from up above the screen down to the thermostat housing to save getting in with a jug.
Great video. Keep em coming.
Ahhhh ok very good! Thank you! I was a bit miffed I couldn't see where the line was hiding. That said, now after reading this I'd probably still just siphon it :P I can be lazy sometimes :D
That is also a very good idea! My jug only just about fit, tubes and such are very handy to have an assortment of them around.
Thank you! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker tbh, having seen you syringe it out, I'd probably do it that way myself next time too!
@@turboman6680 Haha lazy moves are sometimes great :P
As a CBF1000 owner, these instructional videos are extremely helpful
Ah glad they are helpful! Just take everything as intended I'm not an expert I'm just doing them the way I managed :)
Think I could follow that without too many disasters. 👍👍 Actually a great tip to make sure you put as much or more back in as you took out.
I do remember many years ago watching a how to vid by a guy who drained his coolant hot 🔥 🥵 He did get rightly mocked.
Ah that's the highest compliment to me to be honest glad it was clear :)
Yeah it's something I learned the hard way years ago 😂😂 Nearly blew up my Fazer.
Haha I think I may know who you're referring to 😂
Tonight on the gorilla Biker how I put my apron on and clean my garage 😂😂 why do some people enjoy giving out and stating the obvious I will never understand.. on a serious note good clear video yes I did change the coolant on my sv650 and just as well as it was manky compared to the nice looking stuff that came out of your cbf 👍👌
Lad honestly some people assume I cease to exist and do things when I stop recording 😂😂
Ah sure look some people just like a good whinge.
Stop some coolant is gone to actual muck in bikes by the time people take it out. And a lot of people just don't know it needs to be done!
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Thanks for your video, man. Very well explained and your recommendations pretty good and often ignored by lot of fellas. Greetings from Spain.
Thanks for watching :) Glad you found it useful!! :) I must get back to Spain at some point!
@@TheGorillaBiker Of course here in Spain you will be welcome. I live at the very South, just 9miles from Africa (Straight of Gibraltar, between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea). A very sunny and nice place with a lot of "curvy" mountain roads or long highways restricted to around 80mph. :-)
Best wishes!
Very cool video, felt totally refreshed after watching it 😜
Hahaha :D Glad you liked it :P
I didn't need to change my coolant on my CBF but I did need to check the level and top it up. Your video was very helpful to do this, so much appreciated.
I also removed the restraining wire that runs from the tank to the frame. I couldn't really see a purpose for it and it's much easier to get the tank out of the way without it needing to be undone each time. I found I needed to fully release the rear tank mount too, and slide the tank back to clear the fairing sides, and then lift and prop it out of the way. I have the half faired version of the CBF (no lowers) so in some ways easier to do. The coolant level in the rad was fine, so that put my mind at rest. Just needed to top up the reservoir. Cheers :)
Not at all, very glad it was helpful :) That's why I make them :)
I must do the same and leave it off it's just a pain and not neccessary I don't think, in a baaaaaaaaaaad accident maybe but I mean, you probably don't need to worry about it then anyway.
Yeah if you want to be gentler than me that's the way to do it, I just loosen them all and coax them to the side :P The lowers have to come off to allow it so definitely add some prep time too :) Good stuff :) Many more happy miles on the CBF then :)
Good video. I have to hold my hand up here 🤚as I know my wife's VT500, my FZ750, and the FZR1000 were liquid cooled, but I only remember changing the coolant on the FZR, and that was after a crash when I had to replace the radiator . . . Since that time everything has returned to finning . . . . Keep up the good work!
Thank you! :) Haha the first fully honest human in the comments :) Nothing like an auld spill to force a bit of maintenance eh :) We have to get you a nice Aprilia SL1000(I may have fallen entirely in love) I will try to, glad you think it's good :)
Lol I'm loving the emphasis on the "cold" part when it comes to draining the coolant. I'm sure we have all seen a certain youtuber do it while it's hot:) lessons are learnt! Haha
I may or may not have seen said hand meltage, and it may or may not have angered me that said person left that video out to possibly injure people badly and never apologised 😬
@@TheGorillaBiker was reminded of this converstation when I saw this video :O fb.watch/bx5aHdEdD7/
Christ he was so lucky that didn't end worse!!
Good one my Magna Is the second bike I have had with coolant and to my surprise it actually runs through a section of the frame which to me seems a bit unorthodox for some reason maybe it's not .I never did it to my shame on my other bike I had, but with this one I have no choice as she is in pieces : D .
Haha sometimes engineers definitely package things weirdly for space saving and weight saving etc. I think they get bored too tbh and just try things!
Haha nothing wrong with being forced to use lovely fresh coolant :)
3 min 27 sec. Yeah, I was one of those people that broke off that bit. The plate broke too, a new one was €100,- and I still had to glue the bolt 'eye' back. No wire but a new plate and the old bolt.
Hoping I don't need to be at the accu/battery anytime soon, hahahaha.
You're a better person than me, I took one look at it and said a cable tie would do for now :D Things get broken on bikes, it's easily done, but they repaired it with very weak silicone which is a pity!!
Haha just be very gentle :P
@@TheGorillaBiker speed glue. Almost stuck my fingers together... #sigh
Oh lovely! I remember slowly cutting my brother's fingers apart when he was younger after he stuck them with superglue 😂
Great vid Michael, shows how to do so in an easy understood way.
I change coolant on my Moto Guzzi bikes each time I ride them! :D
I've done it on a couple of bikes over the years, probs the first was a Kawasaki AR125 back in my very early days of riding, and the last, am guessing was on the KTM 300 EXC that I rebuilt into a supermoto back in 2011... so not had to do it recently, or on more complicated motorcycles.
Gracias amigo :) Haha the beauty of my simple mind, I can only show it like that otherwise I couldn't do it :P
Haha that is very true, lovely fresh air :D
Would it be possible that lovely GSXR would enjoy some nice new coldening juice in it's body? :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I imagine the Gixer would appreciate a coolant swap, it seemed happy enough on track last year, the brakes are my priority on that bike, but I'll be doing minor servicing on it myself from now on, only valves at bike shop mechanics, so a coolant change is something I'll look into if it hasn't had one recently. 🙂
Coolant will actually give you back a little power too if it keeps the engine in the correct range a bit better :) Brakes....who needs em eh :P I still must do the valves on my GSXR :'(
❤ brilliant video all i needed to know to change and flush the coolant ❤
Glad you found it useful :)
Hi great video I didn't know you fill it up under the tank 😮 will it be difficult for me to lift the tank up
No the tank is very easy lift, Ive definitely done it in a few videos, spark plug change video may show it in more detail. Very doable job :)
Large sheers to cut a cable tie...LOVE IT, you mean business sir!! Have you melted skin before? Not to bad of a job, a shame it's under the tank but not to bad. Is 15 years to long? I need to flush the gixxer...in fairness it hasn't been used much...🤦♂️😂
Haha they were in my reach and are good at chopping :P I have melted some of my skin a few times by doing different things...once was the wind snapped up the cover as I was putting it on the fazer, touching my forearm to the lava hot exhaust.....that was not pleasant.
Ah yeah it's not terrible access wise so I can't complain, the CBF is packaged okish overall!!
Hahahaha....far too long if it was in use :P But now it definitely needs new cold juice :P
@@TheGorillaBiker New cold juice while we wrap it orange sounds like a good plan! That exhaust burn sounds gnarly, I burned myself with the heat gun and it left a scar I still have a year or so later.
@@MonkeyButtRides ohhhh yes that'll be perfect :P
It wasn't great. Because it was lightly raining, which was why I was rushing to get the cover on as a storm was coming, so I was a bit wet.....my skin literally sizzled. Like a steak on to a pan sizzled. 😂😂
Ahhhh yes heat guns would mess you up for sure 😬😬
I'm always giving my tube a squeeze. ;)
Oh my 😂😂😂😂
Good things to know if I ever get a bike that has coolant. Mine is small enough displacement to only be oil cooled. I say "if" because I imagine any electric bikes of the future likely won't need coolant…but maybe to increase performance and range they will 🤔
We'll get you on a 1000cc Superbike yet :P I'll convince you eventually :D
Yeah very true, and even if they were cooled like that it'd likely be a sealed system with batteries as it'd be too dangerous otherwise. So, you might be good for all eternity :)
Does that process drain/fill the water jacket too? Thanks for sharing, I've never seen a Honda with the cap there. The Blackbird has a pressure cap on the radiator and the thermostat on the back of the engine with no cap.
What do you mean by the water jacket? As in the channels? It does yes, they drain by gravity(not 100%, you have to flush with water etc to get 100% out) but enough that the fresh volume would cover any bits of old stuff.
The amount of different routings and setups that bikes have is actually crazy, you'd think it'd be something that was a little more standard!
i cant believe you used tinshears to cut off that ziptie
also, do you use premixed coolant or do you use concentrate and than mix it yourself depending on type of riding and weather you expect to have in next couple of months?
Don't judge me, it was the closest cutting choppers I could get my hands on.
Premixed, motul and stuff have good formulations readily available so it's just easier. Sad/good thing about Ireland is the weather doesn't change much, this coolant is good from -12 to 50 degrees....so I'm well covered!
Hello. Can you please tell me if there is a bolt for draining antifreeze from the engine block?
On the CBF1000 no there isn't, sorry I thought I covered that in the video :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks for the answer. I am from Ukraine, so my English is not very good:)
Your English is perfect!! Always feel free to ping me with questions!
What do you think about the Suzuki Bandit 1250s? Did you consider it when you choose this one? They also say is a good motorcycle for tall people.
Yeah they're a nice bike, didn't really consider it tho as I wouldn't be a huge fan of the looks. They're also heavier, much heavier on fuel and were more expensive. Comfy tho.
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks man. Your feedback helped me once again. Ride safe.
@@rassanelasso9558 no problem at all :) You too!
In love with the coolant or lusting after it? XD
Why not both :P
Is this motul silicate free ?
From memory yes, I'm sure you could look up the data sheet on motuls website.
Handy to know. I've never changed my Coolant. Hmmmm. Maybe I could do this?
You could definitely do this man :)
@@TheGorillaBiker But do I really need to. 😂😂😂. I’m selling her soon man. I don’t want to but I need comfort. I’d even consider a Honda. 😉
Just go out and do it one day :P Set a day, do it.
That's fair man, you deserve to be comfortable 😁
Hey hey hey....get an Aprilia SL1000 😍
@@TheGorillaBiker Soon man. Soon.
Delboy says you need to change coolant when it's boiling hot
I've heard 😂 I really hope no one ever did that.
Gentle reminder that coolant is very toxic.
But it looks so delicious...it actually doesn't even as it's like greasy water really :/ But yes good shout, not something you want in you. Old coolant from classic cars and such can be absolute poison even just on your skin, better to be careful draining it. More modern stuff tends to be a bit safer...but yano....that's like saying a broken arm is better than two broken arms. Both are bad. There's a reason Splat cat is never allowed in when I'm doing these type of jobs!
Haha yup!! Especially if a head gasket goes and you get that yellowy sludge crap, absolutely stink.
I have done, liqui moly and also Yamalube. I've never seen ICE here, seen it on youtube a lot. Motul hasn't let me down tho and is ok price wise so I usually keep a good bit on hand :)
Not at all!! It's such an easy one to forget! I do not have elite knowledge....I'm like....an idiot who manages to string sentences together on occasion :D Ahhh lovely....try pair it up with any other jobs that may need doing when it's all apart and make it worth it :)