It isn't in the manual so as a new LC owner I am terribly confused - no use asking one of the old crowd what's best cos they have never had to use it?
What anti-freeze should I use?
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PDiddy
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Humbug
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Dog food. 
The Grey One
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Why? Its a new bike, if it needs more coolant it should go back to the dealer to find out why. In two years time you might need an answer if you want to change the coolant yourself. And "coolant" because it does more than preventing freezing.
John --one of the old crowd
I use one of these in the garage to stop my bike freezing when its cold
If its good enough for an 1150, I'm sure it'll be OK for one of your new fangled bikes.
If its good enough for an 1150, I'm sure it'll be OK for one of your new fangled bikes.
Gossy
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AberdeenAngus
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Roy would like that.
Exactly what I was going to say.
If it needs coolant there is something wrong!
Chris --someone with a brain.
PDiddy
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AberdeenAngus
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Nice catch Engineer. Are you going to have him stuffed and mounted ?
Yellow Peril
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Note the engine is liquid cooled not water cooled, as such the fluid inside is likely to be a lovely shade of green or blue, and most likely a mixture of glycol which doesn't need anti freeze as it is a type of anti freeze it self and has a freezing point of roughly -36 deg dependent on the % mix.
And I am luddite, but obviously have learnt more about you're bike than you have.
Off course you can look here if you don't believe me:-
http://www.mcnews.com.au/2013_Bikes/BMW/R1200GS/Intro.htm
AberdeenAngus
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Think you meant to say Glycol ?
Also think you might have meant to say "does not need anti freeze"
Think you might also find that the entire thread is a piss take as I suspect Engineer knows about all there is to know about engine coolants and could probably whip you up a batch given access to the contents of a typical kitchen.
Also think you might have meant to say "does not need anti freeze"
Think you might also find that the entire thread is a piss take as I suspect Engineer knows about all there is to know about engine coolants and could probably whip you up a batch given access to the contents of a typical kitchen.
Yellow Peril
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well had to make them read it carefully as the questions are so stupid 
but have corrected my error
I was thinking pink or blue,
probably pink
probably pink
Yellow Peril
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I was thinking pink or blue,
probably pink
Stuff we use is lime green but pink is good for the toilet
In an emergency can I use MucOff as coolant?
Why? What are the main constituents off MucOff - can you point me to an ingredients list so that I can check whether or not you are being serious?
The Grey One
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And an oldie bit!!!!!!!
At least this oldie still can bite-in a few years time I will only be able to gum you!
John
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As opposed to oil which is a solid
If it's cooled with Glycol should it not be the GC? I still much prefer Toilet though
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