blue antifreez, thermostat...

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I have my bike lowered with the custom lowering links and am thinking about shortening my kickstand so the bike is a little more stable. Does anyone know much to take off there is any better options?

[RM]

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Devon Jarvis wrote:

>Brooklyn. Anyway, searching the antifreeze racks at Pep Boys, the only >antifreeze we could find that proudly stated on the label that it's >"silicate-free" was some stuff called "rotelle AGC" or something like >that. It comes pre-mixed 50-50%, and is intended to be left in a diesel >engine for some ridiculously long amount of time. It's red, like Ocean >Spray cranberry juice. $9 buys enough for two bikes.

I've studied Rotella ELC, and it seems that it would be suitable for use in a KLR. It appears to be a variation of the organic acid technology that's used in GM's Dex-Cool. Even better, Dex-Cool is rumored to not protect the lead-tin solder used in older brass/copper cooling systems very well whereas Rotella ELC is supposed to be OK for these systems. Even better, the coolant is a 50/50 premix, which eliminates water quality as a user concern. RM