Radiator/Cooling Fan; Radiator Removal/Installation - Honda VTR1000F Service Manual

COOLING SYSTEM
Fill the system with recommended coolant up to
the filler neck with the motorcycle on its side stand.
Bleed air from the system as follows:
1. Shift the transmission into neutral.
Start the engine and let it idle for 2-3 minutes.
2. Snap the throttle 3-4 times to bleed air from the
system.
3. Stop the engine and add coolant up to the filler
neck.
4. Install the radiator cap.
Fill the reserve tank to the upper level line with the
motorcycle upright on a flat. level surface.
Install the front fairing (page 2-3).
RADIATOR/COOLING FAN
6-6
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the radiator fins while
servicing the radiator.
RADIATOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
Drain the coolant from the system (page 6-5).
RIGHT RADIATOR
Disconnect the fan motor 2P (black) connector.
Disconnect the radiator siphon tube and upper radi-
ator joint hose.
Remove the two mounting bolts and the radiator
from the mounting stay.
Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the radia-
tor.
Install the right radiator in the reverse order of re-
moval.
Fill and bleed the cooling system (page 6-5).
UPPER LEVEL
LOWER LEVEL
UPPER RADIATOR JOINT HOSE
FAN MOTOR 2P CONNECTOR
MOUNTING BOLTS