I don’t think the stuff is coming under the guard, more like it’s coming through the fairly large holes in the guards. Prior to the 900 I had several 800’s, all with rad guards and can’t say there was ever much debris in the rad. ( note to self, must remove rad guards on a regular basis and not leave them for another two years!)

Haha, that's an interesting thought....Would the friction modifiers in the motorcycle oil have a detrimental effect on the Toyota engine?

Forcefield Action Shorts - Size Large

The original and still in my opinion the best.

Worn about 3 times, unfortunately bad knees and a big belly precludes me from still needing these.

Armour included

Looking for £65.00 posted UK Only

Cheers

Mark

Wrong, come October the tenps here will be dropping and according to triumphs factory service manual I should be switching back to 10w-40 oil regardless of the miles I have driven.

Also, buying this motorcycle used I have no idea of the service history. The oil I just drained could have been the original oil for all I know. A couple of early oil changes to make sure all the residual old nasty oil is gone is well worth the cost for my peace of mind.

As for wasting oil, my other vehicle is a gas guzzleing 97 toyota land cruiser that burns about a quart of oil every 1,000 mile. Even if I do perform a couple of early oil changes I am still saving loads of petroleum by riding and using the motorcycle instead of theToyota. This is half the reason I own a motorcycle.

What’s hiding behind your radiator guards? My T900 after 11k miles Right and Left side both the same!