hi all after finishing work today and riding home i noticed a leak from underneath/which i think is coolant by the look of it.can any one out there tell me how to take of the lower fairing so i can check all pipes and connections.i might as well do the coolant change at the same time/as we are currently having snow and around minus 5 .cheers for any help

Hi lesley,

Some times parking lots can misleading when it comes to leaks. Best to park it in the garage and place a clean piece of card board under her and take a look later.

cheers dennis but i ran my finger under the lower fairing and found coolant it was just under the radiator on the black cowling.nothing serious i dont think just a few drips on the plastic

i mean the underneath black plastic and the left hand lower fairing so that i can see the underneath of the bike and get to the water pump to drain cheers

Good idea to have shop manual, follow Honda's procedures.

John Grinsel

Here's the general procedure:

1) Remove both floor mats
2) Remove each floor skirt under each floor mat. There are bolts, screws and tabs to deal with.
3) Remove the floor skirt (bolts and trim clips). Be very careful removing these push pin trim clips, otherwise you will have to buy new ones. Use a scribe or very sharp pointed metal like a nail to push in on the trim clip. That loosens the clip and allows you to gently wiggle it out.

As John said, it's best to get a service manual. It will save all kinds of grief in the long run.

cheers all just bin out in the garage and took the skirts of and drained plus renewed coolant.be careful when filling up radiator as i thought that i filled up properly ran the scoot for about 5 mins and almost set the engine on fire because of a air pocket in the radiator.must of filled it up to fast/still lesson learned lol.released pressure from cap then filled up to correct level.thanks for the help

If you follow the air bleeding method in the service manual you would have avoided the air pocket. For those that don't have the manual:

Place the bike on the center stand making sure it's level.
Fill the reserve tank to the upper level line.
Fill the system with coolant through the filler opening up to the filler neck.
Leaving the rad cap off, start the engine and let it idle for 2-3 mins.
Snap the throttle 3-4 times to bleed air from the system.
Stop the engine, add coolant to the proper level if necessary.
Reinstall the rad cap.
Check the coolant level in the reserve tank and fill to the upper level if low.

thanks for the info il do that next time