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Right now we're going to talk about proper fluid levels and your motor oil, your brakes
as in hydraulic brake fluid and your coolant in your radiator and reservoir. First things
first, if you look at your brake reservoir you will see a lower and an upper mark on
them or some of them just have ticks. The best thing to do is keep it filled up to the
highest point. Another way that indicates that you have low brake pads is if your fluid
level is low then that is a possible sign that you need new brake pads. And the front
brakes are the same way, you have a front and back reservoir. It's the same, same amino
for that. What you desperately need to keep in mind is the oil of your motor which is
the life blood basically. If you don't keep your oil clean then you are going to get less
life out of your motor. And you need it at the proper level. A lot of bikes have side
glass windows with tick marks, a low and a high, the best way or the best thing to do
is to keep your oil level right below or at the highest tick mark. You don't want your
oil level past that because what will happen is oil will go into your air box and fill
up your crank case breather which creates a whole big mess. Your coolant on these motorcycles
is very important and what's also important is to not check them when they're hot because
they're under high pressure. A lot of these bikes have reservoirs with again a high and
a low mark. You want to make sure that it's at least at the half way mark. On there, the
reservoirs are always in different spots on motorcycles but in order to check your radiator
fluid level in your bike, is to look at your radiator while the motor is cool, pull your
cap and make sure it's filled all the way to the top. If that's the case and it's good
to go then look at your reservoir, make sure that it's between the high and the low mark
and just keep that in mind. Keep an eye on that, if you overheat your motor you can be
looking at serious money and serious damage. So it's always a good idea to keep in mind,
your fluid levels on your motorcycle.