Just checked the oil level and its at the full mark on the dipstick, looks & feels like 500 mile oil - still clear (brown) and no bits in it.
The bike has had a slight weep of coolant from the top of the rad since I collected the bike. The (leaking) rad fluid is the typical bright green colour. However the level in the expansion tank was slightly above the high level (and not green coolant but the brown stuff)
I have phoned the dealer twice now about the leaking coolant too be told that this is normal if the expansion tank is full ( should be mid way between the full & low).
I questioned the dealer that if the coolant leak was because the tank was too full then surely the rad system drain would vent under the bike, not down the front of the rad!
I suspect there is a small leak from a rad seam. so, rather than take it in for it's first service and the dealer lower the coolant level and palm me off, I decided to reduce the level myself. Then if it still drips (it does) I know there's a problem.
However, that's when I found the weired liquid in the expansion tank.
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