Yesterday I flushed the coolant, did an oil change, and lubricated the chain on my '09 CBR600RR. All of which I did by watching your three videos on those procedures! Sure was a lot of help and now my bike is ready for the track tomorrow! Thanks CycleCruza!

Big S/O to CycleCruza for easy to follow bike hacks! You are doing us new 600cbr riders a huge favor. Keep it up!

Seriously, This was one of the best step by steps of anything on youtube, Nice and easy no BS. I wish he owned a DR650

I'm glad you don't have any annoying music or weird animals noise in the background like the others. Good job man!

thanks! I appreciate it! Honestly, although the fire blade is a great ridiculously fast bike, you'll probably appreciate the 07+ cbr600rr more, really more suited for the streets, it has a gas gauge and has way more power than need. I've been riding mine for almost a year and the power still gives me an adrenalin rush. You will not wish for more power...

Correction: Replace the coolant every 2 years or 24k miles. whichever comes first. Basically, replace the coolant every 2 years!

Thanks PsychoCruza! This old vid is great. Much appreciated!

Every 16,000 miles or every two years, whichever comes first. This is from the official Honda service manual for the 2008 honda cbr600rr.

I agree, it was cleaned up as soon as I finished and I knew not to allow my dog in the garage when I was working on this job.Thanks for dropping the tip though, good to let people know that.

Bro, I'm in the process of servicing my bike ..these have been the most thorough instructions & steps so far!! Thank You for sharing!! God Bless..

Yoooo that was informative as hell. This is what the bike community needs. The proper way to maintain your bike..and torque specs. Great job.

thanks! Yeah torque specs are super important, I will always try to include them.

Hey CycleCruza! I was able to do my first oil change and coolant flush on an 07 cbr 600rr I just picked up. And thanks to your DIY videos, it made the job alot more easier and enjoyable to do. Thanks again for your informative videos man! Keep up the good work!

You're right! BUT the schedule lists "NOTE 4" next to Coolant, NOTE 4 = (verbatim) Replace every 2 years or at indicated odometer interval, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. My bike is a 2008 is 5 years old, I have no idea when the coolant was changed last, the dealer said they just checked it. I've owned the bike for almost a year, it was time to change the coolant.

Finally! A proper DIY with torque specs listed -

Thanks! About 14,700 miles now. I've put 5700 miles on the bike since I got it.

Cruza, you're awesome! Thanks to your video of which bike to start with and etc, you saved me from buying a brand new 1000RR fireblade to begin. I took your advice about learning to be a good rider and to learn how to handle different powered bikes, I now own an used 250r as you told so, and i'm getting pretty confident with it already! Thanks bro, keep up the AWESOME work!!

If u flushed it out 2-3 times don't worry about getting every single drop of distilled water out. When it stops dripping, then plug it up and put your coolant in. MAKE SURE U PUT THE SEALING WASHER BACK ON WHEN YOU PUT THE PLUG BACK ON!!!! If you don't you will have leaks for sure.

Don't worry about it as long as there are no leaks and it stays at the same level and your bike is staying at the same temps.

replace the coolant every 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first. So unless you put 24k miles on your in less than 2 years, you will need to replace your coolant every 2 years.

All I can say is life saving thank you for this video took your time to be very detailed it was my first time doing the flush and with your guidance it went well and my bike is up and running smoothly after it started overheating this morning just bought a Honda cbr 600rr 2009 and they didn't put any coolant but thanks to this video got it done thank you 💪💪

The service manual defines the antifreeze drain procedure as follows: -Remove the water pump bolt ... drain the coolant -Remove cylinder drain bolt ... drain the coolant from the cylinder. In your instructions skipped antifreeze drianing from the cylinder block. But you flush the system with water. Fine. But because of the remaining water in the system, as I see it, you do NOT get a 50/50 mixture of glycol and water. In warm climates, this is normal, but if wintering in my country takes place at temperatures below -35/-31 Celsius/Fahrenheit, then the mix ratio may be important.

You leave the radiator cap off so you can bleed the air out of the system as shown , It should not spew out, if it did it might be because it was removing the air out of the system. idk You might want to take it to a professional mechanic if you are having any problems. All I did was go by the Official Honda/s service manual's instructions.Disclaimer: Btw, this video was for entertainment purposes only.

I've put 5k miles on my bike, has close to 15k miles now and my bike still rides like new, smooth as butter. Go to the forums, it's well know that these bikes can run hot. After 230 the fan will come on I believe but I never even got to the temp. However , these bikes are not meant for commuting, I try to stay out in the country with minimal stops.Btw, you are talking Celsius right?

The Official 2007/2008 Honda cbr600rr repair manual says to replace the coolant every two years or 24k miles, whichever comes first, so basically replace the coolant every two years.

The 2008 honda cbr600rr didn't feel all that much different from the 250 when it came to the size of it but the power was a serious shock. lol You have to handle the corners correctly. The 250 was great preparation for riding the 600rr.

the repair manual refers to them as trim clips, I call them push pins as well.

hello, sorry, today on my cbr600rr I followed your guide to change the coolant but I could not put no more than two liters. So I looked at the workshop manual and it is explained that to drain the old liquid, as well as remove the screw near the pump, the water drain screw of the cylinders must also be removed. This is because I believe I have not completely removed the liquid because I have not been able to put more than 2 liters of it despite having run the engine for almost 10 minutes.

You have the patience of a saint

My bike runs 170 degrees while riding and at a stop light can get up top 220 degrees...normal for the 2007+ cbr600rr

Cyclecruza...kool name.thanks for the very detailed coolant flush video,it helped me out alot with my wife's 07 600rr.my r6 was alot easier...THANKS A MILLION bro.

I'm sure it was just air, no biggie. after all it's just a coolant flush. But i appreciate for the tips and all the vids you made! Digging the maintenance series, looking forward to maybe a 'brake fluid change' vid

Freakin' dealer hit me up for $3.89 for that tiny copper washer. Should have been a whole bag of them for that price. I'm going to check the local hardware stores and match up the size (6.3mm) so they won't screw me over next time. It's just a copper washer for crying out loud. BMW even includes them with their oil filters since you need it for their drain plug. In a perfect world Honda would include one with every bottle of antifreeze.

Thanks brother....Just did my coolant flush and oil change. That video was extremely helpful.

Thanks bro! that's what I hear too about engine ice. I figure you can never go wrong with oem anything.

OMG your fairings are so much easier to get off than my '11 D:

Thanks for the video! Do you know the function of the two rubber hoses on the left side of the bike, which you see with the undercowl removed?

This is a great video since I purchased a 2010 Honda CBR600rr with 3000 miles on her. Your video really helped me even though I am a 50cc moped racing engine Genius. My question is: Does the CBR hold 2 quarts of honda coolant or 3 quarts? . I bought 3 but only put two in. Great video and thank you sir. RH DSD

This was very helpful. Thank CycleCruza

hi, cyclecruza, i've been watching your video for over a year and i am your big fan, i just started riding last year after watching your video and i still have lots of things to be learned. i got my own 08 cbr600rr this summer, im very excited but i still have some maintain work to do on it since it is a second hand bike, can you make a video on How to flush the brake fluid on cbr600? i searched youtube and nobody has ever done a brake fluid change video on cbr600rr, so i think i may need your help, any replies would be appreciated! thank you!

Great vid mate very detailed.

Really well done and explained. Great video. Ta.

Thx for the video, very helpful

Very good detailed video. 👍

You Make it look easy ....I get so nervous when attempting these adamant il mess it up 😅

Nice video man, well detailed.

im pretty sure there are two drain bolts..... one behind the radiator one next to the kickstand

Good video and very easy to understand. Im going to do a coolant flush on my 06 cbr 600rr. I seen a video on here saying you have to make sure their are no air bubbles from looking at the top of the radiator?

awesome I will do this next month

nicely done. BTW if you have pets, NEVER leave coolant in a bucket on on the floor. It is sweet tasting and VERY toxic. A dog or cat will drink it and then it is all over.

love your vids man

Nicely done... Nicely done!!

Thank you man. Great work

CC, I would also recommend using a waterless coolant. This will greatly extend the engine and cooling life use.

thanks!

If you are moving this is not normal. The CBR should be at 78-79C at highway speeds and get up to 100-105 stopped at lights and in high congestion traffic.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated guys!

Thanks bro very helpful and very detailed thanks.

Thank you. This helped a lot.

Thx finally some body knows how to fuckin talk clear thx Mario from Fullerton C A

Thank you!

ok, good stuff man, I need to study more. Thanks alot.

What was the point in flushing all the coolant through to get rid off all of the old coolant then just putting new coolant in you then have distilled water still there what you have not flushed

Great video! Much appreciated.

I can't get 3 liters of coolant in my bike. Don't know what I did wrong. I opened the drain on the engine and the drain at the pump. Then I refilled but only got 1.5 liters in. The manual says it holds 3.15 liters. Help.

Question! I just did this job and notice that reservoir tube that goes to the left side isn’t connected and I was trying to figure out where exactly it connects to

But how do you empty the over fill tank under seat? 🤔 Very hard to get to with the bends in plastic even with hose

Is it necessary to keep the engine running until fan kicks in and thermostat opens after filling the system with coolant? Watched some videos where they recommend doing that and don't know what is the correct procedure. Thanks

What about the cylinder drain bolt? Do we need to remove this too? In the manual it says to remove it to fully drain the coolant but I don't see you doing this in the video. Is it mandatory? Do you think we can fully flush it without doing that? Thanks in advance!

great video. step 5 is not that easy, I tried

Stick with oem, from what I hear engine ice is no better than oem coolant.

Great vid thanks man

Great job! How many miles are on your bike?

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You're wrong. It's actually to inspect every 8k and replace every 24k. I think flushing out your coolant every 8k would be too much. Thanks for sharing though.

great video!!

Qucik question I topped my reserve bottle up few days back and its gone down slowly over few days not done many miles no leaks any were is this bad and it staying at normall temps so cant work out why ... but great vid

Some one suggested to me that if it goes as high as 115 degrees for the 2008, It could cause a major problem. It's hasn't reach 115, only goes up to 100-110. Okay man. Let's see what up if it goes to 115. Thank.

Any thoughts on Engine Ice coolant? I'm not racing, I don't live in too warm of a climate, but these CBR's run warm (mainly referring to traffic).

So on 6-13 do you have to start the bike everytime to? And how do you know when the air is out. Where did you get the washer from

Legend thanks very much 👍

I didn’t put a new washer on the drain plug. Is this going to break something?

how many bottles of hp coolant should i buy? premixed so i can just fill it up after cleaning with just hp coolant right? btw haven't seen any tutorial page thats better.

I just did a radiator flush on my 09 cbr 600rr and the check engine light came on...why would it come on?

Thanks for the quick reply, i've just got one last concern. in step 16 you emphasized to leave the 'radiator cap off'. then i've followed through until step 19 when i turn off the bike coolant spewed out of the radiator! did i overfill it? i used 2 quarts of coolant, filling the reserve tank and the rest in the radiator.

Do you have to put a new sealing washer on it? I'm pressed for time and will be doing this tomorrow lol

What’s the 2-3 hoses hanging from bottom when I took off my fairings I seen them on my 2013cbr600rr.

I have a 2013 - is this the same procedure ?

Just bought a 05 cbr600rr it has 14k miles. Should I change the coolant? Or anything else I should do? Thanks.

Here is the forum thread that will help you understand how our bike works, it's complete;y normal how your bike is running hot (Remove the (dot) and put a dot): 600rr(dot)net/vb/showthread(dot)php?t=196767

had to travel to homedepot multiple times to figure this out, and surprisingly little info online: what size socket do I need for the coolant drain bolt?

Cycle cruza the 2009 cbr600 I bought had 0 Coolent the bike starts right up and runs perfect the I just found out that the reserve tank has a hole in it is my bike toast ? Or will it be fine when I fix the issue ?

Hmm... it will hit 100-105 and the fan work out to bring heat down to aprox 70-95... I will make video and if you could help me check it... Thank man, big help.

When do you do this type of maintenance?? Like at what KM?

Do you haaaave to use the honda pro coolant? Isn't coolant basically all the same..

Cyclecruza i got a question man. Is this exact same procedure on a 2007 cbr1000rr?

Dude, I need some advice. I noticed u went from the cbr250r to the cbr600rr, did u have any problems handling the 600 or did the 250 give u what u needed to be able handle the 600? Thanku in advance for any info u could give me about handling the cbr600rr

Thanks top g

So should the coolant be up to the upper line or between upper and lower line??

Excellent!