Yeah, I see this on the top of the oil cap on our cars when the weather is extremely cold. It does look just like mayonnaise. It's condensation + oil blended together.
I agree that Maddog should be keeping an eye on coolant and other potential areas for concern.
Michelle, as Koot states, it's already prepared with the correct water, 50/50. You just pour it into the vehicle and you're done. No guessing about which water is the correct water.
We bought a set of these a few weeks ago. They do permit some customization with lever length. I've fitted them to my Honda as well. Some will like them, some will not see them as an upgrade:
Michelle, you can also source the coolant pre-mixed so you don't have to worry about whether you've got the "correct" water.
I changed the coolant in our bike a month ago and purchased the correct spec coolant, premixed, on Amazon.
All the body panels keep the engine/exhaust very hot. I've driven our bike a bit with the lower cowls removed and that circulates a significant amount of air.
We're still fairly cool here. Have not driven the bike on a hot day and I have not seen any sort of warnings apart from hearing the...
The measurement systems are not the same. In the USA we quote AKI (anti knock index) or (RON+MON)/2...that's what's printed on the pumps. Their system is generally 4 - 5 points higher for the equivalent product elsewhere in the world. Our "92 octane" is equivalent to their "97 octane".
One...