Yamaha Zeal 250, liquid cooled?

[Dean]

Hi everyone, i just got me a 1995 yamaha zeal 250, am loving it will post pics soon, anyway i know it is liquid cooled, this is a really noob question so bear with me please. Can i just fill it up with water or is there some sort of?? my dad found the liquid cooling thing and it is low and my bike temp light has turned on a few times.
I really want to take her out for a spin and open her up through the twisties before midnight , so if anyone can help me out with this soon.Any help will be much appreciated, i dont want to sound too rushed.

[Neon]

If you want to take her for a spin, water is fine. You can get proper coolant and change it later by disconnecting a radiator hose and draining the system. Probably wouldn't do it any harm to do a coolant change either.

Have fun!

:scooter:

[Dean]

If you want to take her for a spin, water is fine. You can get proper coolant and change it later by disconnecting a radiator hose and draining the system. Probably wouldn't do it any harm to do a coolant change either.

Have fun!

:scooter:

Will it preform properly with me redlining it if i don't put in any water before i go out?

[Neon]

Well, you said yourself that the light's on already. I certainly wouldn't be giving it death with any part of the system operating at sub-standard level. Water is fine short term.

[FJRider]

If you spend all the riding time at redline... it wont last long at all. No matter how much coolent you have in it.

[Dean]

Im not going to redline the bike all the time tonight, but im going to test to see how it handles (up there^) speed through corners.
Will be of now, thankyou Neon and FJRider for the help/advice, will post pics of the bike tommorow, cheers.

[ducatilover]

it wont be too bad with water in it. but i would say as all others do, keep the coolant level right, with coolant!:rockon:

[erik]

It's just a temperature warning light, right? Is your cooling fan working? I don't think the temperature warning light should come on unless something's wrong and it's getting too hot. The fan should switch on and cool the bike down before the warning light comes on.

For the coolant you're best to use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze/distilled water. You can get a 10L container of distilled water from the supermarket for not much.

[Dean]

New yellow paint job, went well yesterday on PRIVATE ROADS, am really loving the zeal 50/50 on touring ability though.It has the power- 16 revs red line, at about 7 revolutions (less than half revs) i can cruise at 120kph with plenty more pull left to about 10 grand where I'm around 150kph (was windy and on a PRIVATE ROAD).But petrol wise I'm sure i filled it up to near( about $19) full and it only lasted 160ks before my tank is reduced to reserve . But very loud,a mix between a throaty rumble when idling and a f1 car when twisting the throttle, good of the lights, should keep me occupied till my full licence.
Any other zeal owners out there?

[breakaway]

That looks like a it's in good condition. Don't bin it!

[Reido]

New yellow paint job, went well yesterday on PRIVATE ROADS, am really loving the zeal 50/50 on touring ability though.It has the power- 16 revs red line, at about 7 revolutions (less than half revs) i can cruise at 120kph with plenty more pull left to about 10 grand where I'm around 150kph (was windy and on a PRIVATE ROAD).But petrol wise I'm sure i filled it up to near( about $19) full and it only lasted 160ks before my tank is reduced to reserve . But very loud,a mix between a throaty rumble when idling and a f1 car when twisting the throttle, good of the lights, should keep me occupied till my full licence.
Any other zeal owners out there?

oi noob check you're PMs

looks nice btw, cant wait to ride it. hehehehe :bleh:

[FJRider]

New yellow paint job, went well yesterday on PRIVATE ROADS, am really loving the zeal 50/50 on touring ability though.It has the power- 16 revs red line, at about 7 revolutions (less than half revs) i can cruise at 120kph with plenty more pull left to about 10 grand where I'm around 150kph (was windy and on a PRIVATE ROAD).But petrol wise I'm sure i filled it up to near( about $19) full and it only lasted 160ks before my tank is reduced to reserve . But very loud,a mix between a throaty rumble when idling and a f1 car when twisting the throttle, good of the lights, should keep me occupied till my full licence.
Any other zeal owners out there?

Up and down through the gears, you will use more petrol than you would touring. Especially if you are testing it out. How many litres in a tank ?

[Dean]

oi noob check you're PMs

looks nice btw, cant wait to ride it. hehehehe :bleh:

Definitely bro, you can take it for a thrash this weekend, i havent really taken it past 10 revs , i think it could do 180kph through the new tunnel :wari:
Its a bit to loud for my liking, i dont know if it has a performance exhaust but now my neighbours hate me even when im going slow as i can the bike is just throaty then like a hornet/ cbr sound when accelerating.

[ducatilover]

180kph would be asking a bit much wouldn't it? gotta love private road testing:2thumbsup

[Reido]

Definitely bro, you can take it for a thrash this weekend, i havent really taken it past 10 revs , i think it could do 180kph through the new tunnel :wari:
Its a bit to loud for my liking, i dont know if it has a performance exhaust but now my neighbours hate me even when im going slow as i can the bike is just throaty then like a hornet/ cbr sound when accelerating.

let me take it for a blat at lunch time! i have free bock last block!

[Dean]

180kph would be asking a bit much wouldn't it? gotta love private road testing:2thumbsup

Oh i mean the PRIVATE ROAD tunnel?:sweatdrop i wouldnt do it myself or encourage anyone else to do the same in the new tunnel.
But at 150kph on a flat it was only on 10 revs and and it kept accelerating, given the right conditions i think i can max it out around 180kph on a PRIVATE ROAD STRAIGHT.
I didnt expect the zeal to do more than 140 as cited on reviews, but i was suprised that when pushing it a bit i could see potential.

[Dean]

let me take it for a blat at lunch time! i have free bock last block!

Yep aslong as you dont bin it, im fine with that.

[ducatilover]

Oh i mean the PRIVATE ROAD tunnel?:sweatdrop i wouldnt do it myself or encourage anyone else to do the same in the new tunnel.
But at 150kph on a flat it was only on 10 revs and and it kept accelerating, given the right conditions i think i can max it out around 180kph on a PRIVATE ROAD STRAIGHT.
I didnt expect the zeal to do more than 140 as cited on reviews, but i was suprised that when pushing it a bit i could see potential.

i would be expecting 165kmh [PRIVATE ROAD] speed. I don't condone those speeds on the open road. My spada managed 170k after around 50 years on private testing roads before i chucked the fairing at it. so i would expect similar from the same power ish zeal

[Howsie]

Hi everyone, i just got me a 1995 yamaha zeal 250, am loving it will post pics soon, anyway i know it is liquid cooled, this is a really noob question so bear with me please. Can i just fill it up with water or is there some sort of?? my dad found the liquid cooling thing and it is low and my bike temp light has turned on a few times.
I really want to take her out for a spin and open her up through the twisties before midnight , so if anyone can help me out with this soon.Any help will be much appreciated, i dont want to sound too rushed.

Always good to keep the coolant level right just like a car. Would hate for the engine to overheat and warp something important. If the coolant is always full then you will not have the light come on. If that light comes on you need to stop immediately and allow the engine to cool, it is there for a reason.


Definitely bro, you can take it for a thrash this weekend, i havent really taken it past 10 revs , i think it could do 180kph through the new tunnel :wari:
Its a bit to loud for my liking, i dont know if it has a performance exhaust but now my neighbours hate me even when im going slow as i can the bike is just throaty then like a hornet/ cbr sound when accelerating.

Bugger the neigbours haha they dont know what they are missing out on!
180kph would be a bit breezy on a naked bike!

[Dean]

This lady down my road doesent let me go down to the end of the road anymore, and she will flag me down and tell me to turn around.
Because she has a 2 year old son and a 5 year old girl and they get scared of the sound when i accelerate , and they run around the road alot so they dont want their kids to be hit by me.
So i respect that but i just go really slow and in a higher gear, would be better if the bike wasnt as loud yano.

[ducatilover]

Kids shouldn't be on the road. Kids should HTFU

[Dean]

Kids shouldn't be on the road. Kids should HTFU

Well they are little kids and they just like to play, but the mother should understand that i go as slow as i can and use low revs now.
But overall the zeal is good for someone like myself who wants the power of a 250 for touring, full size framed bike, to get through their restricted licence to full.


But to everyone my bike was tested on private roads IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO AN EXCESS OF THE ROAD SPEEDS TAKE IT TO THE TRACK,PRIVATE ROADS,ITS NOT WORTH IT PUSHING YOUR NEW BIKE ON THE ROAD, SAVE LIVES AND KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE ROADS OUR FAMILIES USE.:done:

[Reido]

But to everyone my bike was tested on private roads IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO AN EXCESS OF THE ROAD SPEEDS TAKE IT TO THE TRACK,PRIVATE ROADS,ITS NOT WORTH IT PUSHING YOUR NEW BIKE ON THE ROAD, SAVE LIVES AND KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE ROADS OUR FAMILIES USE.:done:

We get the picture... stop saying it..... :bleh:

so which private road was this? :nono:

XD

[retro asian]

LIke the paint job.

Yellow Power!! :Punk:

[Dean]

We get the picture... stop saying it..... :bleh:

so which private road was this? :nono:

XD

I spy with my little eye, the place with sunny beaches and big waves, up north, where the nice tasting fried chicken and chips for $10 in a lunch box, and where there is a petrol station that has road works working on it and the the lady tries to fill my bike up, and apparently its called customer hospitality.

[Reido]

I spy with my little eye, the place with sunny beaches and big waves, up north, where the nice tasting fried chicken and chips for $10 in a lunch box, and where there is a petrol station that has road works working on it and the the lady tries to fill my bike up, and apparently its called customer hospitality.

ohhh that private road, i like that one

why wasnt i invited! :angry: :innocent:

[wbks]

Duno if anyone's cared to mention it but "coolant" does actually take its name from its purpose and it does actually lower the boiling temp of water and although stopping it from freezing in -0 temps isn't needed in NZ, (unless you go icetrackin it in scottbase) it also stops pitting in the Al that the water will do on its own over time. Basically, you can get away with light riding with straight water or very dilute coolant, it's better for the bike to have a nice coolant mix. It's not hard, just mix some up tomorrow. Topping it up with water is better than nothing, but it is possible to overheat the bike even with it topped up full if you have no coolant in there

[Dean]

ohhh that private road, i like that one

why wasnt i invited! :angry: :innocent:

I txted you for a ride when i bought my bike!! i would of shouted you country fried chicken too!! but its fine im keen to go for another ride out there or some where else, just got to save up for petrol.
Would of been good if you came, playing cat and mouse would of never been funner on those certain private roads, they are mostly your roads you discovered them and dominate them.:scooter:

[Reido]

I txted you for a ride when i bought my bike!! i would of shouted you country fried chicken too!! but its fine im keen to go for another ride out there or some where else, just got to save up for petrol.
Would of been good if you came, playing cat and mouse would of never been funner on those certain private roads, they are mostly your roads you discovered them and dominate them.:scooter:

you said "sometime" not "lets go for a ride now!"
XD

well actualy... i stole them from TOTO XD

[Dean]

you said "sometime" not "lets go for a ride now!"
XD

well actualy... i stole them from TOTO XD

I didnt know if you were busy, or free. Next time i will ask if you are free on a specific day or straight away.

True TOTO owns/owned the route, but i thought he passed the roads down to you? lol

You might be the secondary owner, considering you took a few noobs through there.Great place though, to bad i get sunburnt everytime i go there.
I probably shouldnt of rode my bike there yesterday because i didnt ask you and TOTO for my right of passage :clap: