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Originally Posted by rdp5008
So is it normal for the OCS drain hose to be nearly 25% full after about 25-30 miles of riding? Based on the color and smell it seems that the fluid is mostly if not all gas. Is this normal as well? I can smell the fuel when I stop and inspect the bike.
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Yes, perfectly normal.
The bike runs very cool for the North American climate, so you get a lot of crankcase vapors condensing out of the OCS. Some RX3 owners have installed higher opening temperature rated thermostats to increase the operating temperature of the engine. Others use radiator blocks. I fall into the latter category. Currently, with riding temperatures in the 50-70 Deg F range I have the right radiator completely blocked off to airflow. In still lower riding temperatures, I block off half of the left radiator, too.