(All comments sincerely appreciated)
So took my Max to the dealer who sold it to me. They replaced the r/r, not sure if OEM or a different one. They said it cooled down on the highway, and hey had no problems with overheating.
Well...
I was riding home, and it was quickly in the read. Fan came on to no avail. Thought maybe more airflow should help. I circum-navigated Queens and a quarter of Brooklyn on the highway; running in the red the entire time.
Three days ago I missed my turn and slowly drive around Chinatown and Wallstreet in 90 degree weather. Bike felt very hot, in the red. I parked it, too the fake tank cover off, and got an awesome video of my reservoir boiling.
I'm curious if the coolant is even circulating through the radiator (though the bypass valve (or whatever on the manifold under the radiator), seems to be correct.
Lastly, I noticed the plug on the ? 1st cylinder (rear on the left), was leaking tiny amounts of coolant, and the area around the plug had scaling suggestive of an ongoing problem. I also hear a lot of "pops" when I accelerate (e.g. at least one per second).
Thoughts?