5 Tips to Keep Your Motorcycle Durable in Hot Weather

During the summer season, rising temperatures can easily cause vehicles to overheat, with components frequently becoming overloaded and wearing out rapidly. Therefore, to ensure your beloved vehicle operates sustainably and reliably, it's essential to know how to care for and maintain your motorcycle properly. Below, Huynh Chau shares some useful tips for using your bike in hot weather. Let's explore these tips!

To keep your vehicle running smoothly, proper maintenance is essential.

1. Regularly check engine oil and coolant levels

When the motorcycle operates frequently in hot, dusty conditions, engine oils and coolants will quickly deplete and lose quality, affecting the engine's performance. Therefore, during hot weather, it's crucial to monitor the levels and condition of the engine oil and coolant in your bike.

Theoretically, you should change the coolant every 40,000 - 50,000 km. However, in hot conditions, you may consider changing it earlier, depending on the actual situation. Here are some quality coolant products you may refer to: Essenza COOLe Moto R50, Motul Motocool Factory Line Organic -35°C, Motul Motocool Expert -37°C,…

Regular oil changes for motorcycles are necessary.

As for engine oil, you can track it based on your motorcycle's maintenance schedule and the kilometers traveled. Typically, experts recommend that owners change the oil after about 1,000 - 1,500 km for scooters and after 2,000 km for manual bikes. Additionally, you can also check by observing the color of the oil on the dipstick. If the oil has turned black and thick, it indicates it's time for a change.

Some popular oil brands currently in the Vietnamese market include: Top 1 M10 Zoom Plus 4T 10w40, Motul 300V FL Road Racing 4T 10w40, Motul 7100 4T 10w40, Repsol Moto Racing 4T 10w40, Repsol Moto Scooter MB 4T 10w40, Fuchs Silkolene Pro 4T 10w40,…

To select quality oil suitable for your engine, you can learn more about the technical specifications of oils in the article: What do the specifications on oil bottles mean?

2. Regular maintenance of components

An important tip for ensuring your vehicle runs consistently in hot weather is to check and maintain (and replace when necessary) components such as: battery, fuel injectors, air filter system, spark plugs, brakes, chain, drive belt,…