sorry it was late last night when i posted that. anyways, after re-reading what you wrote, it sounds like you bled it right. did you do it exactly like this? per service manual... 2-18 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AIR BLEEDING THE COOLING CIRCUIT • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Support the motorcycle upright. • Slowly swing the motorcycle, right and left, to bleed the air trapped in the cooling circuit. • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Start up the engine and bleed air from the radiator inlet completely. • Add engine coolant up to the radiator inlet. • Repeat the above procedure until no air bleeds from the radiator inlet. • Loosen the air bleeding bolt 1 and check that the engine coolant flows out. • Close the air bleeding bolt securely. • Close the radiator cap securely. • After warming up and cooling down the engine several times, add the engine coolant up to the full level of the reservoir. Engine coolant capacity: Engine side : 2 400 ml (2.5/2.1 US/Imp qt) Reservoir tank side : 250 ml (0.3/0.2 US/lmp qt) Repeat the above procedure several times and make sure that the radiator is filled with engine coolant up to the reservoir full level.