Came across this zombie thread while browsing the site and thought I would add my 2p worth.
In my younger days I had a succession of cars (older models, admittedly) and every damn one seemed to have a problem with the water cooling. This made me glad of my a/c bikes and I even went to a/c for my car when I had a number of 2CVs, Dyanes etc. I used to regard water-cooling as the work of the devil.
Having said that, I have had plenty of water-cooled bikes in recent years, and not one has given a problem or even needed topping up between coolant changes. I am now completely confident in the concept, just like I am now happy with EFI. That took a while, too.
And having said that, if I were travelling right out in the sticks, I would probably choose the a/c XT over the w/c FGS, just because if it aint there, it can't go wrong.
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