[/quote]from the wise words of a forum member my guess is manuals for nsrs are rarer than rocking horse sh*t buried beneath hens teeth or none existent, is this true?[/quote]

Yes, altough I have a scanned copy of a service manual for the '16 I can mail to you, it should answer your questions.

as for oil I use castrol tts, smells lovely

50/50 water and antifreeze sounds ok.

I choke mine for about 30 secs, let it stand for 60 secs and then gentle riding until 1/4 way up gauge.

new rings every 10k.

1 What does the PM mean?

do you mean personal message?? It's like an e-mail through the site, easiest way to contact another member without having to swap addresses.

hope this helps
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