Been browsing this forum for a couple of years now. Only having felt the urge to comment a couple of times. Anyway here's my first thread started. Went out on the 2013 multi on Monday to park up when I got home with a fine jet of water spraying out of the radiator. Upon closer inspection I found some damage. Really had to look to find it though. Obviously stone damage so took it into the dealers today to get it fixed. Was told it's quite common especially when riding in groups. Been riding 30 years and this is the first it's happened to me or any of my friends. Guess we've been lucky. Got a price for a new radiator which is £700 plus fitting. Might be repairable but this is a warning to everybody to put radiator guards on. Isn't worth the risk not to for the sake of fifty quid or so!
Think it must have been bad luck. Had plenty of water cooled bikes over the years. Had a 2010 multi for 3 years and this one for 18 months. El Toro probably right though if you put it in perspective
It's an all aluminium radiator, so repair is easy. I fix copper / ally rads most weeks and test them to ++700psi. Rads are really easy to damage. Highly recommend both oil and water guards. When riding in groups one tends to "follow on" an overtake, taking you behind another bike with hot sticky tyres as it passes over the loose gravel in the middle of the road. In the last 30 years I've had loads of bike / helmet damage inflicted this way.:Arghh: And so have my mates. Bad luck after just 3 days.:Arghh:
Definitely repairable by these guys and my repair was almost indistinguishable. Cost about £150 from memory and about a week turnaround. Simple job to remove and reinstall the radiator. GMX Radiators - The UK's Number One for Alloy Motocross Radiators , Cooling and Starting Systems I had the same problem last year, passing a group of sports bike riders I felt something hit my leg and a few miles further on my foot slipped off the footpeg. When I looked down my leg was soaked in coolant. First ride after the coolant had been replaced under the recall too! Of course now that the horse has bolted the stable door has been firmly secured by fitment of a guard................ Oh and £700 is about the same as a Japanese radiator according to my local dealer. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the input guys. Dealer sent the radiator off for repair as a first resort but it hasn't worked so a new one on it's way. Was some kind of resin drawn through that filled the hole.......or not in this case. Not quite sure where the 3 days comes from though:Bored:.
No000000000000000000000000000000000. This isn't a repair...its a bodge. Pressure test and find hole. Clear area of paint, rub clean. Flux, appropriate filler rod (matching the aluminium of the radiator*) and use naked flame to put liquid metal over/in/around the hole (while purging with OFN). AKA a braze. The hole is now thicker than the original metal. Test then clean. Paint as required. * or use silver. The ONLY time a radiator cannot be repaired is when it's internally corroded, such that it's about to have lots of holes.
Better still....lets cut the crap....send it to me. I'll fix it for £20 including return postage. I'll let you paint it..so you can see the repair. Google me for the address. The guys that charge £150 will make a nicer looking repair, mine are functional and strong. More Brunel than Colin Chapman.
Dudes....this isn't my normal rate...I just hate seeing people ripped off..unless it's Andy's Bike at my kind of price. Unless he's crying when i leave I know i've paid over the odds.:Inpain:
