Holed radiator.

[Nutsinatin]

Anyone had worse luck when they bought an SV? Second owner on a 2009 model with full suzuki service history (had 7000 miles when I bought it), I've done 3000 miles and so far have burnt out the ignition circuit with water in the connector block, then a rear wheel puncture with 400 miles on a new tyre, then burnt out headlight circuit due to water in the connector block and today I holed the radiator when a stone went through it. I live in the middle of nowhere (hour walk to the train station - no other public transport) so I'm now stuck with a two hour commute to Reading when a return train ticket costs the same as half my weekly fuel bill whilst I try to repair the bike (good luck getting a rad, gotta get one posted as I can't pick one up!) and as I just started a new job Monday I won't get paid now until the end of August. Someone cheer me up please!

[Spank86]

stick chewing gum on the rad?

[Nutsinatin]

What harm can it do? Think it would be alright to just use water in it to go get some coolant?

[Biker Biggles]

Plain water is fine as long as it stays in and doesnt p1ss out while you are going along.Race bikes run with just water all the time.

[rapidgaz]

Bet they use distilled water, unless its very soft water where you live. Hard water is not good for alloy engines.

[Biker Biggles]

Bet they use distilled water, unless its very soft water where you live. Hard water is not good for alloy engines.
For a day or so while you fix it?Im sure any old water will be fine as long as it doesnt have lumps in it.

[Scoobs]

stick chewing gum on the rad?

Nice one Spank.

I had to do this when I holed my rad when I was out with the GM hooligans ;)

Got me home and I then cleaned it all off with copious amounts of WD40. Flashed all that off with brake cleaner then smeared some 2 pack epoxy over the hole. That was a couple of thousand miles ago. Doesn't leak and cost about £4.99 to fix.

[wideguy]

What Scoobs said. If you take your radiator to a repair shop, they'll do basically the same thing, they'll just charge you for their expertise.

[Nutsinatin]

Well I'll give it a go as Suzuki want £500 for a new rad and see how it holds out, makes me feel slightly better!