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Shawthing 06-09-12 07:45 PM
Pointy radiator damaged.
 
Was riding home tonight when i looked down to see i had a wet right boot.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...9-06180711.jpg

Manual says not to use radiator anti leak additives, it's not a mild leak as you can see.
Other than the obvious 'Replace radiator' which a quick look is goin to be about £160, have i any other options?

Bibio 06-09-12 07:50 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged
 
brazed with silver solder

jambo 06-09-12 08:06 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged
 
Obviously the best fix is to replace the radiator. However, if money's a little tight you're not entirely out of options.
It might not seem it but there's some good news here:
You can see exactly where the leak is.

Last time I had something similar, I cut away the fins above & below the leak and cleaned the area around the hole up so you could see the entire bar. I sanded and degreased the bar, then I wrapped some chemical metal and wire / mesh around the leak at let it harden.

A quick spray over with some paint and it looked pretty neat. That held up for a couple of months until I found a rad at the right price and decided to swap it out.

Jambo

joshwalker094 06-09-12 08:10 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged
 
just one question, how the hell did it happen?

aaron020873 06-09-12 08:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jambo (Post 2767850)
Obviously the best fix is to replace the radiator. However, if money's a little tight you're not entirely out of options.
It might not seem it but there's some good news here:
You can see exactly where the leak is.

Last time I had something similar, I cut away the fins above & below the leak and cleaned the area around the hole up so you could see the entire bar. I sanded and degreased the bar, then I wrapped some chemical metal and wire / mesh around the leak at let it harden.

A quick spray over with some paint and it looked pretty neat. That held up for a couple of months until I found a rad at the right price and decided to swap it out.

Jambo
Great advice that's why I like this site.

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Shawthing 06-09-12 08:49 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged.
 
Cheers for replys.

Looks like could be permanently repaired then, and i have found a few car radiator repair businesses around Manchester i can give a ring.

Dont trust myself to do temporary repair as described.

Josh . No idea . can only presume a stone impact (despite having fender extender) during journey as there was no wet patch under the bike when parked at work (I'd have spotted that). May be investing in a protective grill for the rad in future.

mikerj 07-09-12 08:44 AM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawthing (Post 2767836)
Other than the obvious 'Replace radiator' which a quick look is goin to be about £160, have i any other options?
Pointy radiator is currently shown as £114 at Aaron Radiator which is a bit of a bargain I reckon. Even Delkevic want £140.

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Re: Pointy radiator damaged.
 
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Badeye 08-09-12 06:28 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged.
 
get on ebay and see if someone is breaking a bike, thats what i did when i damaged my radiator and i managed to get one for £55 posted, BARGAIN!!

Shawthing 08-09-12 06:50 PM
Re: Pointy radiator damaged.
 
I stripped the radiator off last night and today took it to a radiator repair shop in East Manchester that has some good reviews.
Though the main guy wasn't there, they said would be about £25-30 .


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