Replacing the radiator - big job or little job?

Originally Posted by Scoobs

You couldn't send it round to decorate my front room when it's finished your shelf could you?

I have a shed or a garage in need of building too!

Originally Posted by northwind

Yeah, especially the first pointies with the wider radiator, they were like anti-crash bungs, designed to touch down first and destroy an expensive part So they're not common. Your bent one will be worth something of course...

Is this the same with the faired or is it just the naked's? I want a new one for my fully faired but one of the mounting points for the fairing is on the rad so I wouldn't have thought they'd be different to the later models. If they are, perhaps this is why my fairing had to be "adjusted" to work with the gixer front end?

[northwind]

I'm not totally sure on that one to be honest.

Originally Posted by phil24_7

No they're not. I've been looking for one to replace mine as one of the fairing mount holes is a bit mangled! They're upwards of £40 for a second hand one!

No chance of retapping the hole then?

It's still got a thread in it however the hole has been pushed in a little and the rad has a slight bend along it's length.

It works perfectly and if I hadn't fitted the gixer front end I would never have noticed it, it's only because I was fettling the fairing plastics that I noticed!

Originally Posted by northwind

I'm not totally sure on that one to be honest.

Does any one know if the rads on the S model changed like the naked model?

I think but am not totally sure, the naked wont fit on a fared but a fared will fit on a naked. Something to do with mounting points for the plastics

Originally Posted by Lissa

Durbs, if the radiator isn't leaking and you just don't like the dink in it, have you thought about a stainless radiator cover?

Total sense from the lady there! Well done Lissa.