rozza
Stuck in the saddle
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Post by rozza on Apr 2, 2007 12:31:43 GMT
Hi Guys
Was riding to work today on a beautiful sunny morning and all seemed fine, but as I slowed down at a roundabout I noticed billows of steam coming up from the front. Had a radiator leak central about two thirds of way up grills, must've been a stone chip or summit. (original rad wire mesh still on bike)
Managed to get it to work, riding steadily (no red warning lights or anything scary like that). Question is, can I get it back to Bath 20 miles if i ride slow enough or is it a call out charge - (cant leave it in Shepton Mallet as it wont be there in the morning)
Ive read about various techniques to plug it up, from pour ins to welding. Whats the current best answer out there, any help gratefully received.
Bad luck it is, but the real meaning of this message is - I was gonna buy a bling proper rad cover last month, but never got round to it - so NEVER put off til tomorrow what you should've done yesterday
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Post by wardourdrive on Apr 2, 2007 15:34:01 GMT
bad luck there Rozza. I presume you removed the original diamond rubber (literally) from the mesh cover?? Seeing as you need to repair/replace teh rad why not stick in some radweld and let it fix it. top up with just water or whatever mix you can get then get home. Its better than nothing.
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rozza
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Post by rozza on Apr 3, 2007 8:38:11 GMT
Managed to get the bike home last night doing a steady 40mph with no apparent effects.
Tried to get the rad off and my allen keys were not up to the job and ended up rounding off both ends of the key, not the bolt, so an impasse until a mate arrives tonight with hopefully some better ones
ps no diamond thingy on the rad it was missing when I got the bike, def a stone or road debris
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Post by wardourdrive on Apr 3, 2007 10:58:37 GMT
At least you got home I bought some allen key ends for my ratchet from Halfords and they work a treat. So might be worth while. getting the Rad off is a simple task, especially on an R, the S takes a little more work but certainly acheivable.
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rozza
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Post by rozza on Apr 5, 2007 9:33:57 GMT
With the right kit, radiator came off easily. Took it to work on Wednesday, Arrow Radiators came to me and picked it up same day. Just had call from them saying its fixed and I will get it back this lunchtime (24hr turnaround). All for a total cost of £45.00 plus vat
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Apr 5, 2007 10:23:00 GMT
Nice one Rozza. A new radiator is £££££ for a ZRX. Cant actually remember the figure but it's a big oneI would suspect that as our bikes get older, more and more of us are going to suffer the same fate and if a company like Arrow Radiators (I've heard of them before for some reason) can sort it for a realistic figure then they deserve our business. Have you got any contact details for them so that we can post them somewhere safe for future reference?
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Apr 5, 2007 10:26:01 GMT
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rozza
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Post by rozza on Apr 6, 2007 14:07:00 GMT
Hopefully final update on radiator Me and my Blandit mate today fitted the radiator back on the bike, took it for a spin and all seems well. Cracking to be back on the bike this glorious weekend
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Post by Les on Apr 6, 2007 20:39:59 GMT
;D thats what we love to read, a story with a ending.
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