Rotting Radiator

[Guest henrymorgan]

I've just removed the radiator fairing to discover that the aluminium radiator body is corroding like it's going out of fashion. This bike's only done 21,000 miles; not impressed.

Thought I would find out the cost of a replacement and the local Honda dealer's quoting 434 quid! Hopefully David Silver can do a better price but his phone's not working at the moment, for some reason.

I'll have a go at polishing out the rot, but can anyone steer me to a good radiator repair place, please?

I'm in South Wales (someone's got to live there).

Has anyone else found this problem?

[fast_eddy 712]

I assume you just mean external corrosion where the paint has flaked off and left a blotchy white, crusty, mess?

If you've got a radiator repairers nearby, you could take it along and ask 'em if they'll dip it in their tank for you?

Or you could give it a gentle scrubbing with a brass wired brush.

Then give it a couple of coats of black spray paint and it'll look like new.

Then don't forget to take the plastics off from time to time and clean it properly!

Good luck...

[x11r 386]

I had the same on mine , I just scrubbed it a bit with a brass wire brush and repainted it

[dwr 5]

Yup, mine too after 57k or so, but only the side tanks, the matrix was ok. Wire brush and more paint... it was a bit pitted in a few places but no disaster..

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