radiator

[ohlinsr1]

I may be wrong here but.....

I Always use a power washer ( a domestic one ) on other bikes I have owned , they are not going to blow the core out  ( an Industrial one will ) ,  if the Rad is that fragile then we are all in trouble , used to do tractors and combine rads with a washer that genarated 5000 psi it was the only thing that got all the crap out , or strip them out soak and blow out with HP air line ( Wearing a pair of goggles ) , the old GPZ 900 R was known for overheating and boiling up cannot see that the GTR would suffer like that but I am new to the bike so I hope not , ended up pulling the thermostat out in the campsite at Paul Ricard during the old Bol D Or ...its a long story ...

Unless someone is motocrossing with their GTR I cant really see rad cleaning being a routine maint task , bugs are going to degrade eventually .....surely !!!

[2kwacks]

I can't see the normal power washer doing any arm to the rad providing you don't have it on full force and you are fair decent away from it. of course, we all have our own thoughts on this. also can't see bugs blocking the rad to the point it overheats, we also tend to blabber on about trivial things when we have nothing better to do.. like I'm doing now but on a more serious note! I tend to keep on top of the dirt and bugs that get trapped in the fins. I don't and won't use a power wash, I just use a normal hose pipe from the back of the rad and rinse the bugs and dirt out, providing you do this on a regular basis the rad will stay bug and free.

[100milesaway]

Or you could come and live in the "Dales" where it never rains, so you have no need to worry about your rad getting clogged full of shite .

[O.C.]

Or you could come and live in the "Dales" where it never rains,