Rad re-jig info / help

[Stolichnaya]

Looking for help on my Rad please.
The fins are fairly bent over and looking nasty. The rad is watertight and no loss of coolant on a June trip in Italy at a fast pace - 37 degrees outside temp and the bike was on 3 bars on the temp gauge all of it but it was HOT!!

Am I being unduly cautious? Are they all like it?

I've seen the fender extensions but as mine never had one and it's a 2010 bike it's a bit like polishing a turd to add one now?

Do I re-core it? Buy a foreign copy?  Anyone bought a copy and had good results?
Used genuine ones on eBay £250+ and look no better than mine

Cheers
Stoli

[ChrisB]

Take it to a radiator repair specialist who should be able to pressure test it and advise on condition of fins etc. He may be able to recore it if required.

[PaulB]

Buy a black R&G radiator cover and forget about it

Cheers

Paul B.

[wildybeast]

  If the cooling fan is cutting in and out then all is good.

[O.C.]

I'm with the view that if its working then don't fix it ....Add a Radiator Guard

This might be of some use   

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/371545963907?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=51318944048&rlsatarget=pla-381868100861&abcId=1128956&adtype=pla&merchantid=101764276&poi=&googleloc=9045177&device=c&campaignid=857338527&crdt=0

[Stolichnaya]

I'm with the view that if its working then don't fix it ....Add a Radiator Guard

This might be of some use   

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/371545963907?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=51318944048&rlsatarget=pla-381868100861&abcId=1128956&adtype=pla&merchantid=101764276&poi=&googleloc=9045177&device=c&campaignid=857338527&crdt=0

STUNNED - i didn't even know these things existed!  top work thank you.
I'm going to buy one and spend many hours with tongue at side of mouth doing each fin. 
I will also buy a guard - seen one for £25

thanks for the top-tip

Stoli

[O.C.]

You're very welcome...hope it works   

[Stolichnaya]

You're very welcome...hope it works   

one bought and booked myself for garage time Sat and Sun.

as for ebay finds, ive just bought a set of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fold-Extend-Brake-Clutch-Levers-For-Kawasaki-ZX1400-ZZR1400-2006-2015-titanium/191892645040?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

ive had a set on my GSX14 and they've been fantastic - i know I'm now going to draw all sorts of "ooooh you don't wanna do that..."
BUT I DO AND I HAVE !!!  the GSX14 set have been fantastic - so there all you nae sayers

[wildybeast]

[Burchy]

Buy a black R&G radiator cover and forget about it

Cheers

Paul B.

+1

[Stolichnaya]

NOW THATS SOME ASS !!!!

[O.C.]

one bought and booked myself for garage time Sat and Sun.

as for ebay finds, ive just bought a set of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fold-Extend-Brake-Clutch-Levers-For-Kawasaki-ZX1400-ZZR1400-2006-2015-titanium/191892645040?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

ive had a set on my GSX14 and they've been fantastic - i know I'm now going to draw all sorts of "ooooh you don't wanna do that..."
BUT I DO AND I HAVE !!!  the GSX14 set have been fantastic - so there all you nae sayers

Good for you John, do what you want it's your bike after all     

[Robbieben]

Radiator fins are quite easy to straighten up, just as they are easily distorted by water leaving your front tyre at high speed. I'd always suggest a radiator protector but before you fit one try to straighten the fins back into line, they won't go perfectly as they will have stretched slightly, just try to create a good open air path. I use a plastic knife which I trimmed down to it's more meaty handle, created a blunt chisel type tip first by sharpening up then heating it up and rounding it off. It now resembles some film style prison impliment to hurt someone....just blunt, certainly does the job though.

[Stolichnaya]

Good for you John, do what you want it's your bike after all     

100% on the nail OC.  its mine you hear...  ALL MINE !!

I'm also getting my good friend Maccie back in to do some more Pinstriping.  ive already had the fairing done (pikkie below) but now I'm adding the later GTR14 stripe that goes on the edge of the fairing...  in Old Gold of course

[Stolichnaya]

Radiator fins are quite easy to straighten up, just as they are easily distorted by water leaving your front tyre at high speed. I'd always suggest a radiator protector but before you fit one try to straighten the fins back into line, they won't go perfectly as they will have stretched slightly, just try to create a good open air path. I use a plastic knife which I trimmed down to it's more meaty handle, created a blunt chisel type tip first by sharpening up then heating it up and rounding it off. It now resembles some film style prison impliment to hurt someone....just blunt, certainly does the job though.

thanks for the tip - i couldn't ever have the patients to do one by one - id be there all year so bought one of those thingamyjigs above and plan to be in the garage Sat & Sun