rubber pants
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posted June 27, 2004 12:38 AM
 Edited By: rubber pants on 27 Jun 2004 11:43
Radiators damaged! Now I'm Pissed!
Now I'm pissed!
My radiator is got the fins below the rear part of the fender area damaged (squashed fins etc) Do ya think I should worry about it? The problem happened when I went through a construction area where they had oil soaked rock chips for a hiway improvment situation?!?! Maybe 20% squashed! Piss me off or what?!?! See Pic. Should I buy a new Rad?
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Erich
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posted June 27, 2004 01:22 AM
It may not be bad enough to cause a problem. If your temps are good dont worry about it.
If you want to do something, you have a couple choices. They make radiator combs for cars, so track one down and have at it. Or you can take it off and drain it, then take it to a radiator shop to have them try to improve it.
But my bet is you wont see anything to worry about if you just left it alone.
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crazygerry
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posted June 27, 2004 05:39 AM
You can get the Combs, and Pliers from Eastwood, I did not find them useful.
I would use tweezers. I had the same condition with my zx12. Eventually it developed an overheating problem. This time I took some aluminum house screen and made a cover/protector. Attached it with cable ties, so far so good.
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runninhorn
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posted June 27, 2004 07:17 AM
Edited By: runninhorn on 27 Jun 2004 08:18
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My radiator is got
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worm~hole
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posted June 27, 2004 09:34 AM
quote:
quote:
My radiator is got
...you need your Ovaltine Secret Decoder Ring to understand what he said, but he basically said, "My radiator got the fins below near the rear part of the fender area damaged...."
Note to Kawasaki or coxracingroup: Please make a protective radiator screen for the '05 10R available soon....thank you.
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D
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posted June 27, 2004 12:54 PM
See the current issue of Road Racing World - there is an article with pics on how to make a radiator gaurd (for those of us who didn't take the 10 minutes and spend $5 in the first place).
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extremelean
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posted June 27, 2004 01:38 PM
Its up to you to add weight to the bike.
Rubber......i think your radiator is ok...as long as its not dumping coolant all over the place. Its a little tedious but you can straighten out all those fins with a couple of small picks.
I've done it before.
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worm~hole
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posted June 27, 2004 01:59 PM
...maybe an OEM guard from Kawasaki would cure what makes us sick 
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frEEk
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posted June 27, 2004 02:40 PM
wormy, nothing could cure what makes _you_ sick
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swft
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posted June 27, 2004 02:46 PM
Would you buy one as an OEM accessory?
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widowmaker
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posted June 27, 2004 02:53 PM
Edited By: widowmaker on 27 Jun 2004 15:55
That sucks, Isn't the radiator protected?
Your lucky It didn't get a hole in it.
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