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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2023, 11:56:39 am »
One really hopes your radiator holds out Chris. The Akra route neatly overcomes the leaky header problems (as would a decent welder) but the rad is one big hit if the tin worm bites or the side tank seals blow.
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« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2023, 08:27:03 pm »
Is their a brand new rad tucked away in a box somewhere  ;D
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« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2023, 12:35:34 pm »
Quote from: chriscanning on March 20, 2023, 08:27:03 pm
Is their a brand new rad tucked away in a box somewhere  ;D

It would be a very wise and prudent policy of insurance if there were...
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2023, 09:52:57 am »
I have a friend with a 250 single from good knows what year BMW still supply him with parts when he needs them. So I am not worried.
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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2023, 01:11:00 pm »
Is that a Rotax engine? If it is that might explain it.
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2023, 01:58:13 pm »
A new OEM rad here in Canada (Ontario) costs $1000 CAD. Not tooo bad for a new rad.
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2023, 05:11:40 pm »
Blimey  ::)

It's about the same, £600'ish here in UK but I wouldn't call it 'not too bad'.

Obviously your sense of values is slightly different to mine  :)

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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2023, 05:19:43 pm »
Hi Phmode, I should have included the cringe emoji when I said, “Not tooo bad.”  ;D
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2023, 06:34:48 pm »
Quote from: Phmode on March 26, 2023, 05:11:40 pm
Blimey  ::)

It's about the same, £600'ish here in UK but I wouldn't call it 'not too bad'.

Obviously your sense of values is slightly different to mine  :)

I've just been quoting up that Quadlok stuff... Soon adds up! :D


... I do fancy it though. But I'm waiting to see if my brain forces me back to a BMW before deciding on my Nav Solution.
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2023, 09:59:33 am »
The 250 is a late 1950's 1960's model
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Re: Obsolescence ?
« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2023, 12:58:46 pm »
Just in case anyone fits a new rad but still gets overheating - as happened to me some years ago with my K1200S.

My  tech eventually found a tiny pinhole in rad (glacially slow leakage) and changed it for a new one.  But I still got overheating.  Solution was a new rad cap - the old cap's rubber had not mated properly to the neck on the new rad, and there was tell-tale coolant staining inside the fairing.   

So make sure you replace both rad and cap when that temp gauge climbs past five bars and the fan can't cope . . .
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