chunkies Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) i recently lightly dropped my bike in the forest and dented the radiator, it didnt seem a hard drop at all but unfortunately it put a hole in the radiator where i needed a new one, anyway, i rang a well known gas gas parts dealer who is actually very good to deal with and ordered up a new rad, costing Edited January 19, 2009 by chunkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i recently lightly dropped my bike in the forest and dented the radiator, it didnt seem a hard drop at all but unfortunately it put a hole in the radiator where i needed a new one, anyway,i rang a well known gas gas parts dealer who is actually very good to deal with and ordered up a new rad, costing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Did you look into getting the rad repaired? I was amazed what could be done with a smashed, twisted and holed radiator when I crashed my DRZ Enduro bike. The rad came back fully repaired and pressure tested for under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkies Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) now i have the bike up and runnning i am going to look into getting this damaged one repaired, if possible, would be nice to have a spare one, at that price!!! why dont they just sell the two parts seperate what a take on just hope someone at gas gas doesnt come up with the idea that when you need a new tyre you have to buy a new wheel with it lol Edited January 19, 2009 by chunkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Whats it made of ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkies Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Whats it made of ? whats what made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoff Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 is it just me or is gas gas taking the complete p--s Yes I think they are. Vote with your wallet and buy something else next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 whats what made of? The radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 fully repaired and pressure tested for under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 hi scorpa3, could you advise where you had this done? i dont need one repairing at the moment, but i would like to add a recomended repairer to my list. (just in case!)cheers paul I've had this business card knocking around for about two years, which is how long my repaired rad has lasted so far - they did a great job - I think it was around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txt_280 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I've had this business card knocking around for about two years, which is how long my repaired rad has lasted so far - they did a great job - I think it was around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 forums at there best, thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 forums at there best, thanks all. Couldn't agree more,some of the replies here are like gold dust. It's certainly something to take note of, for the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Couldn't agree more,some of the replies here are like gold dust.It's certainly something to take note of, for the future I thought I'd do some research and contact someone who knows the scoop. Here's the reply: "The 09 radiator assembly we have in stock does include the fan assembly, however they are not 2 separate pieces, the fan assembly is just riveted on instead of screwed on as it has been the last few years. The fans are still available separately and can still be replaced. in the unlikely event somebody needs a radiator odds are pretty good that they crashed and they'll probably need a fan anyway, if however they dont and they're worried about the additional cost of the fan being included with the radiator they could buy an 05 type radiator (without the fan attached), although its a different brand it would still work." Cheers. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkies Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I thought I'd do some research and contact someone who knows the scoop. Here's the reply:"The 09 radiator assembly we have in stock does include the fan assembly, however they are not 2 separate pieces, the fan assembly is just riveted on instead of screwed on as it has been the last few years. The fans are still available separately and can still be replaced. in the unlikely event somebody needs a radiator odds are pretty good that they crashed and they'll probably need a fan anyway, if however they dont and they're worried about the additional cost of the fan being included with the radiator they could buy an 05 type radiator (without the fan attached), although its a different brand it would still work." Cheers. Jon thanks jon for that piece of information this is not what gas gas uk eligidly told my supplier and it may be helpful in the future to know this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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