I was fitting a set of blue Samco hoses to my DRZ400 today and did a coolant change at the same time. As I let the bike run for a minute to check everything, I stood back to admire my handywork only to see a trickle of coolant coming from the right hand radiator.
On closer inspection, one of the hose clips was sitting against the radiator and with the vibration of the big single, it has worked its way into the soft metal channels between the radiator fins and made a wee hole, probably about the size of the tip of a biro.
Is it new radiator time or is there a cheaper permanent fix available?
If I can't get this right, I dread to think what's going to happen when I attempt to fit my new braided brake line to the front later in the week! I treat the bike to a full service, new hoses, new front brake pad, new braided brake line, new chain and sprockets and this is how it thanks me
On closer inspection, one of the hose clips was sitting against the radiator and with the vibration of the big single, it has worked its way into the soft metal channels between the radiator fins and made a wee hole, probably about the size of the tip of a biro.
Is it new radiator time or is there a cheaper permanent fix available?
If I can't get this right, I dread to think what's going to happen when I attempt to fit my new braided brake line to the front later in the week! I treat the bike to a full service, new hoses, new front brake pad, new braided brake line, new chain and sprockets and this is how it thanks me
