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Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:17 pm
by poldark
Meldrew wrote:Removing the radiator on the 650 Burgman is part of the schedule for major service work and plug changes, it's time consuming and expensive as a lot of Tupperware has to come off. That being the case it makes sense to sort out the radiator as it's going to be removed anyway for the servicing work.
It's also worth saying that a couple of hours spent fitting a pair of fork protectors and a front mud flap to your scooter is always a good idea.
Whenever you need to access the plugs the radiator pivots out of the way so doesn't get removed as part of any scheduled servicing. Also if it needs removing no tupperware has to be striped other than the front mudguard to aid access IIRC.
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:01 pm
by ady
gn2 wrote:If the temperature is staying within normal limits, why bother doing anything with the radiator...?
Well it was full of crap and me being a yorkshireman i used a good dose of water via hosepipe to clean it out.....not sure if that resulted in the leak i gained or it was leaking before but either way it needs doing now, i had not noticed the level dropping before.
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:03 pm
by ady
Meldrew wrote:Removing the radiator on the 650 Burgman is part of the schedule for major service work and plug changes, it's time consuming and expensive as a lot of Tupperware has to come off. That being the case it makes sense to sort out the radiator as it's going to be removed anyway for the servicing work.
It's also worth saying that a couple of hours spent fitting a pair of fork protectors and a front mud flap to your scooter is always a good idea.
Its got fork protectors on and will certainly be getting a mudflap.
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:58 pm
by gn2
ady wrote:gn2 wrote:If the temperature is staying within normal limits, why bother doing anything with the radiator...?
Well it was full of crap and me being a yorkshireman i used a good dose of water via hosepipe to clean it out.....not sure if that resulted in the leak i gained or it was leaking before but either way it needs doing now, i had not noticed the level dropping before.
Stick some decent trade quality radweld type stuff in it.
A local 4x4 dealer stuck some in my wife's Freelander so now I don't have to keep topping it up (like I did for the last three years)
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:19 pm
by ady
Hopefully i am picking the burgman up tommorow they have done everything apart from the radiator as i could not justify the cost, all in its costing £380 thats for a service including plugs, 2 new fork seals including oil, 2 new (aftermarket) rear shocks, and pads all round, they also spent a total of 14 hours on it labour which i think is a great price.
If anyone sees a burger 650 rediator going let me know
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:21 pm
by ady
gn2 wrote:ady wrote:gn2 wrote:If the temperature is staying within normal limits, why bother doing anything with the radiator...?
Well it was full of crap and me being a yorkshireman i used a good dose of water via hosepipe to clean it out.....not sure if that resulted in the leak i gained or it was leaking before but either way it needs doing now, i had not noticed the level dropping before.
Stick some decent trade quality radweld type stuff in it.
A local 4x4 dealer stuck some in my wife's Freelander so now I don't have to keep topping it up (like I did for the last three years)
I am not keen on doing that as i have heard about it causing damage to water pumps etc, but unless i find a rad it may be the way to go.
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:58 pm
by SpikeOne
I must admit, I've used radweld in the dim and distant past, and it's super stuff.
But I've also used an egg in a cold rad, on a couple of occasions without any harm too, and that works almost as well!
Not sure whether there's anything substantially different between car and bike systems that may make this bad practice though - never had a water cooled bike until recently.....
Re: Poorly Burger
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:17 pm
by Waldorf
I used Radweld successfully in the past.
There was a Wynn's product which was very good, too.