A few years ago I had a Honda CBR that caught up a piece of gravel between the cooling fan and the aluminum radiator. The fan spun the stuck piece of stone in a circle, gouging a circular gash into the radiator. When I priced out a repair, Honda Canada wanted about $850 CND to replace the rad, plus a wait for one to arrive from Japan. It was too new a model for there to be any found at a wrecking yard.
The local radiator shop offered to apply an external epoxy patch for about $100. I was extremely skeptical, but thought I might as well try it. It took a few days to apply and set, then was ready to go. I rode that bike daily for about another two years, and never had any problems with the rad repair; it worked perfectly.
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Bruce Clarke - 2020 Yamaha XV250
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