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Socalbuellriders
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Had a little crash at Willow Springs this weekend. One result of which was some damage to my right radiator. You can see I was running with the Deeley reverse rad-ram setup.


SoCal Buell Rider's damaged radiator


Question for you geniuses out there is, should I replace the radiator, just try to straighter out the fins, or leave it alone and keep on trucking?
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Timtowtdi
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If you don't have any leaks, I would leave it alone and keep on riding.
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Brumbear
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

as long as the air still gets to it and it doesn't leak ONWARD AND UPWARD BOYO!!!!
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Rodrob
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If it ain't leakin' and or over heatin', ride it!
Is that the Flexiglass setup? Been seriously considering it. Run cooler?
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Bob_thompson
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

First of all Wolf(SoCal), sorry to hear of your crash but you seem to be OK so one thing I would do is to get the bike where you can fire it up, stationary, probably with a fan blowing air across it and get it hot enough to build pressure in the coolant system and check for leaks under that pressure. If there are no leaks I would call it OK for riding. Whats up with your clutch? Hopefully, like you said, its only that the fluid has spilled, leaked out. Hope to see you next Superbike race at Millers. Bob.
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Jdugger
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yea, that's the flexiglass set up, and yea, it runs a good bit cooler, indeed!
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