Replacement radiator

[Fazerider]

I have just been down the Chinese radiator route and now encountering these problems.

Could you do away with not attaching the water pipes to the frame?

As you have spaced the pipes out did you need longer bolts? What is spacing the pipes just washers?

I didn’t consider the idea of leaving the pipes hanging. I think it might strain the ports on the radiator if they’re free to wobble about. If Yamaha could have got away with saving a few brackets and bolts they would have done so.


Yes, the original bolts were too short to include spacers. IIRC they were pretty corroded anyway. The spacers were some I happened to have… drilled out nuts will fill the gap, though a load of washers will do if you’ve enough.