Radiator Leak Street Triple

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  1. Iain kubrycht

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    #1 Iain kubrycht, Aug 5, 2016
    hey guys. Bought a 2011 street triple a few months ago and I have a leak! Getting drips from both sides of the radiator so was thinking it may just be a pipe rather than the radiator itself. Any common parts that may go? Have tried to look but can't see anything obvious apart from the drips at both corners.
     
  2. darkman

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    #2 darkman, Aug 5, 2016
    Have you just washed the bike ??
     
  3. Tallulah

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    #3 Tallulah, Aug 5, 2016
    I have three triples in the house all of them have had temp/radiator problems different symptoms. new radiator caps have been the resolution for all of them. difficult to say if this is the same issue but I know the caps were only a few quid.
     
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    #4 Iain kubrycht, Aug 5, 2016
    I was told to avoid repair products? Bike engines can't handle them like cars?
     
  5. Iain kubrycht

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    #5 Iain kubrycht, Aug 5, 2016
    I'll check the caps on Sunday. Hopefully that's all it is. Thanks guys.
     
  6. Tallulah

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    #6 Tallulah, Aug 5, 2016
    The issues with the cap isn't visible unfortunately. The only way to check is if you replace with a new one.
     
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    #7 Tallulah, Aug 5, 2016
    Who told you that? An engine is an engine. As long as you are choosing the right product it will work.
     
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    #8 Iain kubrycht, Aug 5, 2016
    Ah ok. Is it just the one cap?
     
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    #9 Iain kubrycht, Aug 5, 2016
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    #10 Tallulah, Aug 5, 2016
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    #11 Tallulah, Aug 5, 2016
    You are totally right. He asked for common faults. I shared my experience. As you probably know tracing a drip back to source is thought. Particularly when the heat of a radiator evaporates the path of the drip- arduous and joyless task.
     
  12. Iain kubrycht

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    #12 Iain kubrycht, Aug 6, 2016
    Thanks again. Cap ordered so hopefully that's all it is.
     
  13. Iain kubrycht

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    #13 Iain kubrycht, Aug 10, 2016
    Not the radiator cap :(. Have found the leak though. There is wee plugs on the side of the radiator. The bottom one of these is leaking. I have a friend who might be able to weld it for me but if this fails, looks like a new radiator. Cheapest I can find one is £430! Anyone know of a reliable refurb company? Used to be hundreds for cars but now I can't even find these companies.
     
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  14. Tallulah

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    #14 Tallulah, Aug 10, 2016
    when I needed a new fan for one of mine I rang around all the bike scrappys I could find and saved myself £100+ quid. give it a go.
    Dozer is right though a radiator is a radiator so take it to a car one. (so glad you found the leak- they are a bitch to find sometimes- also sorry it wasn't the cap)
     
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