86 vfr700 radiator bit the dust

My baby is parked - hopefully temporarily. The radiator had been leaking since the start of the season and I just kept topping it off.
The leak finally annoyed me enough to motivate me to get it worked on. Took the radiator off and took it to a local radiator shop and received nothing but disappointment. The very unsympathetic shop owner even used the word "junk" when describing the radiator I handed to him. I assume he is not a vfr rider. I guess I will either haunt e-bay until a decent specimen pops up or do some research on what new radiator I can fit into an 86 vfr700.

 

Easy fix, find a better shop

 

You are probably right Normk - I remember days before cheaper foreign supply parts came along when you would get a radiator re-cored before you would replace it. I will look around for a more agreeable service shop.

 

It's getting harder and harder to find true radiator shops around. Sad.

 

Not only rad shops that are getting hard to find, I have to get some rings made for a 1956 Enfield twin because the only rings you can now get are made in India and they like everything else coming out of that country is shit but they along with China have fucked over every countrys manufacturing base so you are stuck with this sort of shit

 

Try ebay.co.uk or any European ebay site. Search for vfr750 rc24.
All 86-89 vfrs used the same radiator.

Roger

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-VFR70...ash=item25b1c898ae:g:dJEAAOSwf-VWU8io&vxp=mtr

 

That was a pretty good deal. Good radiators rarely come up, as they are very susceptible to damage from the lower fairing when crashed.

 

There's some company that makes a "performance" unit, and they regularly come up on eBay. Can't attest to their quality, but they're damn expensive!

 

I would like to see one of these in person.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WINNERR-high-perf-NEW-aluminum-radiator-Honda-VFR750F-RC24-1986-1989-/141596430107?hash=item20f7ce0f1b:g:MHcAAOSwBahU-qf-&vxp=mtr

Then of course there is this route
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cooler-Radiator-Honda-VFR750-VFR750F-RC24-MODEL-86-87-New-Part-/252079395516?hash=item3ab11a52bc:g:tx4AAOSweW5U7eV3&vxp=mtr

 

Thermae makes some nice radiators -- http://www.thermaecooling.com/# -- My buddy has one on his Hawk. Don't know if they make one for VFRs. Website sux, you just have to click on "info" and send them a message.

I ran across this MC radiator repair shop's page. I know nothing about them. http://www.motorcycleradiators.com/

I have a parts bike with a radiator. Don't know if it's good, but can have it checked and cleaned if you're interested. $100?

kevin