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Jaguar



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:19 pm    Post subject: SB8R Radiator Reply with quote

I have read that the radiators were made by KTM.
Are they OEM to a specific KTM, or were they bespoke for Bimota.

Might need to swap them out on my bike.
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SB8R Tuner



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why do you think you need to swap them out?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take a look at the Spare Parts manual for Sb8's....if its a number starting 50 then its bimota specific.....if its not its usually the part number of another manufacturer like Suzuki....

Be weary though....they may "look" like a rad from another bike....but with bimotas frames they often had to blank off inlets and outlets and make new ones for the plumbing to fit...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heres a left radiator from a trusted seller.....look at image and start searching ebay for other rads from say Suzuki....
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part numbers are not Suzuki, they are a 50- so bimota specific I guess.

I have a couple of pin holes and they seem gunned up.
I guess I can try a local shop to clean and seal them.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the UK we can take any rad to a repairer....they melt the solder off holding the ends to the fins etc...and put new centre sections in to suit...resolder and repaint.....if its got a 5...yup....specific to bimota ...it will be a rad from another bike...but its the location of the spigots, outlets, pressure valve etc that have been made bespoke for the frame and bike
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unfortunately many of the old school radiator shops also repaired fuel tanks.
Most of the chemicals they used have been outlawed and the companies forced to shut down.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even if you have to send them away it would be easier to have them recored (rebuilt) rather than try looking fo new ones.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Might be.

Was leery of trying to get someone to line up the tabs correctly when rebuilding them.

Even if Bimota Classics has them, I assume they are $300-400 a piece.
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