I never liked the prominant radiator

[wymple]

But I saw an early 80's V-45 Honda this morning that looked like it was made last night. Somebody took care of it.

[nvr2old]

Interceptor, or Saber..?

[Steve]

Magna?

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[rphillips]

Gosh, I must be really lucky, none of my GS's ever overheated, even without a radiator. Also never heard of a radiator leak, hose leak, fan nor fan relay bad, on any GS. But I did have to replace the fan switch on my KZ1300, that had a radiator & a small hose on the wife's Kawa 600 Eliminator that also had a radiator.

[GS1150Pilot]

The Sabre was a really nice machine, especially in 750 format. The 1100 pulled like a freight train but was bigger and more top-heavy. The Magna was never particularly aesthetically pleasing until the Super Magna came out, and on the Interceptors, the radiator wasn't too prominent due to fairings.

[Buffalo Bill]

The Suzuki GT750 had a big radiator, is it ugly? I don't think so.

[storm 64]

The GT750? lets just say it's got a radiator that only a mother could love....

[GS1150Pilot]

The GT750? lets just say it's got a radiator that only a mother could love....

Agreed: It looks like an escapee from a refrigerator colony.

[Griffin]

The CX V-Twins had very prominent radiators as well. My brother owned two (a 500 custom and 650 Silverwing). I never really thought they detracted from the bikes' appearance.

CX500 Custom


GL650 Silverwing

[Bert Patterson]

You almost don't see it at all on the Silver Wing.

Many years ago, I had an Aprilia for a couple years that was liquid-cooled, but until I bought the Triumph this year, that had been my only radiator experience.

[Buffalo Bill]

Agreed: It looks like an escapee from a refrigerator colony.

HA!!! Coming from a guy riding a water pump!!!

[wymple]

It was a Magna, the Sabres looked better to me. The GT750 radiator doesn't look that bad, somehow.

[nvr2old]

Sabers with a factory sport fairing made a killer touring bike. Fast, good handling, shaft drive, liquid cooling..a really nice combo.

[Cipher]

awww memories firing synapses long assumed dead
beware nostalgia
water buffalo an 1300 kawi had honking huge heat sinks
if i can self declare my self anything regardless of reality how can you sad old bastards detract from a beauty born of function?

[rphillips]

Just wondering, I've got several miles on air cooled KZ's, CB's, & mostly GS's, plus all the miles others riding with me have logged in. We've spent many days at the drag strip, on local roads, trying to act like Wes Cooley, rode my GS1000 thru Oklahoma 117 degree heat, rode an 858 mi. day on interstate 40 @ 80 to 90 mph on a 93 degree day & night from Norene TN. to Tologa OK, etc. etc. I never remember seeing a modern air cooled bike overheat, or if it did we never knew it. Surely they did, but has anyone ever seen it?