Protect Radiator from mud specially in raining season

Anurag said:

Hi Folks,

I bought my V2 early this year and really enjoying the rides. Now it's rainy season here in India and because of which a lot of mud is entering the bike's radiator and clogging it. This is causing overheating of the bike and twice I got the high temp warning.
I am assuming people in UK also have to face similar issues. Please let me know how can I avoid mud entering my radiator.V2 front fender is useless when it comes to stopping mud. Any solution to this will be really helpfull.
Is there any kind of radiator grill net or something?

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thomasmryan said:

I used slices off old credit cards to clean the grit and debris out of the passages. Get a pillow as it takes some time.

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thomasmryan said:

I don't ride in the rain on purpose but it happens frequently. Technically, it is considered a rain forest here...120 inches annually up top.

The lower half of the bottom radiator and a vertical strip the width of the front tire was completely stopped up before I cleaned it a few weeks ago.

The curved edge on a card matches the hoops on the fins but you have to be gentle. If you need to push out a piece of grit, cut a thinner slice of the card.

Ideally, one would pull the radiator and soak it, but that looked like a pain. I spent about 5 hours on cleaning it out.

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