aluminum radiators

Has anyone tried the GPI racing aluminum radiators on ebay? I could use a pair for my 400. Looks like they are made in china.

I have the winner-racing ones on 2 bikes with the hoses, work and fit just fine.

they are made in china for sure. some people have reported sloppy welds, many have reported good durability. i like their hoses but have yet to try the rads.

The welds are very nice on the brand i got, i painted them black so they look correct lol

Where did you get the winner racing ones?

Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALUMINUM-RA...qvarna&hash=item25b09786d4:g:zYsAAOxymspSEybq

How long to ship from china? I've never bought outside the US

super fast and free

When i got them for the 510, buying left and right separate was way cheaper than a pair.
5 days to Canada for me

What were the import fees and duty taxes? Economy shipping (which I would imagine is the free shipping)shows 2 weeks to a month.

No extra charges and eco shipping was all i went for.
I have bought from them 4 separate times, got rads for a bud once too and all arrived in a week

have never had any extra fees like that buying off ebay, even straight from china

I buy tons of crap from china (some of it is crap, too... others: pretty good) and here's my delivery time rule of thumb: under 10 days, fantastic; 12 days, good; 15 days: eh, not bad; 25 days, must've been opened in customs; refund or resend if it's much longer.

If you're used to Amazon delivery, then it'll suck big time. OTOH, if you were a kid in the '60s where ALL delivery dates were "6-8 weeks" (...and 2 boxtops!) it'll seem like a minor miracle.

No added charges or taxes. Stuff from Hong Kong seems to take a bit longer than mainland China- maybe. I've been getting stuff for about 8 years from China now, with a very good delivery rate; very few items are lost. And I never used any other shipping besides "standard". BTW, if tracking is offered, more than likely it's bs, so do not believe it. And don't believe the ebay delivery dates, they're pessimistic by the sellers so they don't get dinged for late deliveries. Most places get an order out the door the next business day.

Have bought Chinese rads into Australia with no delivery problems.
The rads were well made but the mounts were a bit light.
At the price they were good value.

I also bought these. Paid $127 from eBay. Took 9 days to get here, which works for me. The quality looks better than their photos showed. Arrived in great shape and well packaged.
We'll see how they do...

I just noticed - the new cap is much smaller than the original. No biggie. Just a note.

I bought some for modern KTMS. they look fine and sturdy. Mine came in 3 days from California, $110 shipped from ebay.

Does anyone know of a good substitute for that screen (item #1) that goes on front of the radiators but behind the splash shields (item 6) below?

what's wrong with stock ones??

Hardware cloth or window screen perhaps?

Those chinese radiators look like a good deal (but, as had been reported many times before, those are terrible looking welds).