Need a new radiator plug for your Honda CX500, GL500, CX650 or GL650? Bert Brand has had some new radiator drain plugs CNC-machined out of nylon to replace the Honda part # 19013-415-004 (sometimes you can find one on eBay US, eBay AU). While compatible drain plugs are available in some countries, they’re not readily available everywhere – or not cheaply, at least. So what do you get?
They’re nicely packaged, embedded in carboard in a padded envelope. The plugs themselves look like so:
Looks rather like the OEM ones. They come with a rubber washer:
Here’s a closeup of the machined edges:
They’re quite precise. Compared to the stock plug:
Not hard to tell which is which. The old plug’s seal was starting to look pretty crusty, anyhow:
But does it fit the radiator?
Perfectly.
If these aren’t readily available to you for less than € 5,50 (shipping € 4,75 world-wide), these are well worth looking at.
You can check out Bert’s eBay store by clicking here. He can also be contacted via private message on cx500forum.com or the Australian CX register.