Yamaha MT-03 Cooling problem?

[macknife]

Friend of mine has the MT-03 and he noticed a large bulge on the cooling pipe to/from the radiator. He felt it was about to burst.

He took it to Yamaha, who told him that there was oil in the coolant. (My first thought was head gasket.)

My friend didn't look himself and just took the word of the shop. Anyway, the shop says it's just needing a new radiator.

They told him the bill would be 2900B not much compared to where we mostly come from, but seems a bit much for a radiator.

Could it be a head gasket replacement and they are just not telling him?

Either way, the main question is, shouldn't this be covered under warranty?

I'm not a mechanic and I don't know exactly what the Yamaha warranty covers on the MT-03/R3 so any experts out there with some advice?

 

[Anythingleft?]

Have a feeling they may be taking easy money
Hoses do fail and can bulge, it's not usually caused by anything other than the hose itself deteriorating. Replacing the radiator sounds like a needless exercise unless it is/was leaking, or blocked beyond the point of being able to be flushed. But its an easy job for them and they can obviously charge well for it

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