Like peeling an onion, removing the layers to get to the bolts holding the radiator and busted bits in, which were likely easily accessible before but now cloaked in dislodged plastic and twisted brackets. And once stripped, that radiator was similarly twisted on the impact side and didn’t want to budge. It was a little wedged in there.

Was also filthy as it hadn’t had its usual thorough cleaning after such back roads adventuring. Made for some dirty work.

After removing all the ancillaries and wriggling it around a bit, it came out alright.

Look how that top row has been peeled forward. The whole right side of the radiator is twisted out of shape with small dents on the exiting pipework.

The MT10 has a larger metal and a smaller plastic radiator fan. That smaller one got squished between the radiator and head.

Left some small plastic meltages on the head but seems the radiator indentation took the brunt of the force.

Gotta add a rad fan to the parts list now, too.

Could’ve been a lot worse. Had my fingers crossed the radiator could be salvaged but that’s not gonna happen. Fortunately, the oil cooler below the radiator is not damaged. Filthy yes, deer rammed no.

I’ve already sourced most of the front end parts discovered mangled in the front end teardown. Some parts are new and some are in great condition but used and significantly cheaper.

Now with a complete understanding of the damage, next up will be a complete list of the remaining parts to be sourced, a thorough cleaning and of course opening the wallet for parts.  Then the rebuilding fun begins!