14-03-12, 11:06 PM
(13-03-12, 09:43 PM)pilgrim link Wrote: Its a pain in the bollocks when you're trying to warm the bike up in winter before you set off!!!To me this doesn't make sense - if the fan is controlled by a thermostat it will kick in when the engine reaches a specific temperature. The only difference the outside air temperature will make is how long the engine takes to warm up to the specific temperature and so how long it takes for the fan to kick in. The fan isn't stopping the engine from reaching a decent operating temperature it's preventing it from overheating past the warm-up temperature. Fitting a fan cut-off switch is potentially going to allow your bike to overheat past the point that it was designed to operate at, which is not something I would reccomend. If you're having problems in cold weather maybe check the de-icing circuit isn't clogged if you haven't already, I've removed mine as I don't ride in cold weather and when I did I noticed that connectors were fairly corroded meaning a blockage wouldn't be out of the question.
Been meaning to fit a cut off switch since about 2005 but not got round to it yet :b
And I know I'll forget to flip it back when I'm ready to go :o