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Xb9er
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 12:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

After your typical spirited ride:
--How long does your cooling fan run in High Speed mode before dropping to Low?
--How long does it run at Low Speed?
--Has anyone had a fan die on them?
I noticed the '04 fans have a fan guard:
--Has the fan been upgraded or was the guard added on to the same old fan?
--What's the part# for the fan guard?

Thanks.
Mike.
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 01:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I live in AZ with the current temps being in the 90's, the fan is usually on by the time I get to the first stoplight and doesn't shut off til abit after I turn off the bike.
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Fullpower
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 01:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

running 130 mph in light rain at 45 degrees ambient, i do not think my fan was on. a little bit later, stopped for fuel the fan did come on. i think your fan operation may be climate related. i dont remember hearing my fan run while the engine is running, but it usually comes on at shutdown. havent had any hot weather yet, so we will see what happens if it ever warms up around here.
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Xb9er
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 01:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine comes on at stoplights as well, but I'm not sure how much of an effect ambient temperature has. It seems the increased engine temperature and lack of air flow due to stop and go riding would matter the most. But I did notice this winter that the fan did not stay on nearly as long as when it's 60 or above.

If your fan is always on (assuming you are being serious, wyckedflesh), then you may have a problem.

My fan comes on when the bike stops, and is on High speed for 10 to 15 seconds. Then it seems to go on a few minutes in Low (too impatient to actually time it at Low speed).

Mike.

edited by xb9er on May 18, 2004
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 01:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If I run down to Phoenix on a hot day it'll run quite a bit. It will usually stop if I'm going highway speeds, but as soon as I stop or slow down it comes on. Up here in Prescott it pretty much only comes on after I shut off the bike. It'll stay on high for about 15-20 seconds than low for about another minute.
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Captainplanet
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 02:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine will run pretty much constantly here in Austin in the summer in stop and go traffic. It used to bother me, but now with the Jardine I can barely hear it kick on. During the real hot 100+ weather when I turn the bike off it will run on high for a couple of minutes and then on low for a few more before it finally cuts off. It seems to be doing exactly what it was designed to do.
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Glitch
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 03:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here in Atlanta, if you're in traffic it runs of and on, and on again.
When you're not in traffic it just comes on after you shut it down.
I have found the more miles I put on the less the fan runs after a ride. Don't know if that's the case while I'm riding, 'cause I pay it no mind any more.

Hey Captain, just how loud is that Jardine, louder than the "Race Kit" one?
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Captainplanet
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 03:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have never heard a race kit in person, so it is hard to say. It is not as loud as the force or the Latus. It has a nice deep sound. I have a sound clip up on my site, but it really doesn't give you the full effect.

http://home.austin.rr.com/crumpley/buell.html
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Prof_stack
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 04:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The only time the rear fan came on while the motor was running was when I was chasing (and being chased by) Inline-4 sportbikes up to Mt. Rainier last June (it was over 90F that day).

Typically, moderate Seattle weather is such that the fan comes on only when the motor is shut off. Stop/go traffic sure heats up the motor.

Last weekend I stopped for gas after 70 miles of continuous running and the fan did not come on. Temps were in the low 60's. Synthetic oil does keep things cooler.

Prof
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