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Water Cooling of computers is quite common, and really looks quite cool disapprove with some nice LEDs etc...
Water Cooling of computers is quite common, and really looks quite cool disapprove with some nice LEDs etc...
Well, CPU fans are generally 12 volts DC, so they'd work on a bike's electrical system.
They're much smaller, you'd need a lot of them.
And the big problem is that they're not designed to get wet. They'd not appreciate it when you rode in the rain.
I find myself wondering how the rock got into the fan. My best guess is that it was thrown up by the front tire, bounced off of the engine or header, and then wound up inside the fan. It's a bankshot.
If that's the case, it might be possible to make some sort of shield. Maybe something mounted to the back of the radiator, or possibly just an extension to the front fender.
I think the fault is the combination of the shrouded fan design and a lack of a mesh screen behind the fan motor. In my incident the rock was lodged between the shroud and the radiator. Look at the fan design of the naked SV650 and you will see that not only is there a mesh guard behind the motor, but the shroud and the fan are seperate units with plenty of clearance between them. Though it is true that these rock/pebble incidents are rare, I agree that the FZ6's fan design could be better.
Let's check you math here. Of those 4,000 members how many are active and actually post on a regular basis? My guess if far less than half! Of those half how many own the 2007 model? I'm guessing far less than that!
Like it or not is IS a real problem on the FZ6.
Who in there right mind would put a car fan on a bike? You do realize that we have a VERY limited number of watts to play with right?
dude even at 1000 members thats 1%
LOW LOW LOW minor problem
i said a FWD car fan numbnuts they are SMALL and will fit
it is not the watts we have to worry about it is the AMP drawn by the fan
you guys are whinging about something so small
go get a life and let me know when something like the rad actually falls off or the mounts break dude to vibration
you guys are whinging about something so small
go get a life and let me know when something like the rad actually falls off or the mounts break dude to vibration
you guys are whinging about something so small
go get a life and let me know when something like the rad actually falls off or the mounts break dude to vibration
I think maybe a lower amperage fuse should be used, anyone else? MATT
So now we resort to name calling? First off I'm no \"numbnuts\"!!! I would never think of installing a auto fan on a bike. It is plane silly to even thing on those lines.
You're saying that 1 out of every 100 bikes with a problem is acceptiable? I think NOT! Yamaha is responsiable for this and should fix it as far as I see.
It's odvious we don't see eye to eye on this. I can debate without name calling. I would suggest that you do the same.
Something so small!!! I was on a 750 mile one way trip when my fan took a **** dive! I wound up doing a little over 2,200 miles in 5 days without a fan. Have you done that NUMBNUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\"Thank you for deducting reputation from this user.\"
That's the first time I've seen that message pop up!
It's worth a shot. The trick is to find a fuse that will blow when the motor stalls (high current draw), but won't blow when the motor is starting from a stop (momentary high current draw).
Downsizing the fuse might well work, but you'd have to experiment with various amperages. You may want to look into slow blow fuses. As named, they blow slower.
No dirty comments please, I already thought of them all!
A slow blow fuse, ideally, would not blow when the fan is first starting up, but would blow if the fan was stalled for several seconds. You'd want it to blow before the brushes got hot enough to melt their plastic holders, which is probably what's killing the fan motor when it stalls.
Fred
ohhh noo you took away my rep points
do i get a :ban: for this?
i dont give a rats ass about rep
I find myself wondering how the rock got into the fan. My best guess is that it was thrown up by the front tire, bounced off of the engine or header, and then wound up inside the fan. It's a bankshot.
If that's the case, it might be possible to make some sort of shield. Maybe something mounted to the back of the radiator, or possibly just an extension to the front fender.