Fan on race bike

**Darkman** · 16th November 2006, 20:51

Just want to know if you guys still have a fan on your race bike or has it been removed? I have removed mine, but just want to double check if it is not needed?

**vtec** · 16th November 2006, 21:11

Yeah get rid of the fan, unless you are planning on using your race bike for sitting in traffic.

**Shaun** · 16th November 2006, 21:12

Originally Posted by Darkman

Just want to know if you guys still have a fan on your race bike or has it been removed? I have removed mine, but just want to double check if it is not needed?

It is not needed, but The loss is weight is not worth the chances I leting it over heat if you do not pay attention to the temp whilst be held up on the grid

**TonyB** · 17th November 2006, 07:08

Originally Posted by Shaun

It is not needed, but The loss is weight is not worth the chances I leting it over heat if you do not pay attention to the temp whilst be held up on the grid

I'd say thats a good call. I had the fan removed from the FZR- it weighs next to nothing, and you'd have to assume that a more modern 'weight concious' bike would have an even lighter fan.

**Deano** · 17th November 2006, 07:16

No fan (that's how I bought it) - hasn't been a major so far, but you have to keep an eye on the temp guage. For the meagre weight benefit it is safer to leave it on.

It will chew up a bit more battery power but you could either leave the alternator in, or just charge between races.

**Hitcher** · 17th November 2006, 12:30

I have so many fans that I'm sure that if I had a race bike I would be unable to keep them off. That's why I haven't got a race bike.

**svs** · 17th November 2006, 21:34

no fan on mine. helps with getting to the front cylinder on the v-twin

**Masterchop** · 23rd November 2006, 10:48

I had no fan on mine,The main time you have to be carefull is on street curcuits,
Sitting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting etc etc etc on the dummy grid.

The weight loss in minimal for removing the fan, but lots of little bits add up to alot of weight off the race bike.
Depends how serious you are I guess.

**MOTOXXX** · 23rd November 2006, 11:55

depends i guess

johnboy has to have one on the zxr250 or it gets too hot.

maybe try it at the track with it on then un plug it?

**sAsLEX** · 23rd November 2006, 16:56

Originally Posted by Shaun

It is not needed, but The loss is weight is not worth the chances I leting it over heat if you do not pay attention to the temp whilst be held up on the grid

Yeah ask TS I think he has had that prob at Paeroa before, gets hot there in summer!