Fitting radiator fan XR650R

[Mick DMember]

Was sneaking about another XR forum in the UK and found this.

http://4strokes.com/tech/honda/brpfan.pdf

[GregMember]

Nice work Mick, food for thought

TB

[Mick DMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Nice work Mick, food for thought

TB

If you are thinking about making one of those set ups, you best make 3 as I am sure Crash would like one too.

[GregMember]

Thought a guy with a shed like you would make me one when he makes his? I will supply your fan if you make me one :blink:

TB

[Anonymous]

You boys are too quick to overheat your bikes. It’s an XR it would work without coolant anyway wouldn’t it? What about a higher pressure rad cap first as the standard ones are quite low aren’t they (1.1bar or something).

I’ve never seen TB or any of the XR boys overheat their bikes so why add the weight and gizmo’s?

There was jokes to be had about the type of rising people do to but we’ll leave that out :dry::kiss:

[GregMember]

I changed my cap, and havent had a problem since, I have only boiled mine twice, I keep an eye on it, I have only been caught waiting for people or being held up

TB

[Anonymous]

I’ve only ever boiled mine once and I did some pretty snotty stuff with Matt when we first got our bikes. The fan might help if you did heaps of slow, high revving hard shit but I think it’s fair to say that the average XR rider doesn’t do that. The avergane rider of any bike in fact doesn’t do that.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

I’d go with Moto on the average assumption, however we do quite abit of that sorta thing (Tight first gear clutch work S/T) and basically as TB pointed out “outside of design parameters”

BC

[GregMember]

I can do all the single trail first gear work all day, its only when you have to stop all the time, waiting or hold ups, thats it, some movement is all that is required.

TB

[Bruce CurtisMember]

I’m not sure that any bike manufacturer (outside of trials) had in mind what many of us do for kicks with our dependable steeds, I think they imagine the average (as Moto said) amatuer is busy racing around firetrails in 4th/5th gears with the occassional short hard track, not 60 klms of kangaroo trails through the udergrowth.
And as Tb stated movemnt to get some heat transfer going, ergo fan is good idea.

I’ll have one too Mick while you’re at it, if I squint really really hard and put red glasses on mine looks abit like a BRP too…

BC

[Mick DMember]

Hey Blue, I dropped the hint about knocking one up for me to one of OBT’s resident DIY dudes (a mad keen Ford man) via a PM and he has been very quiet ever since.:S

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Hey Blue, I dropped the hint about knocking one up for me to one of OBT’s resident DIY dudes (a mad keen Ford man) via a PM and he has been very quiet ever since.:S

A couple of sets Mick or just looking after yourself?

TB

[Mick DMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Hey Blue, I dropped the hint about knocking one up for me to one of OBT’s resident DIY dudes (a mad keen Ford man) via a PM and he has been very quiet ever since.:S

A couple of sets Mick or just looking after yourself?

TB

Just thought it would be a good project for our resident tinkerer.:laugh:

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Hey Blue, I dropped the hint about knocking one up for me to one of OBT’s resident DIY dudes (a mad keen Ford man) via a PM and he has been very quiet ever since.:S

A couple of sets Mick or just looking after yourself?

TB

Just thought it would be a good project for our resident tinkerer.:laugh:

So yourself in other words :huh:

So what should I do with regards to the guys press cutting the brackets out how many should I have made Mick :laugh:

TB

[Mick DMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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micknmeld wrote:

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Hey Blue, I dropped the hint about knocking one up for me to one of OBT’s resident DIY dudes (a mad keen Ford man) via a PM and he has been very quiet ever since.:S

A couple of sets Mick or just looking after yourself?

TB

Just thought it would be a good project for our resident tinkerer.:laugh:

So yourself in other words :huh:

So what should I do with regards to the guys press cutting the brackets out how many should I have made Mick :laugh:

TB

AS many as you like. Maybe you could sell one to me, as fabrication isn’t exactly my forte.

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