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[dsn_klr650] radiator fan
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2000 8:48 pm
by Mark
At 6:26 PM -0700 6/07/2000, philippe villeneuve wrote:
> I quickly took apart the front side panel to access the back of the radiator
>and noticed that my rad fan had been kicked of the fan motor and had melted
>its center. Other damage included a .5cm indent in the side of the radiator.
>I called the dealership that sold me the bike and they said that it is
>impossible to just get the fan, you have to buy the whole motor, bracket and
>fan assembly...$330.00 (Can). My question is, does anybody know if I can get
>a fan without having to buy the assembly?
This happened to me two years ago. I was able to center the fan on
the hub and epoxy it. The repair is still holding today.
Mark
B2
A2
[dsn_klr650] radiator fan
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2000 9:57 pm
by Jeff Walker
> At 6:26 PM -0700 6/07/2000, philippe villeneuve wrote:
> > I quickly took apart the front side panel to access the back of the
radiator
> >and noticed that my rad fan had been kicked of the fan motor and had
melted
> >its center. Other damage included a .5cm indent in the side of the
radiator.
> >I called the dealership that sold me the bike and they said that it is
> >impossible to just get the fan, you have to buy the whole motor, bracket
and
> >fan assembly...$330.00 (Can). My question is, does anybody know if I can
get
> >a fan without having to buy the assembly?
>
> This happened to me two years ago. I was able to center the fan on
> the hub and epoxy it. The repair is still holding today.
> Mark
> B2
> A2
>
Fred Hink at Arrowhead Motorsports has a replacement fan blade made from
aluminum for $56.66. Check it out under engine parts for the KLR here:
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/fred/parts.html
Jeff
nklr mi-2 motorcycle chase sceen
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2000 10:15 pm
by Ralph E. Hanson
No big chase scene, but don't forget the classic "Chopper Chicks in Zombie
Town!" (Shows up frequently on Lost Drive-In on Speedvision.)
Ralph
Ralph Hanson
1999 KLR 650
rhanson@...
http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2
[dsn_klr650] radiator fan
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2000 10:20 pm
by Tom Simpson
philippe villeneuve wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I purchased a 2000 KLR 650 in April and I'm loving every minute of it. It
> is my first motorcycle and so my mechanical skills of very poor. I have
> purchased a service manual and plan on learning how to repair my bike in
> order to save some money.
> Ok, I've been off-roading quite a bit lately and yesterday while attempting
> to cross a log, I lost my balance and the bike fell on its left side right
> on the log. At first I thought that the damage was only superficial but
> after further riding smoke started coming out of the radiator area. I
> quickly took apart the front side panel to access the back of the radiator
> and noticed that my rad fan had been kicked of the fan motor and had melted
> its center. Other damage included a .5cm indent in the side of the radiator.
> I called the dealership that sold me the bike and they said that it is
> impossible to just get the fan, you have to buy the whole motor, bracket and
> fan assembly...$330.00 (Can). My question is, does anybody know if I can get
> a fan without having to buy the assembly? Are there any other Kawi models
> that have the same fan? Or is it best just to go to a wrecking yard and
> look for the part there?
> Thanks for your help
>
I would hit either a motorcycle or perhaps even an automotive junkyard. Once
you find a fan about the right size, you can rig bracketry with wire ties,
coathanger wire or whatever suits you. All its gotta' do is fit in the right
place, draw 12 volts DC and move air. The rest you can fake.
-Tom
'96 KLR 650