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05-13-2018, 01:44 PM
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Fan switch.
Has anyone found an alternative to the Kawasaki 1500 fan switch.They are stupid money in the UK.
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05-13-2018, 04:11 PM
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Mick, go thru Amazon UK, they have them, EBay. Summit, Hayden, Flexalite make a adjustable fan controller you can adapt....
They do make fan switches that are of a lower temp that you can substitute also....just have to adapt them to your application.....
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05-13-2018, 04:18 PM
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Thanks mate.
I just found one on ebay for $8 shipped to my door. Kawasaki want 15 times that.What is the temperature of the original.
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05-25-2018, 07:31 AM
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I ended up bypassing fan switch and installed a toggle switch. If in stop and go traffic i turn it on, works for me
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05-25-2018, 11:49 AM
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I rode in some warmer weather the other day,and the fan came on.So i dont reckon i need to do anything.Result.
I am going to need some exhaust shields though.My right leg was cooking.
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05-25-2018, 01:40 PM
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Mick The switch for my 1500 was 110.00 US, Pricey but it was the only part I ever replaced other than brakes and tires In the 10 years and 42,000 miles. What is shipping to the UK?
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05-25-2018, 01:48 PM
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05-25-2018, 01:49 PM
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Hey Mick, do like I did! I wrapped my pipes....ebay is cheap....
 with exhaust wrap. took off stock heat shields. Now using DEI heat shields.....ebay also....  Also, to the rear of the engine, just below the battery box, theres a sort of quasi-tunnel there.... I mounted a rear blowing fan between the frame tubes, it was a old salvaged set of love jugs off a street glide. I took one fan.....cut it down so it fit in the alotted space. I was using a 12 volt computer box fan, gave out after a year....If you got a industrail equip. cooling fan it'd work....On the love jugs, get the smaller one, the big one won't fit! Definitely ebay used stuff here or straight from salvage yard! Nice cool leg for under $100....  Now, in the dead of summer, on the road 100+, No more bbq'ed leg....it gets warm, but not hot....
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05-25-2018, 02:03 PM
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Hey Girly.
 I cant get along with that Crapwrap.I got some nice chrome shields from the V&H pipes i had before.The pipes fell apart,and being a tight arsed bastard,i was'nt about to pay £650 + shipping for a new set.I got a set made in 3mm stainless,for 1/4 of the price,but the tw@t made them slightly different,and the old shields dont fit.I might have to do a bit of jiggling,or stick some tin foil on the leg of my jeans.
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