| Author | Message | ||
     Gentleman_jon |
I like my fan. It's part of the Buell thing. I like my Buell. I use low profile air intakes port and starboard. That's about it for me, fan wise.  | ||
| Djkaplan |
For those that claim that the fan does not come on less as more miles are put on, are full of shit. I wonder why you can say 'shit' when you can't say '•••••• and '•••••••'. | ||
| Djkaplan |
••••••. Well that's odd... you can say 'shit' but not 'shitee' [sic]. | ||
| Djkaplan |
eh shong nehmah Hmmm... you can curse freely in Korean. | ||
| Bhmax |
I actually thought the fan on my new '06 xb9r was pretty cool. Like someone else said, kinda goes along with the rest of the bike and its different features. My fan ran for the first 1k miles pretty much nonstop. After that, it would come on occasionally. I've got about 4500 miles, and now I probably haven't had the fan come on the last 2k miles. | ||
| Glitch |
For the last time, it's not a fan... It's an After Cooler!!! | ||
| Ustorque |
ah yes the after cooler.......i bought my buell cause it was quirky and weird and a hell of a good time to ride, and i love when the after cooler kicks on it only enhances the freakish looks you get from people when you ride it. oh and just a side note last week while riding a leaf got stuck in my fan now theres a noise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Damnut |
I hope Blake doesn't take shit away................ | ||
| Az_m2 |
For those that claim that the fan does not come on less as more miles are put on, are full of shit. Wrong! 34,000 miles on my Uly. Fan runs on high constantly once warmed up and always has, regardless of ambient temp. Several other folks have reported the same. I think that is why it bugs some (me included) and not others. | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
IF you are worried about what others think about you and your •••••• fan.......You might just be a pozer. Pull it out, disconnect it, stick something in it like a log or something. Personally if it isn't needed, I would pull it off the bike. BUT that is just ME! | ||
| New12r |
I have pictures of something like that with Erik working on the bike!! | ||
| Gschuette |
Well I don't like people looking at my bike with an "what is that awful racket that bike is making?" look on their face. I spent a decent amount of hard earned cash on the bike. It shouldn't embarrass me to park it. Don't want a Honda, I love my scoot but I agree with the fella that said the fan is out of sync with the sublime engineering of the XB. I love the noisy valvetrain and the uncontrolled shaking at the stop light. I love the bike I just feel that the fan is an afterthought on this bike. Thanks for those who clarified what makes the noise. I had a suspicion that it was the blades so thanks for the confirmation. Hopefully I am not a poser. I am a noob yes BUT I have ridden my motorcycle every day since I got it and not just around town but real long rides through the mountains as well. So please don't call me a poser because I feel that one little aspect of the bike isn't up to XB snuff. | ||
| Cringblast |
Have to agree with Glitch !! Dont bother me at all. Actually, think its kinda COOL ! It's an XB Like no other ! C. | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
It wasn't directed at anyone directly.... Well I don't like people looking at my bike with an "what is that awful racket that bike is making?"  That is what most say when I start my Lump..... Never mind the stupid looks/comments I get when they see it...  I personally like big, loud, obnoxios things.... (Message edited by firebolteric_ma on November 08, 2007) | ||
| Damnut |
I personally like big, loud, obnoxios things.... How's this?????  | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Embarrassed about your fan. Give me a break. That's high school. As for the fan running less with mileage on the engine, I don't agree. I run synthetic oil and my fan runs without fail except on VERY short trips. As a matter of fact, it is strange when it doesn't come on as the fan turning on goes hand in hand with dismounting the bike. Now, it may run for a varying amount of time but it comes on every time I turn off the bike (unless I am just riding a few blocks). | ||
| Gschuette |
Well I would like to look at other cooling options next summer when I have some free time. Too much to do with school and work until then. Sorry to be high school but the fan is embarrassing. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
As for the fan running less with mileage on the engine, I don't agree. I run synthetic oil and my fan runs without fail except on VERY short trips. As a matter of fact, it is strange when it doesn't come on as the fan turning on goes hand in hand with dismounting the bike. Now, it may run for a varying amount of time but it comes on every time I turn off the bike (unless I am just riding a few blocks). I don't think anyone insinuated the fan would not come on after you shut the bike off. I think people were pointing out that the fan would run less often while riding. That is my experience. When I first got my bike the fan would start after only 5 minutes of riding, and continue to run. After I put some miles on, and switched to syn3 my fan comes a LOT less. A lot of rides, even in the summer the fan doesn't turn on, until I shut off the bike. Remember the trigger temps for the fan are different wether the bike is running or not. I suspect someone will post the exact temps. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I don't have the service manual anymore, little brother got that with the 03 XB9R when we traded. I think I remember seeing temps for the fan and running and off were different. Should trigger from a sensor, and that should be modifiable so you could adjust with a potentiometer(knob). Or get a new sensor. My Firebolt's fan NEVER came on while riding, not even in summer at 100˚F ambient. On really hot days it would run after shut-off. I liked it. When it went to my brother, it had 20k on it and no difference in fan behavior from day one. Z | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
of course I MEANT : AFTERCOOLER No offense intended, of course. Sorry, Glitch | ||
| Ccryder |
Pier pressure is a terrible thing. I guess that's why most of us are here.............................................. ............................................. We didn't/ don't bow to it  Greg, I'm sure we can find you a tuber around here that doesn't have a fan or, maturity will win out eventually, we hope. All kidding aside, figure out how to make lemonade. Time2Work Neil S. Oh did I mention that the fan got a performance award reduced from 72 to 47 in a 35. The THP was impressed with the Buell and it's auto-cooling system that he started a conversation about the 104 deg day and how I must be dedicated and yada, yada, but that's just another story. | ||
| Tq_freak |
I think I am also one of the select few that like the "after cooler". I like it and have grown so use to it that after a good long wooping on my Dad's electra glide and park her back in the garage I half expect a fan to come on when I shut the bike off. On few occasion I have had a double take thinking something is wrong before I remember "wrong bike dumb@ss".  | ||
| Cereal |
I used to have an Acura RSX TypeS that I would drive pretty hard up and down Mt Rainier. Guess what would happen when I stopped? That's right, a fan would be running at high rpm. I don't think anyone gave it a second thought. And if a girl doesn't like you because there is a funny noise coming out the backside of your motorcycle, what is she going to think later in the relationship when a funny noise comes out of your backside? (It will happen eventually) | ||
| Cycleaddict |
i have a "9 s" and a friend of mine has a "12 r" and i have noticed the "12" fan seems to be running at least 80% of the time were my "9" fan only seems to run about 20% of the time ! does that mean that the "9's" run cooler ? i dunno , but it sure seems that way . | ||
| Reepicheep |
That evo motor has run for what, 20 years now, with no rear fan? If you hate the noise and don't mind the burnt valves, leaking head gaskets, and rocker box leaks, pull the fan and enjoy your ride. Its a feature that solves a problem, not a law that you have to use it. I'd bet a stock XB with no fan has its rear head ambient cooled just about as well as a stock sportster does... (read: not *quite* well enough) (Message edited by reepicheep on November 09, 2007) | ||
| Glitch |
And if a girl doesn't like you because there is a funny noise coming out the backside of your motorcycle, what is she going to think later in the relationship when a funny noise comes out of your backside? (It will happen eventually) | ||
| Growl |
Based on how deer react by turning their heads and staring as I approach on the Uly, I conclude that the fan is an effective deer alert device. | ||
| Ccryder |
Glitch: You mean THAT funny noise :+}! Oh the one that comes out of the rear. But Buells don't have an exhaust there?????? Neil S. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Wrong! 34,000 miles on my Uly. Fan runs on high constantly once warmed up and always has, regardless of ambient temp. Several other folks have reported the same. I think that is why it bugs some (me included) and not others. Um. Dude. You live on the frickin' sun. Your fan will never run less regardless of how many miles. I guess I don't ride my Uly right. I have so much wind noise at 70-90mph and am grinning so hard ripping around the corners that I just don't notice the fan. It's weird that riding a bike where you are out in wind blast which is noisy, containing a lump with on of the loudest valvetrains on the market, with an aftermarket exhaust that scares little old ladies three blocks away that the fan is the noise you hear and that bothers people. I just want to ask these folks "Did you also notice the pea under your mattress, princess?" | ||
| Rubberdown |
I guess I'm just a slow poke cause I don't run fast everywhere. Sometimes, I like to poke and sightsee or maybe I'm riding through a congested coastal or mountain town area or perhaps making my way along a quiet forest service road. It's during those times that my fan(s) would run constantly and the noise was a problem for me. Sometimes, I find myself in situations where a little steath capability is required. If I need to shut my bike down and be quiet, I want the ability to do that. During sport riding, blasting around, or on the track, the noise was a non-issue to me. |
