Posted by watt.mike on March 25, 2007, 2:02 am
Hi everyone!
I was checking the fan on my bike's radiator--I stuck a screwdriver in
there to turn the fan blade. It turned but it doesn't "coast", I had
to push a bit to get it to turn at all. Is this a sign that it's
stuck? Or, is it connected to a motor and that's why it's hard to turn
the blade?
If it needs fixing, is it hard to fix? Or should I just take it to a
mechanic?
I've been riding the bike, today I rode it about 100 miles and the
engine didn't overheat at all. Does the bike even need the fan?
I'm taking it on a cross-country road trip soon, so I want the bike to
be in tip-top shape for that.
By the way, it's an amazing bike. Anyone who thinks about getting one
should.
Posted by Don Fearn on March 25, 2007, 1:59 pm
watt.mike@gmail.com opin'd thus:
>Hi everyone!
>I was checking the fan on my bike's radiator--I stuck a screwdriver in
>there to turn the fan blade. It turned but it doesn't "coast", I had
>to push a bit to get it to turn at all. Is this a sign that it's
>stuck? Or, is it connected to a motor and that's why it's hard to turn
>the blade?
>If it needs fixing, is it hard to fix? Or should I just take it to a
>mechanic?
>I've been riding the bike, today I rode it about 100 miles and the
>engine didn't overheat at all. Does the bike even need the fan?
>I'm taking it on a cross-country road trip soon, so I want the bike to
>be in tip-top shape for that.
>By the way, it's an amazing bike. Anyone who thinks about getting one
>should.
Old K-bikes are notorious for having fan problems. Partially because
they hardly ever come on, and because of lack of use, when they ARE
needed, they're frozen up.
For some pointers on this, go to http://www.ibmwr.org/ , click on
"K-bike Tech Articles" and do a search on "fan".
Good luck, and keep on enjoying your K!
BTW, be sure to keep up on spline lubes; your K NEEDS regular lubing
of its driveshaft splines!
pooder was here -- when he should be out riding
--
I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it
Posted by Blazing Laser on March 25, 2007, 2:03 pm
On 24 Mar 2007 23:02:21 -0700, watt.mike@gmail.com wrote:
>Hi everyone!
>I was checking the fan on my bike's radiator--I stuck a screwdriver in
>there to turn the fan blade. It turned but it doesn't "coast", I had
>to push a bit to get it to turn at all. Is this a sign that it's
>stuck? Or, is it connected to a motor and that's why it's hard to turn
>the blade?
It shouldn't spin free, just not be stuck.
Why not just test it? Let the bike run in place for a while, and see
if the fan comes on when it heats up?
While you're at it, I've read lots of places that the K75 runs so
smoothly that you can balance a nickle on edge on top of the tank
while it's running. Why don't you try that and get back to us? 8^)
>I've been riding the bike, today I rode it about 100 miles and the
>engine didn't overheat at all. Does the bike even need the fan?
Conventional wisdom is that they seldom need the fan. Which is why
the fan tends to go bad and freeze up.
>I'm taking it on a cross-country road trip soon, so I want the bike to
>be in tip-top shape for that.
>By the way, it's an amazing bike. Anyone who thinks about getting one
>should.
I'm a little jealous.
Posted by entropy_magnet on March 26, 2007, 8:28 am
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:03:57 -0800, Blazing Laser wrote:
> On 24 Mar 2007 23:02:21 -0700, watt.mike@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone!
>>
>>I was checking the fan on my bike's radiator--I stuck a screwdriver in
>>there to turn the fan blade. It turned but it doesn't "coast", I had
>>to push a bit to get it to turn at all. Is this a sign that it's
>>stuck? Or, is it connected to a motor and that's why it's hard to turn
>>the blade?
>
> It shouldn't spin free, just not be stuck.
>
> Why not just test it? Let the bike run in place for a while, and see
> if the fan comes on when it heats up?
>
> While you're at it, I've read lots of places that the K75 runs so
> smoothly that you can balance a nickle on edge on top of the tank
> while it's running. Why don't you try that and get back to us? 8^)
>
>>I've been riding the bike, today I rode it about 100 miles and the
>>engine didn't overheat at all. Does the bike even need the fan?
>
> Conventional wisdom is that they seldom need the fan. Which is why
> the fan tends to go bad and freeze up.
>
>>I'm taking it on a cross-country road trip soon, so I want the bike to
>>be in tip-top shape for that.
>>
>>By the way, it's an amazing bike. Anyone who thinks about getting one
>>should.
>
> I'm a little jealous.
On cool/cold days, the fan should hardly, if at all run. On hot days,
it'll run everytime you stop, dumping its heat onto your legs. The good
news is that a light'll come on when its overheating.
Posted by watt.mike on March 26, 2007, 2:07 pm
What is the fastest way to get the bike to heat up enough to make the
fan come on? the other day I rode it from LA to Orange county (about
30 miles) and the fan didn't come on when I was stopped. Nor did the
little light come on, so it wasn't overheating.
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>I was checking the fan on my bike's radiator--I stuck a screwdriver in
>there to turn the fan blade. It turned but it doesn't "coast", I had
>to push a bit to get it to turn at all. Is this a sign that it's
>stuck? Or, is it connected to a motor and that's why it's hard to turn
>the blade?
>If it needs fixing, is it hard to fix? Or should I just take it to a
>mechanic?
>I've been riding the bike, today I rode it about 100 miles and the
>engine didn't overheat at all. Does the bike even need the fan?
>I'm taking it on a cross-country road trip soon, so I want the bike to
>be in tip-top shape for that.
>By the way, it's an amazing bike. Anyone who thinks about getting one
>should.