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👍 Considering from where you started, to looking at these pics. Well done, and excellent job documenting the process.

Please excuse a comment from someone with far less technical expertise, but...what's the data? Is overheating a problem? There's stators and R/R's. Some other known issues. But in 20 years here at VFRD I have yet to read "my motor overheated and (insert catastrophe here) happened."

And that's why I have them as well, it wasn't necessarily to have the fan permanently off . But on some of my bikes where I was putting the switch was within reach of the original thermoswitch wire with the spade connector. I just thought it was super easy to use the intact wire in, and then one circuit continuing to the thermoswitch and the other to ground. Bam. It just also sounded like a nifty solution to his scenario.

Interesting, I have overides on my first Gens, 1000R's and my 4th gen, but its to turn the fan on early in traffic (got busted for lane splitting down south of me when the 97 started to overheat). When the dust settled figured it was cheaper to put a fan switch in then argue the point. I'll see if I have the switch you mentioned in my supplies. Thanks

Well spoken. Thank You for the real world experience, and the results of that experience, and passing it on here. I to struggled to find a switch also, the 95 C I found was a two pin and flat out did not work. I bought the 85 C single pin out of frustration, but I do have my doubts that this is a workable solution. I still have my 100 C switch and know exactly where it is. Spent 2 weeks on your country back in Feb. Spotted these on a back street in Split. Croatia has a great biker culture.

I got to uncrate and ride one of the first CBR900RRs in the Seattle area. Red / White / Blue version of course. I have ridden FZR400/600/1000s. Rode an RC30 once, but briefly, in a metro area, where it did not get a chance to be it's best.

Have to say, if I could not own a vfr, any of those bikes would fit the bill. Have not ridden a RC30, nor a Fireblade. Did ride a UK spec FZR 1000 as one of the engineers on the ship owned one. Pretty impressive.

^^^^Great idea!

On some of my bikes I use a ON-OFF-ON toggle for the Thermoswitch. ON - Stock thermoswitch wiring , so for sure something happens on it's own. OFF - Thermoswitch isolated. No fan. ON - Override. Fan ON when I want. I didn't do it for the scenario you describe, it just makes wiring in a switch much easier for me on some bikes. But it might be a good solution.

I've had the switch that says 85C on it on my 6th gen. First off, the coolant temp sensor that is read on the dashboard sits inside the V, in the front head. It will always read higher than the temp that's read by the fan switch located in the radiator. The switch that says 85C comes on at around 90-95C on the dashboard, if I remember correctly. Problem is, once it turns on it never turns off. It only turns off when the coolant temp on the dash drops to like 70C or lower even. I don't remember exactly because I removed it a long time ago. Numerous times I shut off the bike, it cooled down a bit as I left it for a short while. I come back to it, turn the key, the fan starts. The coolant temp reads like 70C or so. WTF Also, when riding at higher speeds I had issues with cooling. As we all know, these bikes don't like traffic in front. High speed, high load on the engine but there's a vehicle in front. The vehicle in front creates a slip stream which reduces the airflow through the radiators. The temp slowly creeps up from the usual 80-85C to 90-95C when the fan starts. The vehicle in front is gone now, probably overtaken. Clean airflow should cool the bike down now to the usual 80-85C, but no, the running fan actually poses a restriction at highway speeds. The bike can't cool down effectively and it keeps running at 90-95C, sometimes even creeping up higher if I increase the speed. Even if I manage to reduce the coolant temps by reducing the speed and load on the engine, the fan won't turn off because its shut off temp is 70ish. The load on the electrical system is unnecessarily increased. Not very convenient on my 2002 that has the undersized stator that doesn't produce a lot of current at idle and low RPM. I'd like to have a fan switch that starts the fan at 100C on the dash, instead of the stock 105-107C, and turns off at the like the stock switch at 95C on the dash. Can't seem to find that anywhere. Try it out, I doubt it will do you any good.

some photos from in the wild because why not even with the e-pump and beefier fan it still runs hot on warm days, going to try a lower temp fan switch next. what's neat though is if temps start to climb at a red light or whatever, i can now shut down the engine but keep the pump and fan running to cool it down nice and quick (as well as shut off the headlight to save battery thanks to my new switch blocks). powerbronze screen is also great, i get clean air right at my chin which is basically exactly what i wanted.

Those are all perfect examples of what makes me stare at some bikes. The lines, proportions, stance... everything.

Lately it seems all the manufacturers are having an ugly contest.

As much as I love the 5th Gen overall, sportbike aesthetic peaked with the FZR in Red/White Genesis livery, RC30 or first year Fireblade.

Yep. You nailed it. The 4th Gen is its equal IMO. The 5th Gen is a worthy contender. The fidgety fairing construction and the fact every time I remove said fairing I find a new brake line I did not know existed or was necessary are its only knocks. Its still a keeper by a wide margin over what I see in the showrooms though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0&pp=ygUQZmF0IGJvdHRvbSBnaXJscw%3D%3D Does my ass look big in this?

Of course I grew up in this era... ewwwww

I'm a big fan of those bikes, and the VF/VFR's in general, but to me it's visually heavy from the tank on back, lot's of plastic. Of course, once you get on one...

Yep, I looked. Nice piece of kit for sure. Its neither as cheap as I hoped. Nor as expensive as I feared. Approx. cost is about 2 sets of tires.

I am not a big fan of the current "weight forward" design trend and think bike design peaked at the 1990 VFR750F... I have had a ride on one of the Suzuki GSX-8Rs and found it to be a very nice package; certainly light and easy to manage, ample power and tidy handling.

That is a feature, not a flaw. Just add one of these. Problem solved. .

You have brought dishonor! Today is a good day for you to die.

The PO put a fender eliminator on my MT-10. This was the result of a wet ride and some road works. I put it back to stock after this.

First off, that Suzuki looks like it was assembled from parts that fell off a Klingon Starship. Geography and climate are compelling reasons why I am not to bothered with the rear of my bike. I've always left the rear fenders alone because they have function. I live in northern New England, there is rain, mud, occasional snow during our riding season. That said, i would agree that most tail tidy kits do improve the looks of a bike, some times considerably so. I certainly get it that one of the joys of riding is making your ride, your own.