Cooling Fan

[Red Rex]

Just a general query for the Northern European owner-riders... In nearly 20 years of ownership here in the UK it has only ONCE got hot enough in the summer (and I was stuck in traffic with the engine running) for the cooling fan to kick in. (For a minute I wondered what the strange whirring noise was!)
Can it be removed and put on the spare parts shelf to give a bit more access when removing / refitting spark plugs ???

[HolerTogni]

Hi Red Rex!

Mine kicks in every time when I got stuck in traffic a little longer, i.e., about a dozen times since I bought it 2005 ('cause I try to avoid riding in town).

(that said, I even tinkered a switch to put it on manually when the temperature rises above 90 °C for keeping the engine in a more constant range of temperature)

On the other hand, my Race-TRiXie has got its fan and its affiliates removed.
And every time I stand in the starting grid after the warm-up lap I have a little nervous eye on the temperature gauge ...

In summary, I wouldn't recommend removing the fan from a street legal bike used in usual traffic.

"Trying to keep cool"-greets from Munich!