92KK K100LT 193214 wrote:I have a manual override for the cooling fan. In winter it directs warm air through the fairing if I remove the internal baffles, it emerges through the vertical fins in the knee pads and up around the gas tank. Exceedingly useful and doesnt take long to remove or refit the baffles.

92KK

nino wrote:Inge, I didnt think of spoilers, but the romboid outlet near the knee area on outer side.

Inge K. wrote:

nino wrote:Inge, I didnt think of spoilers, but the romboid outlet near the knee area on outer side.

That`s why I deleted my post, when I did realise that I did misunderstand the question.
I first did think that you had the spoilers at the air outlet in mind.

About the outlets in the upper fairing, it should be possible to make holes.....
but it`s also some parts and painting involved.
These was in use from 06/88 on LT`s, also parts in the same area on the inside of the fairing was changed around the same date.


Thanks Inge. Is it effective?

nino wrote:Thanks Inge. Is it effective?

Inge K. wrote:

nino wrote:
Thanks Inge. Is it effective?

92KK K100LT 193214 wrote:Nino

I only just saw your post about the fan override switch but Charlie 99 has answered it. It is great in winter once you take out the baffles. There is a horizontal one under the two side boxes screwed to the junction between the upper and lower fairing pieces. You can leave that one in and most of the air comes out of the slots in the black knee panels. Take them out and you get warm air up around the fuel tank and upper body.

92KE

BIG D wrote:



This is my bike and the side vents can be clearly seen, Not that in the UK we see a lot of hot weather but on the odd occation when we have been heavenly blessed I have noticed the legs getting rather hot on a long run, I do not think that in hotter climes that the side vent would be the only answer and some of the wonderous ideas amongst the members of this forum would go a long way to easing this problem.

just my opinion



BIG D

zaubertuba wrote:Great mods, Nino!

I haven't done any of this (actually don't have fairing lowers at the moment), but your mods look really similar to the work done in this article on the ibmwr pages. Have you tried insulating the fuel return line yet?

nino wrote:

zaubertuba wrote:Great mods, Nino!

I haven't done any of this (actually don't have fairing lowers at the moment), but your mods look really similar to the work done in this article on the ibmwr pages. Have you tried insulating the fuel return line yet?

Not yet. I did something which is simple and fast, all tohether 2 hours job. Next I ll try to insulate fuel hoses, main and return line, but after the summer. Whar are temps like in your area?

zaubertuba wrote:

nino wrote:

zaubertuba wrote:Great mods, Nino!

I haven't done any of this (actually don't have fairing lowers at the moment), but your mods look really similar to the work done in this article on the ibmwr pages. Have you tried insulating the fuel return line yet?

Not yet. I did something which is simple and fast, all tohether 2 hours job. Next I ll try to insulate fuel hoses, main and return line, but after the summer. Whar are temps like in your area?

We get all four seasons here, and not a lot of precipitation so you can ride (nearly) year-round...but Late July early August high 90's/100's F is not uncommon. It's only just now starting to get cool again in the evenings.

My bike didn't come with fairing lowers so I figured I'd add them this Fall. Really nice to be able to see the work you've done so far.

nino wrote:

BIG D wrote:



This is my bike and the side vents can be clearly seen, Not that in the UK we see a lot of hot weather but on the odd occation when we have been heavenly blessed I have noticed the legs getting rather hot on a long run, I do not think that in hotter climes that the side vent would be the only answer and some of the wonderous ideas amongst the members of this forum would go a long way to easing this problem.

just my opinion



BIG D

Thanks. Nice clean bike you have

alansykes wrote:Hi Nino, The hottest summer in living memory down here on the s.e. coast of Andalucia...which is why I removed all the RT Tupperware and stored it all away before reverting the K75 to 'naked' back in April. My question is how do you wire in an extra dashboard switch to manually control the rad fan ? Pictures or drawings please as I'm new to the K-bike over-engineered and over-complicated electrics all sprinkled with a multitude of inaccessible relays....maybe somebody has already done an idiot's guide ?

Somebody else even told me that the designers in Berlin originally added the option to the wiring - not implemented - of having the klaxon(s) beep gently in synch with the winkers !

Fingers XX'ed.

ALAN in Mojacar playa

alansykes wrote: My question is how do you wire in an extra dashboard switch to manually control the rad fan ?

BIG D wrote:

are a means of corrosion as most I have seen are left uncovered.



BIG D

zaubertuba wrote:Great mods, Nino!

I haven't done any of this (actually don't have fairing lowers at the moment), but your mods look really similar to the work done in  this article on the ibmwr pages.  Have you tried insulating the fuel return line yet?

nino wrote:Hello, here in Croatia no rain for two and half month with temps 35 shade, good knows on sun. I tried to get some heat insulation on RT:

- I bought 100 cm peace of rubber stripe for car windows and cianoacril glue. I glued the stripe to the inner, tank side leg protector on both sides of fairing.

Went for a ride, everything was good except heat that came to right underknee area from empty space beetwen air box and tank. So I put peace of black foam 40 mm thick under the tank.

Went on ride again and heat was tolerable even in shorties (35 degrees in shade today).

Regards

K75cster wrote:All K100's have a space under cylinder #1 it seems like a good place fora an after market radiator. Would that help the origional radiator dissapate the heat?