I was stuck in traffic today. The temp needle was pointing above the T of the word Temp on the gauge, so not in the red but the fan did not come on. I have tested the fan by by-passing the switch and the fan works. At what point should the fan come on?

Hey all, the plastic connector on the right side of my bike has a nasty hole in it. I am tempted to believe it is vandalism. I cannot find the part number to replace it though. It seems that you can only get replacement hoses, and hose holder rings. Not the plastic peice that connects to it...

Hi, I have been thinking about BMWs some what strange idea of building the steering head in such a way that heat is readily transferd from the oil causing the grease to melt. I was wondering what people thought about increasing cooling and airflow in that area? What I was thinking was some...

Hi Everyone When i was cleaning my 2001gs last week i noticed coloured water stain marks under the water pump it seems to be coming from a hole in the casting ? Is this a drain point. today after a short ride there was a small amount of anti freeze coming from the hole. Any ideas

Hi All, Anyone help me out here with some info on the electric cooling fans on the rear of the rad. Are they triggered off the thermostat? If so what temp do they kick in at? I have had my bike about 2 weeks now and I do ride quite hard at times and the engine seems to be quite hot but the...

Hi all - I'm having a cooling problem and wonder if any of you have any helpful suggestions? I'd normally just send the bike to the shop but no-one locally can even look at it before next week and I was planning to ride to the Peterborough show this weekend! Ok - a little background: the bike's...

I picked up my second hand 1994 F650 yesterday and took it for its first ride having never been on one before. All very good and I am very happy but I noticed the cooling fan was coming on quite reguarly. I was driving in Central London so was stopping and starting quite a bit and I guess it was...

As some inhabitants of that other BMW webpage might know, my F went pop in Morocco and limped back to Spain where I left it to the RAC. Oil temp went mad (160 degrees after 10 minutes at 50 mph, water light on). Having had the thing in bits, I'm honestly stumped: The thermostat works, a whole...