Subject: Radiator choice
From: ACRE NL
Date: 8/22/2002, 12:47 AM


For Tom and Paul, Several motorcycle radiators are good size choices. Kawasaki 7X-7 rads are large
and curved could be used to contour to the bottom of the cowl They are designed to handle 120 hp
or more. They are aluminum as well. They WON'T be cheap however, unless you have afriend in the
salvage business. Bill Jepson ]

By the way Paul does K & W attack the subject of radiator fans? Most of the motorcycles have a
small fan covering about only 1/4 of the rad. I'm sure this is to allow enough air flow at top
speed. WRJ

I'm a bit skeptical.
A motor cycle is not generating a heck of a lot of power going 70 MPH.
So far what we have found out is fans don't really help all that much.
They work at idle because the engine is generating very little HP and 
consequently very little waste heat.

Paul Lamar
 
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