- Joined
- May 27, 2021
- Messages
- 1,027
- Age
- 63
- Location
- Coquitlam British Columbia Canada
- Bike
- 2009 ST1300
I thought I'd start a thread about air flow / cooling / air impingement / ventilation of components / radiation / conduction / convection / fan cycling / actual cfm / actual air flow / velocity at zero speed vs velocity under way... and all that stuff.
Before getting underway with my own ST this summer, I did a bit of experimenting with it after servicing and verifying that I've got a clean / clear / unobstructed / unfouled radiator with everything as it was designed, all the fairing parts, foam bits, seals and gaskets correct.
Last year I had highway pegs protruding through cut engine guard covers; I think the air leakage through those deprived the engine sides and pipes of the correct ventilation.
The OP provided me with new engine guard covers which I will be using this year, my belief is that once the forward portion of the bike is sealed, the radiator fans will force air as designed; across and down through the inner plastic,
Before getting underway with my own ST this summer, I did a bit of experimenting with it after servicing and verifying that I've got a clean / clear / unobstructed / unfouled radiator with everything as it was designed, all the fairing parts, foam bits, seals and gaskets correct.
Last year I had highway pegs protruding through cut engine guard covers; I think the air leakage through those deprived the engine sides and pipes of the correct ventilation.
The OP provided me with new engine guard covers which I will be using this year, my belief is that once the forward portion of the bike is sealed, the radiator fans will force air as designed; across and down through the inner plastic,