I installed a 2nd fan with a custom setup a couple summers ago, the fan is removed and currently not on the bike (had an issue). I don't know if the 20 fuse makes any difference vs what it was orginally, but it seems to take way too long for the fan to come on. I am not new to the bike, I spent 12 hours a day on it for a month traveling from the bottom to the top the continent and back again.

What is the original fuse, a 10 or 15 and would it make any difference regarding the fan's function vs the 20? Also, just to make sure the fuse position is the most rearward position correct? Thank you gentleman. If you have any questions about my two fan setup please ask.

I run dual fans on mine, ran them for 2 seasons so far.

Stock fan, of course. Fan from Schnitz Racing for second fan. Wired in parallel so both get same amps and volts.

On stock fan wire.

No other changes, and never a blown fuse. Never ever ever.

Hi sahtt,

You are correct the fan fuse is the most rearward fuse in the fuse box. And it should be a 15amp.

It's never a good idea to substitute a fuse with a larger capacity one. Kawasaki have rated the circuit at 15amps, sure they would have factored in a safety margin, but I can tell you that any manufacturer will generally not go overkill on any wiring loom in order to keep production costs down. Basic rules of physics dictate:
Amperage = current flow
current flow = molecular movement
Molecular movement = heat

Therefore as harmless as substituting a 20amp fuse for a 15amp fuse may seem, worse case snenario could be a melted harness or worse a fire.

P.S. the 20amp fuse will make no difference to the operation of your fan. the ZX14 fan does seem to come on late which is particularly noticeable on hot days, Perth has a lot of hot weather and I plan to fit a separate switch so I can bring it on earlier but leave the existing system working normally just in case I forget.

* Last updated by: Brenny on 3/27/2011 @ 12:14 PM *

I considered manual switching the single stock fan, but figured why allow for human error (not paying attention).

So I put a second fan on it. Gets pretty darn hot here too, especially sitting still on black asphalt waiting for everyone to get ready to roll.

When my fans come on, they blow out both sides of the bike, and stay on about 30 seconds. With Engine Ice, thats all it takes to bring the temp gauge down two bars. And keep it down.

And I don't have to do anything but enjoy riding.

* Last updated by: privateer on 3/27/2011 @ 10:30 AM *