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[RedexRobB]

Just see this pic on Drew Sans thread and his new H1.



anyone notice the K-CAS, Kawasaki Cool Air System.

Any thoughts people? cos i also notice that all the H models shown in the 'japanese model ID' thread have this sticker.

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So, cooling for the head? Seems to have a purpose?

[zimm]

its meaningless, its so the airbox is breathing "fresh air" instead of "musty sat under the tank air"... but the intakes are in the wrong place on the fairing to actually draw air in anyway ..

and Drew's bike is an H2

[RedexRobB]

I did wonder if it was jus a sticker.

and Drew's bike is an H2

go and properly inflate your sex toy

[zimm]

I did wonder if it was jus a sticker.

and Drew's bike is an H2

go and properly inflate your sex toy

you have a thing for sex doll's Rob ? second time in a week you've mentioned them unprompted

[deviant]

its meaningless, its so the airbox is breathing "fresh air" instead of "musty sat under the tank air"... but the intakes are in the wrong place on the fairing to actually draw air in anyway ..

Well...

As you point out, the position of the intakes on the fairing is crap - to the point where I have a suspicion that at high speeds they probably suck air out from under the tank rather than pushing it in.

However at low speeds it is probably the path of least resistance for air to get into the intake area, so it probably does have a beneficial effect on the intake charge temperature compared to having it sealed off so the air has to be sucked up past the engine.

[zimm]

maybe on the L, on an H I cant see it doing anything.

[Brett]

Does it cool the engine?

[deviant]

hmm, there's an enormous radiator behind the front wheel, designed for efficient heat transfer between air and coolant, the coolant itself being pumped round all parts of the engine, including the head.

or there's a light puff of air hitting the top of the airbox.

I'll leave it up to you to decide

[Xphyral]

it's just another gimmick but it LOOKS cool, it's a defining visual chracteristic and i lub em

gogo hoover pipes!

[deviant]

it's just another gimmick but it LOOKS cool, it's a defining visual chracteristic and i lub em

gogo hoover pipes!

exactly. It's just an iconic ZXR thing - I might muck around with the tail of my bike, and with different headlights, and so on, but I'd never change that - whether they do anything or not.

[RedexRobB]

Pleased to hear that Deviant! Its one thing they should keep should they ever reproduce the ZXR400.

[Xphyral]

exactly. It's just an iconic ZXR thing - I might muck around with the tail of my bike, and with different headlights, and so on, but I'd never change that - whether they do anything or not.

[Gemini]

and they dont obscure your view, unlike my rvf400 which had fixed solid black intakes

looking between them towards to clocks was similar to squinting thru a letterbox!

gem

[superman]

and they dont obscure your view, unlike my rvf400 which had fixed solid black intakes

looking between them towards to clocks was similar to squinting thru a letterbox!

gem

LOL