Fan fuse?

Hello, new (2000) VFR owner here.  I am going over this bike that I just bought.  Yesterday as I rode home about 75 miles of fine twisty road in the Pac NW, everything worked pertty well.  Couple of questions for you all.  I didn't get an owners manual with the bike, though I have downloaded the shop manual(s) from this site and perused them.

  As I rode in about 60f temps, my temperature gauge was around 180 mostly, but when I negotiated a small town at 30mph the temperature indicated up to 205 and seemed to be rising still when I got through the town and back up to speed.   I didn't hear any fan noise...but this is a strange moto to me, so ....Anyhow I want to check that the fan is actually working so first, I would like to check a fuse, if there is one.  I tried googling the fuse location and I can not find the right owners manual online anywhere...so I thought I would ask here.

  Another issue I want to look into is the forks are 'clacking' on sharp small bumps.  They feel like the rebound is too soft.  The handling is acceptable and the bike is not alarming, but I don't think the sharp noise and harsh clacking is going to get it for me.   I have an Ohlins rear shock.   The fork adjusters look to have been frequently attacked with the wrong size screwdriver by the Previous Owner, so he may have been trying to fix the ride, too....He was a real hack, I am coming to see...the bike has a crap paint job and dorky cheapo decals all over it and was grimy when I got it....but the price was right and the motor sounds great.
  Thanks in advance for the help...

  Don Hanson

The fan won't come on until it hits 219F. I'd be looking for loose parts causing the clacking.

-Jake

 Jakobi, on 18 October 2011 - 12:40 PM, said:

The fan won't come on until it hits 219F. I'd be looking for loose parts causing the clacking.

-Jake

  Thanks, Jake

  Is there a fuse, though?  For some other time?

  I will be going through the whole bike...Already found some loose ends.  I alway like to examine every aspect of a new to me bike ASAP, since flying down the highway or blasting through the hills with a bike in you know not what condition...that seems asking for trouble.

  Don Hanson

The fan has a dedicated fuse. Regarding the forks, they are only adjustable for preload. You'll need to revalve if you want to change the rebound or compression rates. I was in the middle of adding this to my original post when HS took the board down.

-Jake

 gnarly928, on 18 October 2011 - 01:50 PM, said:

  I will be going through the whole bike...Already found some loose ends.  I alway like to examine every aspect of a new to me bike ASAP, since flying down the highway or blasting through the hills with a bike in you know not what condition...that seems asking for trouble.

Fork clacking on VFRs is quite common.  Mine are clacking right now and I'm just living with it.  Which is odd for me because if the fuel injection is even mildly off I tend to disassemble the entire bike...