2015 Retro Fit Cooling System

I've noticed on places like bikebandit they are showing full availability for parts on the 2015 cooling system.  Has anybody tried to go front mount radiator yet? It seems pricey but I've always wanted a standard vfr and I may consider it in the future considering my bike was recently knocked over in a parking lot and messed up pretty good.   It looks to be about $1300 for everything pictured.

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-Drew

The header pipes look a bit different on the 2015 that may be what allows the lower radiator to fit

I would imagine you would be the first to do this mod  if you do go ahead please post a "how to"

You can do a front mount rad for a lot cheaper than that.

I've done it twice now, once with a TL1000R top rad, and currently with a custom made one.

Reed has used an sv650 rad, as well.

Do you know where I can find a diy?

My thread has some info, and so does reeds.
I never did a how to as such. I bought a TL1000R top rad.
Moved the inlet from the left side to the right.
Made some simple brackets, the main one bolts up under the headstock where the oil cooler mounts (I moved the oil cooler down low behind the headers)
Silicone hoses in sizes to suit from asp, same place Mohawk got his.
And inline temp sensor adapter.
You can even fit a TLR fan on it, probably both, but I only fit one.
I'd never done it before, but I managed to figure it out.

My new one is a custom made rad, a bit smaller, but much thicker. Looks better on a naked bike.
Reeds sv650 rad is basically the same sort of thing, just a different rad.

My thread has some info, and so does reeds.
I never did a how to as such. I bought a TL1000R top rad.
Moved the inlet from the left side to the right.
Made some simple brackets, the main one bolts up under the headstock where the oil cooler mounts (I moved the oil cooler down low behind the headers)
Silicone hoses in sizes to suit from asp, same place Mohawk got his.
And inline temp sensor adapter.
You can even fit a TLR fan on it, probably both, but I only fit one.
I'd never done it before, but I managed to figure it out.
My new one is a custom made rad, a bit smaller, but much thicker. Looks better on a naked bike.
Reeds sv650 rad is basically the same sort of thing, just a different rad.

Did you do this primarily for better cooling? Looks? Less damage if the bike fell over/crashed? All of the above?

Don't forget the cost and complexity of mating the 2015 cowls to a 6th gen.

Keef,

Would your setup work under the 2015 bodywork?

Both you and reed are building street-fighters, so that's a part of the picture that you're able  to avoid.

I did it for all of the above. Without the bodywork, the fan was always on, riding slow, riding fast, track days, commuting, no matter what, it was always on. And the side rads look ridiculous without fairings.
No idea if it will fit under fairings, but I can't see why not. How wide are the fairings? Mine are long gone, but I don't think either of my front mounts were wider than the stock side mounts.
The TLR rad is 450mm wide. Still looked a bit wide without fairings, but worked brilliantly, ran around 85 Celsius.
The new custom one is only 350mm wide, looks much nicer. Runs around 95celsius at my trackday last week- worse in traffic, but I haven't fitted a fan yet. I need to see what I can get that will fit.