1. It requires taking the front pod cover off.
2. I chose to put the switch on the front of the shifter plate.
3. It will be easier if you take your right side motor cover off.
4. Remove your fuse box cover and the fuse box.
5. Fuse box has two tabs on each side and it just pops right out.
6. Once the fuse box is loose, locate the fan relay.
7. Behind the fan relay you will see 4 wires going to the back of the relay.
8. The first thing you will notice is 2 wires are bigger than the other 2.
9. Take a sharp razor and skin the rubber shielding off the brown and red
wire and the black and white wire.
10. Take your soldering iron and some solder and put some solder on the two
wires you skinned.
11. Now add some solder to the ends of your 2 wires.
12. Go ahead and drill your hole for your switch.
13. Before you mount your switch connect your two wires to the switch with
the spade connectors.
14. Mount your switch and pull your wires through towards your the back of
your fuse box.
15. Take your soldering iron and solder your 2 wires to the skinned wires.
16. Test switch. Fan should come on.
17. Paint the two solder joints with liquid tape.
18. Assemble bike.
Fan bypass switch
I did the fan bypass swithc on my 2016 XT-P 1000. It will require a single pole singel throw switch. Basicly a on of swithc. A rubber boot for the switch. Some wire, 2 pieces about a foot each. Two spade connectors. And some of that plastic that you stuff the wires in ( I can’t think of the name of it right now.) This switch will give you the option to turn your fan on when ever you want. And the bike will still turn the fan on and off as needed.
