del hamilton

Hi, I own a Fazer 600 2002 model and I also have never heard the cooling fan come on. The fan works fine, I bypassed the cooling fan switch and the fan spun into life. The overheating light has never came on either however it does light up when I turn the ignition on. I have driven the bike until it's hot the parked up with the engine running for over 5 minutes and still nothing...I dare not leave it any longer! Are the cooling fan and overheating indicator mechanisms independent, if so I'd be more comfortable to assume everything is okay. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Del