Got this new Oil cooler, "oil Bud' its drop the heat of my 07 sporty, its got thermostat to regulate the flow.. fiited it to my mates 09 softie.. you cant see this thing it located below of the engine between the rails..
How much? $$$
Lets see some pictures!!
cant work the attachment out, send me an email info@twowheelgarage.com.au il send photo's and pricing, all coolers mount inside the chasis, made from 6061 T6..
Heres an ad for it Rooster.........
forum users, We have all softail models and Touring models available, Dyna and Sporty will be here around Jan, I have the prototype on my sporty.. i tell you what i will be riding this summer during the hot days..
Heavy duty magazine will be doing a write up on Oil Bud after Jan, we will be fitting this to a 09 touring.
we sell this for same price as the folks in the USA, email info@twowheelgarage.com.au or check out the web site budsbikerparts.net
Bike lifts and jacks would probably damage it too.
sporty price is not confirm,
These coolers are new to the market, like any product there are pro's and con's based on people's opinion, those that have the coolers cant fault the the product and its fitting location, there are plenty of these coolers in Australia on the road already..
the weight of the cooler is 3kg - 9 pounds, its made from 6061 t6, extrusion process, so can you imagine how thick the unit walls are, its as thick as the sump casing of the engine, they fit WITHIN the frame rails, 5mm above the bottom of the chasis, if your bike hits the speed humps like my mate softail it will damage the frame not cooler, ths means it can be jacked up and even undo the sump plug and change oil
there are no hose clamps, No rubber hoses, all braided or stainless lines with true fastners, no room for mistakes
mounting the cooler under the bike is no different to mounting a cooler in front of the bike, if the oil spills from the cooler it will goto the road then on your tyer,
pople mount radiators and coolers to the front of the bike assuming the air is colder, which is not always the case, if you have a farely new car [ford or holden] look under neath of the nose cone towards the engine bay, you will see a scoop which looks like flap pointing down that design to scoop the air from the road and sending it up the engine. to help cool it down, you will see this with older cars and American cars, [ford EA, EB]
so it doesnt matter were its mounted as long as you can control the temp and its safe.
USA folks, have you seen their core business, AIR-RYDA they build areoplanes, the ones used to race at Perth WA {red bull air race] so there actualy no room for mistakes.. there not your local guy making parts
the folks i sell these units are in the age bracket of 45-60 years old, when your riding next keep an eye for it and get there opinion....
Thats cool,
thats why we ride Harley's, to be different.. at the end of the day the traditional style cooler woks also, just ugly were it mounts, all performance bikes has coolers, i dont understand why harley dont believe in it..
Victory bikes has them fitted from the factory..
Scotty and RT thanks for your input. Your opinions are highly valued.
I have had a brief look at this product on the net only and they seem to be farily sturdy units. They appear to be made of aircraft grade aluminium and consequently are higly impact resistant.
Motorvehicle front crossmembers are made of the same material without fear of compromising structural integrity.
I would be less concerned about the glancing blow of road debris to a unit mounted under the frame than a direct hit from following or oncomming traffic to a HD unit that has the same structural integrity as a car radiator.
Your points are well made, but if safety is a concern, consider riding an air-cooled bike in 45 degree and have the motor "let go" at 110 km/hr in channel country.
I am unsure if this is the "right" product, but I think that I need to add something this summer and have no idea what will do the job.
RT, if functionality was "our" only concern then I would be riding a water cooled BMW this summer.
Thanks for that photo Scotty, that does look awfully exposed especially that braided line and it doesn't look like it sits above the chassis rails as claimed. I hadn't seen that photo before. So much for my research.
RT, I know you have ridden many miles in this part of the world, so you know how hot the breeze is here, even at 100km/h. Its like riding into a bloody hair dryer. Thanks for your input, I'll have a look at the down tube style coolers as you have suggested. I don't even know what temperature my oil is running at so it may not even be a problem, just thought I might insure against a potential problem.
Wozza, I wondered the same thing about the increased oil capacity.
reading these forums sound like most guys is having heat problems I know WA and QLD has heat issues, you know doing most modes will not fix the heat problems from any EFI air/cool engines, even if they run rich. its know fact that harley has address the issue only with the touring models by droping one cyclinder which still doesnt fix the issue..
my mate with the oil bud on his softail custom comes back from QLD soon, Il upload photos so you can see..
09 Touring model [oil bud], check out the clearance, the fins on the oil bud is made from 6061 not fins from a radiator it will not damage...
