Lets Talk about Oil Cooler brackets

Can someone who has mounted an oil cooler on a 900/1000 post a pic of how they mounted the actuall cooler on the frame?? Or if you have place that sell the bracket post the link.

If you can find a wrecked 82 GPZ1100 B2 it will have everything you need. Try at www.oldkawman.com

i dont know if this will help, but heres mine....
it fits where the reflector used to be and the bolt above the reflector if for the upper part and
that bolt goes through the frame....i m guessing this is from back in the day cause the cooler and mounts are one piece and it fits like a glove...i havent seen any for sale similar in my online travels.....

one more pic

galaxian wrote:

Can someone who has mounted an oil cooler on a 900/1000 post a pic of how they mounted the actuall cooler on the frame?? Or if you have place that sell the bracket post the link.

Here's one way using two eye-bolts to hold a fabbed plate with cooler bolted to the plate.

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Patton wrote:

galaxian wrote:

Can someone who has mounted an oil cooler on a 900/1000 post a pic of how they mounted the actuall cooler on the frame?? Or if you have place that sell the bracket post the link.

Here's one way using two eye-bolts to hold a fabbed plate with cooler bolted to the plate.

AND the other side - - -

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Patton wrote:

galaxian wrote:

Can someone who has mounted an oil cooler on a 900/1000 post a pic of how they mounted the actuall cooler on the frame?? Or if you have place that sell the bracket post the link.

Here's a Z1 version using two eye bolts without a bracket.

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Patton wrote:

Patton wrote:

galaxian wrote:

Can someone who has mounted an oil cooler on a 900/1000 post a pic of how they mounted the actuall cooler on the frame?? Or if you have place that sell the bracket post the link.

Other side of Z1 version using two eye bolts without a bracket.

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I do recall seeing within the last couple of years a professionally made forged aluminum "bracket" being sold out there somewhere. And it looked techno cool all right, but a little clunky in comparison to the Simple Simon versions. And not within my ability to copy.

Will attempt to locate the pro version and post any info found.

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well my friend has a kz with a cooler off a 900gpz ninja

Patton,

American Classix used to carry something I recall, but I couldn't find it on their site. I think they originally came from Klasmo part # 39062300Z . American Classix had a better picture.

Hope this helps a little. The long bolt goes thru the existing sleeve throu your frame just in front of the horn. Then the flat spot on the two aluminum chunks are tap so you bolt the oil cooler to them.

Later, Doug

Patton wrote:

I do recall seeing within the last couple of years a professionally made forged aluminum "bracket" being sold out there somewhere. And it looked techno cool all right, but a little clunky in comparison to the Simple Simon versions. And not within my ability to copy.

Will attempt to locate the pro version and post any info found.

Was unable to locate the "professionally" made oil cooler mount, so will describe it from distant memory.

Two fairly thick aluminum pieces shaped like toy car tires are used instead of the eye bolts. And the little aluminum "tires" are held in place just like the eye bolts (a long screw through the oem frame hole used like an axle with a "tire" on each end.)

So at this stage, there's just a little aluminum "tire" on each side of the frame hole instead of an eye bolt on each side.

Threaded holes were tapped into the "tread" portion of the aluminum "tire" pieces whereby the cooler could be mounted with two bolts through the cooler into the tapped holes threaded into the "tread".

I perceived no advantage compared to the simple eye bolts, and the eye bolts afforded as much or more leeway in mounting.

Good Luck!