Engine Oil Cooler Mount

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What kind of supply and return lines being used? If SS braided, the SS will act like a slow speed file, and wear through paint,electrical wiring,brake lines, and other oil lines.

AN-6 Braided Stainless Steel Hose.

Your right on the braided line, if not well thought out....it will wear on anything it touches.

Im on it....no problems for me.....but thanks for heads up.

Will post pics when weather improves and can get bike in sunshine.....garage is too dark.....

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Im going to have mine pretty much hidden.....only a few inches will show.

I will have 3 rub points that matter....will be using 3-mill black shrink tubing at these points to correct problem and protect from rubbing. Normal shrink tube is 1-mill thickness.

I really want to see 'er when your finished I have an oils cooler on the 77 but not a fan of aftermarket coolers. looks that is most of my riding is in 80 plus degree weather so I know in town I'd benefit greatly

obtw nice cooler

I dont know if this helps, but I talked to the people at Valley Hydralic Services in South Elgin Ill. & they said they have braided stainless steel hose with a plastic coating, it can be clear, or many other colors, maybe maroon for your application, they say its heat resistent up to 250 degrees, I dont know how hot the parts are going to be, that your worried about the hose touching or rubbing against ...Pete

pete greek1 wrote: I dont know if this helps, but I talked to the people at Valley Hydralic Services in South Elgin Ill. & they said they have braided stainless steel hose with a plastic coating, it can be clear, or many other colors, maybe maroon for your application, they say its heat resistent up to 250 degrees, I dont know how hot the parts are going to be, that your worried about the hose touching or rubbing against ...Pete

On stainless steel braided hose.....It might bump the very top 2 inch of front valve cover. Its going under tank and down between carbs and engine. I will put some on where it can contact the carb boot. Im talking in all 1 - two inch section and 2 - 3 inch sections in all. Its really not going to be a prob.

I cant wait to see pics, when your done, I want to do the same thing to mine :woohoo: :woohoo:

One thing my bike dosent have is the the center down tube flat steel brace.

I took mine out when it was raked and slugged 7 inches of downtube for strenght....then braced frame going back. This is the brace that lockhart coolers bolt to.

So I can run my cooler lines stright back off the cooler up between the downtubes and under tank....I dont have the brace in the way or have to go around it. You dont see any of the hose off the cooler in front. I will wire tie the braided line to under tank frame rails that will act as a heat sink also.

My garage is to dark to get pics....I will post in great detail when I can roll outside on a sunny day.

Looks really good 4thek. They also have clear shrink tubing for brake lines @ Motion Pro... if I remember right. But I have not seen it for the larger SS lines at their website.

Doug