oil cooler or fan?
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Stay away from stop and go traffic when it's hot and if you can't, be prepared for roasting. Nothing will dramatically cool down an air cooled bike when it's idling, assuming your bike is already properly tuned and doesn't run too lean.
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If you have the time and money, the oil cooler and Lenale fan are well worth it. I installed both on my stock 2010 Ultra and I can vouch for their effectiveness. They work very well. The fan cools the cylinders when I'm stuck in traffic, and the oil cooler speeds up the process of cooling the oil when you finally do get moving.
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A good tune will drop the engine temp. An oil cooler will do very little in traffic 'cause theres no air moving over it. A fan will cool the bike, but it does so by blowing air over the fins, and you can guess where that goes. There are a couple of manufacturers of heat shield that fit under the seat, you can search the forum and get the names. I use HD's, and they help keep the heat off that left leg. But in traffic, still gonna get hot. And HD is not unique here, the Kawasaki Concours owners have the same complaint.
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I thought about the fan, but a Harley tech told me to stay away from it. It makes your right leg feel like it's in a blast oven....no way around that.
\I have the oil cooler, side deflectors and the rear cylinder cut off system. I also just installed the 1' floofboard extenders. That really made a difference while riding.
\I have the oil cooler, side deflectors and the rear cylinder cut off system. I also just installed the 1' floofboard extenders. That really made a difference while riding.
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