Re routing oil cooler lines

[Jimothy72]

Hi all, I'm currently on a long term  project  and she's a 1991 slingshot 750. It's been previously done as a streetfighter back in the 90s and looks good but there's a couple of things I'm wanting to change  but thought I'd ask for advice before creating my own headaches. For example I thing the original oil cooler hoses coming up the outside of the frame and hiding its beauty with their  protruding black ugliness is a sin and and half. I'd love to see and hear from of anybody who's done a re routing with something tidy and shiny that gets rid of the protruding bulkyness of the stock lines and hoses?

Thanks in advance     Jamie 

[denisd]

Howdy 

[Fazz711]

A couple of braided lines definitely an improvement looks wise 

[fatblokeonbandit]

like this you mean

 

[Gixer1460]

^^^ Nice solution to pipe avoidance  With a top fed radiator (nothing wrong with bottom feed btw!) you have a little more scope for maybe turning the fittings toward the centre and then running hoses down front of cylinders between 2 & 3, then separate around the filter? Just a thought! 

[Captain Chaos]

I've rerouted the oil cooler lines "inside" on my B12 engined EFE. 

Teapot 600 cooler, slingshot 750 lines with home made (by a mate) adapters to the cooler. 
Not sure if there's enough space on a Slingshot to do it, looks a bit tight. 

[Jimothy72]

Thanks for all the suggestions and pics people, some sweet looking bikes  here 

Currently got the front end in pieces with the idea of making  my own custom CF nose piece/headlight unit. may have bitten off a lot to chew!! 

[Dezza]

If you go for braided lines you can retain the OEM cooler by using the AN8 (or 6??) adapters flogged on Eblag by torques. Then it's just a case of buying some hose and two fittings for the cooler adapters and two for the sump. Or go the whole hog and fit an aftermarket cooler too .

[Gixer1460]

Personally I wouldn't use any AN6 fittings on cooling circuits an oil cooled engine - i'd even get twitchy using 8's unless absolutely bone stock - other opinions may differ 

[jonny1bump]

[jonny1bump]

I also agree with @Gixer1460

[Jimothy72]

On 10/6/2022 at 7:12 PM, jonny1bump said:

Ooh do I spy a turbo? toying with the idea of a supercharger but I have no idea where to start unfortunately 

[Reinhoud]

2 hours ago, Jimothy72 said:

Ooh do I spy a turbo? toying with the idea of a supercharger but I have no idea where to start unfortunately 

Get yourself forged pistons, make sure you've a lathe and mill available, get yourself a supercharger..

Edited October 8, 2022 by Reinhoud

[smirk]

Routing them is always an arse pain! It's not hard to make your own stainless pipes - but half decent fittings and hose ain't cheap. There's an on line hose company that make them mail order to your length and choice of fittings/angles etc. All pre pressure tested - I can speak from experience that fitting it all up - after making your own hoses... then firing up to find a leak is a proper pisser!

[clivegto]

On one of my Slabby's, pipe is a 10.