1340banditpaul Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Just after a few ideas..... I'm fitting a head cooler on my Bandit but can't think of anywhere to mount the cooler that will look OK and not cause any clearance issues... I've searched the net for pics for ideas but can't seem to find anything, have you guys got any ideas??? I've attached a pic of my bike so you can have a look for ideas of where to put it, it's nowhere near finished so please don't judge it :-) Thanks for advice/ideas in advance. 1 Quote
no class Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Back in the day head coolers were mounted where the headlight sits.....or under seat with a fan .... you have some work to do 1 Quote
1340banditpaul Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 Thanks for replying, I didn't really want to put it in front of the yokes and cover the yokes up plus they wouldn't really fit with the light i'm using and I'd have to sort the cooler hose routing around my forks. I did think of under the seat and liked that idea plus it has vents in the seat unit for air flow but with running the underseat exhaust I thought it might defeat the idea of it being a cooler lol. I don't know if it would work with a fan though???? Quote
george 1100 Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Why do you want to put a head cooler? For function or for bling? Quote
vizman Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 8 hours ago, 1340banditpaul said: please don't judge it :-) you do know you typed that out loud and this is on the internet? welcome to OSS.info 1 Quote
fatblokeonbandit Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Mines under the headlight, its quite unobtrusive, apart from the pipes I might do the pipework in black to hide it more, not sure if it makes any difference!??? but any extra cooling cant hurt, especially if its tuned,,,, Gratuitous pictures of my Bandit, posted in the knowledge that it will probably be deleted for being tooo Banditish 3 Quote
MeanBean49 Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Looks like theres enough space to mount one across the frame behind the carbs. That would be a bit different, could make a cool looking scoop either side to draw air in. I have one, it sits in front of the yokes, but so does my main cooler. They do make a difference, especially racing or on track. Any extra cooling capacity is a good thing Quote
vizman Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, fatblokeonbandit said: Gratuitous pictures of my Bandit, posted in the knowledge that it will probably be deleted for being tooo Banditish stuck records.... ........stuck..... rec......o.o.o.o.o......rds...... i'm sure i covered this in BOTM Quote
1340banditpaul Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 3 hours ago, george 1100 said: Why do you want to put a head cooler? For function or for bling? Its a 1340 engine, so will be for function but don't want to stick it any where. Quote
1340banditpaul Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, MeanBean49 said: Looks like theres enough space to mount one across the frame behind the carbs. That would be a bit different, could make a cool looking scoop either side to draw air in. I have one, it sits in front of the yokes, but so does my main cooler. They do make a difference, especially racing or on track. Any extra cooling capacity is a good thing I'll have a nosey and see what kind of space I'm going to have behind the carbs. Does anyone know what size head cooler I will need or is it just the biggest head cooler I can use the better? (my main cooler is a extra wide 19 row) Quote
dupersunc Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Have a look at the late gsxr1000 oil coolers. They're v shaped and mount below the radiator in the belly pan. That's what I'm running on my next build. Quote
MeanBean49 Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 I run a 10 row extra wide one. To be honest any size cooler would work. Little 13 row narrow one would sit in nicely i reckon Quote
fatblokeonbandit Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 This worked quite well on my Magnum, don't know if there is enough room under the bandit???? 3 Quote
1340banditpaul Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 5 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said: This worked quite well on my Magnum, don't know if there is enough room under the bandit???? I like this idea, gonna have a look at this or behind the carbs. Cheers for the ideas lads. Quote
wraith Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Miss W, has a 19 row 320mm wide cooler with a 8 row half width head cooler sat under the 19 row one. Works fine. PS welcome to OSS. Quote
george 1100 Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, 1340banditpaul said: Its a 1340 engine, so will be for function but don't want to stick it any where. Cool, I put mine behind the carbs on my 7/11. Air is supplied to cooler directly from cowl ducts Edited January 16, 2018 by george 1100 3 Quote
August17 Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 I put a 5 1/2 spal fan on my bandits original oil cooler and a oil filler plug temp gauge. The temp gauge will read 120c on a warm day city riding ,switch on the fan and it drops back to 100 or so.there was a yoshi gsxr 750 that came standard with a head cooler google yoshi gsxr 750 head cooler I did read something about it a while ago Quote
dupersunc Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, August17 said: I put a 5 1/2 spal fan on my bandits original oil cooler and a oil filler plug temp gauge. The temp gauge will read 120c on a warm day city riding ,switch on the fan and it drops back to 100 or so.there was a yoshi gsxr 750 that came standard with a head cooler google yoshi gsxr 750 head cooler I did read something about it a while ago RK had a head cooler from the factory. The Yoshi race bikes had as many coolers as they could fit to the bike. I've found on my stock 1100k engined race bike that the performance tailed off over the duration of a race. I fitted a head cooler and the performance was much more consistant. Quote
MeanBean49 Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, dupersunc said: RK had a head cooler from the factory. The Yoshi race bikes had as many coolers as they could fit to the bike. I've found on my stock 1100k engined race bike that the performance tailed off over the duration of a race. I fitted a head cooler and the performance was much more consistant. I noticed the same thing. Upped the cooler and the head cooler size until I got pretty consistant running. I also found the placing makes a difference, i dont think mine would cool enough for the track use it gets if they werent sat unobstructed up front. But my cooling requirements are quite a lot 1 Quote
Jaydee Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 16 hours ago, August17 said: there was a yoshi gsxr 750 that came standard with a head cooler google yoshi gsxr 750 head cooler I did read something about it a while ago Yoshimura sold/used Earls kits on their bikes. They had more than one option available for slingshots. (Pics taken from 91 catalog) 5 Quote
Suban12 Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Seeing as head coolers are being discussed here....what size lines are being used by everyone?-6 or -8?Opinions and reasons would be appreciated . Quote
MeanBean49 Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Suban12 said: Seeing as head coolers are being discussed here....what size lines are being used by everyone?-6 or -8?Opinions and reasons would be appreciated . I use -8. Puts less load on the pump and (although negligible) keeps the oil cooler 1 Quote
1340banditpaul Posted January 21, 2018 Author Posted January 21, 2018 I've had a look this weekend and I reckon I'll be able to fit a 13 row cooler behind the carbs, where the subframe bolts to the main frame. Do you reckon I'll have to make some sort of an air scoop to get some cool air towards the cooler with it being behind the engine? Quote
dupersunc Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 I'd definitely duct some cool air to the cooler. Wouldn't be my choice of position personally. 1 Quote
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