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i'm totally jealous of the motogadget gear !

that frame brace kit welded in awesome !

whoever welded it in done an outstanding job .

header looks very sweet.

your moving right along,keep up the good work sir!

leon

wow......best weld i have seen yet. congrates

As far as the oil cooler mounting location. You want that out in the air flow, or run a couple of electric fans right on it, possibly a cowl to direct the air flow. Most would mount right out front at the front down tubes of the frame. Maybe not as nice as hiding it, but you need the cooler to reduce temps, which is by exchanging with air, lots of it.

Motor Head wrote: As far as the oil cooler mounting location. You want that out in the air flow, or run a couple of electric fans right on it, possibly a cowl to direct the air flow. Most would mount right out front at the front down tubes of the frame. Maybe not as nice as hiding it, but you need the cooler to reduce temps, which is by exchanging with air, lots of it.

I agree with you but I don't like it out front. I don't have an air box and a lot of the items most guys have under the seat are not there on mine. The side covers essentially scoop air and it will run through the cooler. I have also found 2 aluminum 12V fans that will most likely go on the back. I have not decided whether they will be thermally actuated or not.

As always, that's for the feedback Motorhead.

Theres a lot of hot air coming off the motor back in that area.

more air is always better.
but an oil cooler even if it is not getting much air is still adding volume which helps keep the oil cooler and is also going to remove as much heat as the air flow will allow.

which is more cooling than you will get without one.

thats my .02 fwiw,

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: more air is always better.
but an oil cooler even if it is not getting much air is still adding volume which helps keep the oil cooler and is also going to remove as much heat as the air flow will allow.

which is more cooling than you will get without one.

thats my .02 fwiw,

leon

That's they way I viewed it Leon. Pretty much a stock motor and it always ran fine without a cooler. Moved to AZ so I thought the cooler would be a good idea.

Like those welds Jon! I agree on air flow for oil cooler. Find your spot that works for you. You are in Arizona now and the oil cooler will come in handy for sure. Engine, exhaust, forks, brakes, shocks all looking good as well!

Slow going but I did get a LED Headlight for the bike today. It fit perfectly in the OEM light bucket. The headlight is from Truck Lights and is DOT approved. Unfortunately I don't have the bike wired to give you a working pic but there are a lot of You Tube videos showing it off.

very nice!

leon

Got a new '03-'06 Honda 600RR tail light this weekend. Didn't quite fill the gap the way I had hoped. After some thought, here is what I came up with. I have a bit more sanding to do and a touch of mud to smooth it out. I think it turned out pretty nice!

wow, really nice work! subscribed. keep us posted on your progress!