Oil cooler

[tomas_imp]

I think its a poor design. They should have at least let you drain the cooler with a primer to refill. Leaving a full quart (20%) of dirty oil in the system just does not make sense. Remember this oil runs through the tranny collecting a lot of metal and brakes down much quicker. They would have been much better served to make a water cooled radiator the same size if there going to put it there at all, this would have allowed fresh oil changes.

So not only is it big & ugly, you can't even drain it properly.
The only option for me, is to replace the oil cooler with one about half the size. I don't think this option would hurt reliability issues. So if the Aftermarket comes out with one for the CB, or a existing one used on another model might work also for me...........

search for a sportster oil filter





smaller, but not sure about attachment to the cb1100.

search for a sportster oil filter





smaller, but not sure about attachment to the cb1100.
Very nice DJS, now that's what I'm talking about. Prefect size for a oil cooler.......

I wouldn't buy a used CB unless the stock oil cooler was in place.

Why not put a cover (protector) on it ? http://www.samurider.com/?p=13491

It would look like a small water cooled radiator.

Thanks curlyjoe, but I don't want the look of a radiator at all. Cause with a radiator on the bike then the cooling fins will look fake and are there for show only.