Hey guys, I'm an old disabled fart on a fixed income and poor poor poor. Do ya feel sorry for me yet ??? (kidding) I have a like new 2006 softail deluxe coming up on 6000 miles. I love the bike and desire ti install an oil cooler. I live in florida and man its gets Hot. I do not have allot of money, I run mobil one 20-50 syn oil. Oil coolers are pretty pricey and i cannot afford what I really want which is an oilbud cooler which goes under the bike. That setup is about 600.00 ouch !!! I know Harley of jagg has a 10 row cooler with fan for about 400.00 still a buch of money as I have to eat. I like the idea of a fan as i spend allot of time in traffic and at lights. I need the most cost effective solution to keep the oil cool during the hot months. what say you ?? I want quality and to do the job only once.
Thanks in advance
kindly
flpete

 

Subscribed. I would also like a cost effective oil cooler.

 

The three mentioned in the first post are all quality cost effective units. You must decide what your budget is. $400 for one with a fan that mounts in the path of the wind, or $600 for one that mounts under your bike, but can withstand a shotgun blast if you feel the urge to shoot something.

 

and then some........... but I am rather green here.. Just want the best for my harley... as she is going to be my steed for a very long time .....
kindly
flpete

 

Keep an eye on the classifieds here..they show up every so often as folks upgrade

 

I have the 107 so bike gets hot. I have the Jagg oil cooler with fan. But if I am in heavy traffic (which is always), the bike will overheat. Now will install a Lenale cooling fan, which is a lot cheaper. Both have pros/cons so do some research on the cooling fan.

 

Stay away from the Lenale cooling fan I ran one for a summer and didn't help much,then I replaced it with a wardswerks FCS cooling fan. Hes a member and sponsor here do a search.Much better product and great reviews.

 

First of all, ask the questions to FLPete! Does he stand many times still with running engine or does he ride a lot in the hot temperatures? This is the main question for several hundreds of dollars difference. I can compare rather well. I live in Saudi Arabia as a westerner and ride here as well as I did 12,000 miles per year in entire Europe, including the hot Mediterenian countries. I had a V shaped oilcooler of two hundred buks, sufficient for the Mediterrenian. Oil temperatures ot 230-240 F with 2 persons and luggage on the Heritage Classic 2003 with 88B carburated engine. Here, with only one at the bike the ambient temperatures reached 100 F and over reguraly. With 2 on the bike the oil plummited to 260-270 with European oil cooler. I mounted a 10 row vertical JAGG and my oil temperatures are never exceeding 235F anymore. Also in city traffic it teaches as maximum 240F and not a single degree higher. The costs of this JAGG? I considered it at US $ 240 or so, additional costs of UPS to Saudi and import duties here raised the costs to just over 300 $ US. Purchased at JP Cycles..Why more expensive when cheaper is possible, but you have to consider first your circumstances of temperatures, routes etc.

 

I can tell you not to get the harley brand oil cooler. I got it and my oil temps stayed exactly the same. They actually went up first due to poor oil flow. I took the thermostat out and that fixed the poor flow but oil temps went back to where they were before the cooler was installed. For the same price I could have gotten the FCS cooling fans, live and learn I guess. Due yourself a favor though and check out the FCS fan before you drop any money on a oil cooler.

 

Well, didnt know about the FCS fan option until after I had ordered the Lenale. I do know that when I use it, its a loud and puts a lot of air out. I had it wired so that the switch turns both fans on (on the oil cooler as well). When sitting in a lot of traffic, my right leg will burn. Not sure about the longevity, but will see.