What are you Sidecar runners using for an oil cooler and cooling fan (if any) on your bike lugging a sidecar? My bike is a 2005 FLHTCI and since adding the car I feel the bike running a little more on the hotter side. I don't get to get around traffic anymore on my commutes which makes me now stuck in traffic and the bike gets a little warm if you know what I mean. I'd like to invest in an oil cooler and also a cooling fan down the line. Maybe I need both, maybe just one, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about??? Since this is all new to me I'm open to suggestions, direction please.
thnx in advance.

 

I have the HD "Premium" oil cooler (no fan) on my 2000 Roadglide/Hannigan hack rig, along with an oil temp gauge. Most of the time my oil temp runs 180-190 degrees. Last week we went for a ride in the mountains, outside temp around 100 degrees, steep climbs, slow hairpins, etc, and oil temp got up to around 215. Perfectly acceptable, especially with synthetic oil.

 

If you want low cost easy to install no BS oil cooler fans. Look here I have had the same fans on the last to Touring bikes and they have never failed.

http://bigskyfan.tripod.com/id10.html

Cooling the oil will not cool the engine. It is still a good thing for your engine. HD VTWINS do not have enough oil flow to the heads to provide cooling once warm up. And there is no way to get more oil there. The heat in a VTIWN is in the heads and exhaust. No amount of oil cooling will
change that.
Look at ahead temps not oil temps.

 

Love Jugs do the job if you want a fan

http://love-jugs.com/

 

Love Jugs I like, seem to be more efficient doing the job I want than the cooling of the oil. Little pricey for me, but I'm sure well worth it ...plus 100% if you do not like them. If these lower the temp, I'm sure it does the same for the oil as well. I still would like to see them on someone's bike and also get their opinion on these. Thnx guys for both your inputs.
sambo

 

Don't have a hack yet, but I love my Wards Parts Werks fans....