did away with oil cooler on hyper 1100 , looped flow rtn pipes together, bike runs cooler without cooler fitted , and more air flow to rear cylinder , plus cleans front end up ,well pleased. tested temp on usual runs and stays in 2 nd heat graph on dash longer then gors into 3 rd graph after 4 miles , and running at 70 mph and traffic lights as well, never gone higher than 3 rd black temp graph
Seems a bit strange , makes you wonder why Ducati put it in in the first place , do you think that because the ambient temp is lower now it's not made much difference , suppose the modern oils can deal with the heat better aswell
Sounds like an interesting mod, something I will give a try over the winter.... Could you post some pictures please?
I do not think it's a good idea for me to try it in the summer of 40+ degrees Celsius here in Rio de Janeiro, but for countries with less than 20ยบ C degrees celsius I think it's worth trying.
Why not just cover the cooler up and keep it for using more oil capacity that's what ive done on my Africa Twin i use all year round.
Good thought. Am I right in thinking you'd have to do more frequent oil changes with less oil capacity?
If you blocked it off would that cut off a lot of the air flow to the upright cylinder , if the bike was water cooled it may not be as much of a problem , with regards to having do do more frequent oil changes , I wouldn't of thought it holds a great deal of oil to be a big influence on that , plus most of us do oil changes more regularly than is needed anyhow , plus with dry clutches you don't get plate debris in the oil so that's a plus , and the modern oils are just so good now aswell .
