Which Earl's Oil cooler?

[odl777]

Hello All,

I am looking at oil coolers. I have always used lockhart however I am looking for a upgraded design like a Earl's cooler. Can anyone recommend one? I am looking to mount one on each of the below bikes. So far this is what I was looking at, am I on the right track? Should this be the model I buy.

Earl's#361-21300

13-Row Narrow Oil Cooler •-10AN Female O-Ring Ports
•4'' Body Height
•Gray

1979 GS 750 e
1978 GS 1000 s

[eddie21]

The Earl's 13 row cooler is the one I chose for my ELR, only in black. If you get one, just be careful that you have enough clearance between the bottom of the cooler and your front fender. I had to get a bracket that laid against the frame downtubes so I could get enough space that the fender wouldn't contact the oil cooler under heavy fork compression. It is a nice cooler and is very 'period correct'.

[odl777]

Thank you for your response! appreciate the feedback regarding clearances. Your bike looks great!!

[Nessism]

Can't remember the part number for this cooler but it shouldn't be hard to figure out. Still have the lines in the garage somewhere...

[odl777]

Nice Pics! that one looks like the curved Earl's cooler. I am having a hard time deciding between that one and a flat one. Thank you for the detailed pics!

[Nessism]

The curved one tucks in a little tighter and has the AN fitting built in. I need to look but think AN -8 is the appropriate size.

[Rob S.]

I wanted to "keep it in the family" so I went with an 1150 cooler and filter cover. The results are amazing - almost a 100 degree drop in temp.

[Blower]

I get cooler from Bandit 600. It is two times bigger than 1150 cooler. It was challenging to get close enought to frame.
Now there is 1/2" clearance to front fender when the forks are in "bottom".

[Nessism]

If a Bandit 600 cooler is twice as big as a 1150 cooler, that means a 200F temp drop right Rob S.?

[Rob S.]

If a Bandit 600 cooler is twice as big as a 1150 cooler, that means a 200F temp drop right Rob S.?

Exactly! Approximately...his turbo is throwing off my calculations.