Do I need an oil cooler?

ashrubbery · 08-18-2010, 03:12 PM

Hey everyone. I have a '81 R100 fitted with an RS fairing. I do not have an oil cooler but do have a larger oil pan. Should I get an oil cooler? I can probably get one at a good price. But if I really dont need it I cant be bothered. Would like to have no limitations as to where I should ride my bike though. planning on going through deserts and the like.

Thoughts?

Airhead Wrangler · 08-18-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ashrubbery

Would like to have no limitations as to where I should ride my bike though. planning on going through deserts and the like.

Does that mean slow going off road slogging it through sand or just paved roads through a desert? Is it a high compression engine generating a lot of heat?

ashrubbery · 08-18-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

Does that mean slow going off road slogging it through sand or just paved roads through a desert? Is it a high compression engine generating a lot of heat?

Yes offroad, perhaps a bit of slogging, and uhh high compression? its stock does that help?

ashrubbery · 08-18-2010, 03:37 PM

on a side note....

is this origional R100RS toolkit complete?

I can get it for about $20

Sniper X · 08-18-2010, 03:54 PM

I'd definitely buy that tool kit for 20 bucks!

bgoodsoil · 08-18-2010, 05:44 PM

get that toolkit now! don't post links to where it's for sale

As soon as you get it throw away the screwdriver and the pliers

Hawk Medicine · 08-18-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bgoodsoil

get that toolkit now! don't post links to where it's for sale

As soon as you get it throw away the screwdriver and the pliers

Do get the tool kit but don't you dare throw any of it away! Complete Airhead tool kits are getting to be very valuable and I find the screw driver and the pliers quite useful.

I'd either stash it for future use/sale/trade or remove the tools from the tool roll (Those are unobtanium!) , transfer them into an after-market tool roll and then add a few non-factory tools to bulk it up.

For $20 thats a real score!

Ninthlord · 08-18-2010, 08:46 PM

...but fab it up anyway. You know you want to. It'll perform so well that you will want to talk about it to anyone who will listen. You will be rebuffed by all, save the geek squad herein.

Bill Harris · 08-19-2010, 05:16 AM

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I'd either stash it for future use/sale/trade or remove the tools from the tool roll (Those are unobtanium!)

Stashed away somewhere, I have the original BMW shop towel-- white, with "BMW" woven into it. Came with the bike, never used. Now if I can just remember where I stashed it...

Ninthlord · 08-20-2010, 07:30 PM

It's in that box in the garage with all the logo golf towels you got in every tournament you ever played. And that's the rag your wife chose to refinish that glider with.

Hawk Medicine · 08-20-2010, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Harris

Stashed away somewhere, I have the original BMW shop towel-- white, with "BMW" woven into it. Came with the bike, never used. Now if I can just remember where I stashed it...

Well, you can always buy a new one from Bobs BMW...

ashrubbery · 08-20-2010, 11:07 PM

hey looks like I might have to pay about $70 for the toolkit. How much would you guys pay for it? Is it still worth it? If I had the money id still get it, but Im a bit short on cash so I will have to budget but I dont want to regret not getting it a few years down the line type of thing.

Hawk Medicine · 08-21-2010, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ashrubbery

hey looks like I might have to pay about $70 for the toolkit. How much would you guys pay for it? Is it still worth it? If I had the money id still get it, but Im a bit short on cash so I will have to budget but I dont want to regret not getting it a few years down the line type of thing.

Gee...

If you don't have a tool kit for your Airhead, I'd say buy it. It's a nice one. OTOH, if you're buying it to stash away, why bother. It's not made out of diamonds....

Either way you might well regret not buying it in a few years but you'll have to make your own decision.

ashrubbery · 08-21-2010, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mymindsok

Gee...

If you don't have a tool kit for your Airhead, I'd say buy it. It's a nice one. OTOH, if you're buying it to stash away, why bother. It's not made out of diamonds....

Either way you might well regret not buying it in a few years but you'll have to make your own decision.

okay thanks for the input. Ya I dont have a toolkit so I think im going to grab it and just add some more tools to it.

orangebear · 08-23-2010, 09:31 AM

dont fit the oil cooler my r100gs had one and it all ways leaked and burned oil i put 2 new one on and it still was rubbish and since i have chucked the oil cooler the bike has stopped using / leaking oil and runs better

08-18-2010, 03:12 PM	#1
ashrubbery ^OP Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Cape Town South Africa Oddometer: 66	Do I need an oil cooler? Hey everyone. I have a '81 R100 fitted with an RS fairing. I do not have an oil cooler but do have a larger oil pan. Should I get an oil cooler? I can probably get one at a good price. But if I really dont need it I cant be bothered. Would like to have no limitations as to where I should ride my bike though. planning on going through deserts and the like. Thoughts?

08-18-2010, 03:54 PM	#5
Sniper X De Oppresso Liber Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Central New Mexico, 7420ft above sea level Oddometer: 30,792	I'd definitely buy that tool kit for 20 bucks! __________________ "I claim to be frightened of horses but do so only to get out of attending parades. It's peculiar but ...it works. The Horses get it. Straight Out Da Trailah!

08-18-2010, 05:44 PM	#6
bgoodsoil Dare to be Stupid Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Oddometer: 3,888	get that toolkit now! don't post links to where it's for sale As soon as you get it throw away the screwdriver and the pliers __________________ '85 BMW r80G/S--Another G/S on the road--Central America on a Shoestring--Nova Scotia on a Shoestring--Never Leave a Man's Behind Proud SmugMug User Support ADV: Don't give those cheap bums your discount code

08-18-2010, 08:46 PM	#8
Ninthlord Cadmium Enriched Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NETX Oddometer: 278	No, you don't NEED the cooler... ...but fab it up anyway. You know you want to. It'll perform so well that you will want to talk about it to anyone who will listen. You will be rebuffed by all, save the geek squad herein. __________________ -CG

08-20-2010, 07:30 PM	#10
Ninthlord Cadmium Enriched Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NETX Oddometer: 278	That towel It's in that box in the garage with all the logo golf towels you got in every tournament you ever played. And that's the rag your wife chose to refinish that glider with. __________________ -CG

08-18-2010, 03:37 PM	#4
ashrubbery ^OP Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Cape Town South Africa Oddometer: 66	on a side note.... is this origional R100RS toolkit complete? I can get it for about $20

08-20-2010, 11:07 PM	#12
ashrubbery ^OP Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Cape Town South Africa Oddometer: 66	hey looks like I might have to pay about $70 for the toolkit. How much would you guys pay for it? Is it still worth it? If I had the money id still get it, but Im a bit short on cash so I will have to budget but I dont want to regret not getting it a few years down the line type of thing.

08-23-2010, 09:31 AM	#15
orangebear Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: dumfrie scotland Oddometer: 711	keep the oil cooler off dont fit the oil cooler my r100gs had one and it all ways leaked and burned oil i put 2 new one on and it still was rubbish and since i have chucked the oil cooler the bike has stopped using / leaking oil and runs better

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