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Originally Posted by dubojr1
So now I'm reading other information out on the web. Some are saying that unless you run a thermostat control on the cooler then your oil during the winter months could actually run too cold.
Thoughts / experience?
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Depends on the ambient temp. I don't ride in freezing weather, so it's not a problem for me. I've still had the fan come on once in mid 50 degree temps. Because the cooler is so small, it's not a lot of cooling surface but enough. I think Spooph had his on for a short time in a Colorado winter. He did say he took his off because of over cooling. Unlike the radiator, the oil cooler could be blocked/covered to prevent airflow thru the cooling fins if you did not want to remove it for winter riding. I always recommend to people wanting to block off the radiator in winter,
not to do so but instead block the cold air flow around the engine by blocking off the lower half of the fairing below the radiator. Remember part of the engine cooling is air also.