Just finished mounting the HP2 Sport oil cooler and then installed the plastic and went for about a 30 mile ride this evening. It has been hotter than hell in Tampa during the day but tonight we had a good breeze and the humidity seems to have lightened up.
Here are a few pics of the new cooler installed in the OEM location. The dimensions and mounting tabs are a little different so I tapped a couple holes in some thick aluminum plate and shortened the hoses.
BTW - I could not re-install the horn in the original location so I re-positioned the horn deeper inside the fairing. There was plenty of harness on the horn cabling so I mounted the horn bracket over top of the same fastener that is used to retain the intake snorkel. I forgot to try the horn while riding this evening but I assume it will work acceptably.
While tooling around and varying the engine speed with a few semi-hard bursts of acceleration the oil temperature never rose above 3 solid bars.
I really cannot offer a comprehensive ride report citing the performance improvement until after when I get the final Rexxer tune. The engine is noticeably smoother and revs more easily. Hard to say how much faster the bike is because I am not really beating on her too hard yet. I only have about 75 miles worth of run time on the new components.
My bike has always exhibited a bit of mirror shake at idle even after checking the valve adjustment. The mirrors are rock steady now while sitting a traffic lights while idling. It is hard to describe but it seems there is a lower frequency buzz now rather than the previous engine vibration which I recall.
Definitely looking forward to getting some miles on the new cylinders, piston rings and rod bearings so that I can pour the coals to her. I am absolutely loving the quick shifter and cannot wait to see if the front tire gets light now on the 2-3 shift under full power!