Is the standard BMW cooler not mounted in a vulnerable location?
What about mounting it in the traditional position i.e. on the frame below the headstock?
I carried this mod out on my DR600 a few years ago. Bought a new cooler, similar inn size to standard & welded a bracket to the frame. A length of angle aluminium was bolted to the bracket. Holes were drilled at either end to accept rubber cotton reel type mounts that held the cooler in place via vertical spacer bars the height of the cooler. I'd already located a local hydraulic specialist (trucks) who had the fittings in stock. I bought them & a length of armoured but slightly flexible hose. I cut everything to length, leaving a little extra for good routing before returning all the parts to the hydraulics people to crimp together. Total cost was less than £60.00.
Steve
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