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I wonder how well fins really work as a cooling mechanism. They sure look cool.
Ummmmmm...well Chad, I'd say if you're REALLY interested in findin' the answer to THAT question, then I'd say if maybe you'd file off the cylinder barrel fins on your Bonnie America(or is it a Speedie you have, I forget), and then run it for say 15 minutes real hard, you MIGHT find out!!!  
(...yeah, I knew you really meant fins on oil tanks and such, but hey THAT'S what ya GET for sayin' stuff around here in such a broad manner and without bein' specific, and so leavin' me these openings...just like that "There's only one state and that's Texas" thing you said in the "How Many States" thread!!!!) 
Okay, to answer your question here seriously, the fins on those oil TANKS may cool the oil a little, but my guess is probably not much. I would think that just moving the oil away from a Dry Sump engine(such as the old Triumphs had), would probably be as important to the cooling process as anything in this case.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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