I've been wanting to monitor the top end oiling of my XS1B for a long time. So, I added an oil pressure gauge to monitor the oil pressures delivered through the front oil pipe to the top end.
Back in 1974, I had plumbed an oil pressure gauge to the main oil gallery, front of the right side clutch cover, on my other XS1B. Almost had a heart attack when I saw the low pressures, 15-20 psi cold, almost nothing when hot.
This time around I thought I'd do it differently and NOT molest any precious, rare original castings. So, I added a fitting to the top of the oil tube, out-of-sight under the fuel tank.
For reference, here are some threads that cover oils and mods for oil cooling and pressure gauges:
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6055
http://650rider.com/index.php?file=viewtopic&name=Forums&t=6253
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7958
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8678
http://xs650temp.proboards.com/thread/15070/oil-cooler-revisited?page=1
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3468
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8153
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8572
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10572
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showpost.php?p=365933&postcount=29
http://www.thechopperunderground.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54246#
Back in 1974, I had plumbed an oil pressure gauge to the main oil gallery, front of the right side clutch cover, on my other XS1B. Almost had a heart attack when I saw the low pressures, 15-20 psi cold, almost nothing when hot.
This time around I thought I'd do it differently and NOT molest any precious, rare original castings. So, I added a fitting to the top of the oil tube, out-of-sight under the fuel tank.
For reference, here are some threads that cover oils and mods for oil cooling and pressure gauges:
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6055
http://650rider.com/index.php?file=viewtopic&name=Forums&t=6253
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7958
http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8678
http://xs650temp.proboards.com/thread/15070/oil-cooler-revisited?page=1
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3468
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8153
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8572
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10572
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showpost.php?p=365933&postcount=29
http://www.thechopperunderground.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54246#