Oil temp Guage in filler cap...

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:56 pm

Did anybody ever confirm if these were still available for our beloved F's? As I recall from the original post the current ones available were too short for our bikes and I can no longer find that post via search.

Thanks,

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:08 pm

There was a memeber in South Dakota that had a few NOS/NIB K&L# 05767, but they are all gone now.

As far as I know these have been out of production for quite some time. This would be the place to stir one up though.

Matt at PSB

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:21 pm

There was a thread some time ago that mentioned parts n more as a vendor. Won't these work?

[web:fb760a51f2]http://www.partsnmore.net/item_index.php?part_unique=1758[/web:fb760a51f2]

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:26 pm

Are they available for those of us who have installed the cb900c or cb1000c oil pump covers????

I would love to have one.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:33 pm

You can get them here too.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7950442271&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

He dosnt have any listed right now but I know he has lots.
Drop him a E-mail if you wish.
About 10 euro in shipping to North America.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:07 pm

Unless you can cut it down somehow without ruining it Nick, I don't see them having any for the Custom dipstick.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:21 pm

Since the CB900C dipstick is shorter than the F model you could simply machine up a short extention made out of aluninum pipe with male dipstick treads on the bottom & female dipstick threads on the top. Screw it into the CB900C oil pump cover with an O ring & some red or green loctite and then use a F model length dipstick from that ponit on. Idea

Matt at PSB

CB1100F Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 3278 Location: Seattle

Show me one that works accurately, and Im in, otherwise Ill wait for a "from the factory" one for my F........last thing I want is an "extension" coming loose into my crankcase... but thats just me....Im kinda funny that way... Cool

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:32 pm

Matt at PSB wrote:

Since the CB900C dipstick is shorter than the F model you could simply machine up a short extention made out of aluninum pipe with male dipstick treads on the bottom & female dipstick threads on the top. Screw it into the CB900C oil pump cover with an O ring & some red or green loctite and then use a F model length dipstick from that ponit on. Idea

Matt at PSB

a great idea Matt....while were on the topic.....what is the safe oil temp range here?........anyone

CB1100F Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 3278 Location: Seattle

Cowtown, I emailed da German dude and asked if he can make one for our bikes, since I didnt notice a 900/1100F one on his Ebay site..

Sent him this webpage so he can have a look see.

Crossing my fingers.... Smile

CB1100F Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 3278 Location: Seattle

"a great idea Matt....while were on the topic.....what is the safe oil temp range here?........anyone"

The Caveman Way, is if your skin doesnt stick to the crank case covers, the oil is just fine and dandy..... Shocked

Years ago, or was it beers?, Stout bought one of those for his first 900F. In the time he had it, and the time I had it, I NEVER saw the oil temp change whatso ever once it reached operating temp. It was a kool device, but after awhile it was looks only.....

On my old Ninj 900, I spliced into the radiator plumbing and attached a temp gauge. Where the oil cooler runs into the crankcase a similiar splice could be done for an aftermarket oil temp guage, but Im not all that jazzed that it would be worth it. Come on, these are 20+ year old bikes and if oil temp was ever an issue here, they would have DIED off years ago........ or an aftermarket fix would have been available 2 years after production stopped... Remember the 1981 Motorcyclist Mag @ Willow Springs? 24 Hour Endurance test? Oil temp was NEVER an issue...Fatigue was...but not the oil..and they were running that beotch flat out most of the time

Besides, Howie didnt think it was neccesary, even for a 130HP bike. He just enlarged the oil cooler.......

Just me and my soapbox here..... Smile

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:04 pm

Blainethemono wrote:

Show me one that works accurately, and Im in, otherwise Ill wait for a "from the factory" one for my F........last thing I want is an "extension" coming loose into my crankcase... but thats just me....Im kinda funny that way... Cool

You put something together with green loctite and it coming unscrewed is the last of your worries.

Matt at PSB

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:11 pm

firemun59 wrote:

Matt at PSB wrote:

Since the CB900C dipstick is shorter than the F model you could simply machine up a short extention made out of aluninum pipe with male dipstick treads on the bottom & female dipstick threads on the top. Screw it into the CB900C oil pump cover with an O ring & some red or green loctite and then use a F model length dipstick from that ponit on. Idea

Matt at PSB

a great idea Matt....while were on the topic.....what is the safe oil temp range here?........anyone

180-250F. (82-121C.) for petroleum based oils. 180-300F. (82-149C.) for synthetics. You can crowd these numbers by 25F. if you have to. Beyond that you are really pushing your luck. This is in the oil pan oil temps.

Matt at PSB

Matt at PSB

CB1100F Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 3278 Location: Seattle

"You put something together with green loctite and it coming unscrewed is the last of your worries"

Maybe, but if its in my crankcase I want it WELDED together, thank you very much.... Smile

CB1100F Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 3278 Location: Seattle

From Die German Dude......

hello,
yes i have one for you.
i have one of the manufaturer moto detail
it will cost 29,95 euro, or one of the
manufacturer RR (better quality) it will
cost 49,95 euro plus insured shipping
to usa for 12,- euro.
when you have intresting please mail me.
the measured of this are:
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