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ace cafe racer:
As title its on one of the oil pipes from tank to engine

taysidedragon:
It looks suspiciously like an on/off valve someone has fitted, presumably to stop oil draining back down into the engine.

royhall:
Agreed with above. I have seen this done before. It's a manual valve to shut off the oil supply to stop it wet sumping. They have spent more time rigging that up than it takes to fix the problem correctly. Plus, forget to turn it back on and see how long your crank and cams last. I would bet it's jammed solid anyway.

K2-K6:
Agree Roy  ;D ;D worked with someone year's ago,  had a Triton or Norton Dominator on which he did exactly that.  Proud of his technical starting routine,  forgot the oil line tap and siezed it on the way home  :-[

It's funny that someone has sought to modify what is one of the best original specifications oil systems from that era,  as above it should just be maintained correctly to work without extra equipment.

ace cafe racer:
Thanks for the input funnily enough not really taken much notice of it before until I decided to fit a new pump to prevent the wet sumping.

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