worntorn lots of damage but it kept running on a bit of mist as I found out when I took the prv out and started it, just to see spits of mist and no proper flow. once I realised what I had done I put the pipes correct and put my test gauge into the prv with the relief blocked off and was surprised to see the gauge fly round and the connecting pipe BALLOON! stopped the engine before me and a mate got covered, big end shells took a lot of the pain and not the crank ,and the top end with colisbro guides wasn't hurt at all!!cam and followers toast- left hand barrel gauged by circlip, pistons hammered , cam bushes toast with super wear at the bottom of them of coarse, and what could be described as a rattle pump [oil pump] that still threw a lot of pressure out. this was changed because I didn't trust it with new rebuilt engine but it was still performing outstandingly. I am very lucky not to have been in a complete snotty mess , I was doing 80's mph on duel carriageway
. when I saw what my oil pump could do after it had been beaten up I wonder why these other bikes can't return the oil
edit I forgot idler bushes not too happy as well. breather cork fed up, and as musky pointed out when I thought I advanced the timing I retarded it which killed everything and had to coast into the side listening to her dying . several fags later after I realised I had cooked it [it was furnace hot!!]I jumped on the kicker and several kicks fired her up and I nursed her home at 30 -40 mph not sounding very happy. unbelievable story I know but over filling the tank helped me get away with it as every now and then on a left hander oil was over the return hole. so what I am getting at is the pump was pulling a bit of oil even after it had been pulling air the same as when it was on the side stand when I did the pressure check and got oil mist but no pressure--- until I put the pipes are calling the right way round! I remember taking the feed off at the engine and nothing was there and thought blockage , then looked twice...… PILLOCK that will never happen again different connections now, thankyou for listening the purse was emptied on the rebuild!!!