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Message: [QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1292596, member: 68872"] What is it you are really trying to accomplish? If the idea is to catch the fact that your engine is overheating then you will need to be able to read the gauge while you are riding. This would imply a gauge mounted on the handlebars. Temperature gauges will come in two basic types: Electrical and mechanical. The mechanical gauge will not require any electrical power but they will either be mounted directly to what you are measuring or there will be a small tube that connects the sensor with the gauge. These tubes generally can not be shortened so you may need to tuck 6 feet of tube some place. I would not recommend drilling any part of your engine to install the sensor. Instal a "T" in a hose, insert the sensor into the T. Electrical gauges need power. There are lots of electronic types that could run off a small battery but I have my doubts that they would survive long on a dirt bike. I ride enduros and I have tried a couple of times to mount a cheap kitchen timer to my handlebars. They have generally lasted about 10 miles before they had their brains shook loose. If you just want to occasionally get a reading and can stop to look at the gauge then I would recommend getting one of those small thermometers that you poke into a steak and sliding it into the fins of the radiator. After you have stopped for a second and the air flow through the radiator has stopped it will get a reasonable reading of the water temperature. Rod [/QUOTE]

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