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Zryder posted this on another forum, hope he doesn't mind my posting it here. A bit pricey but kinda neat for 1000 and 1100 models.

http://www.goldwinginnovations.com/oil_sight_glass_photos.html

 

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FitzAl wrote:

Looks nice, but also looks flimsy. A dipstick is the safest buy I think.

My thought exactly, if it were in a more protected area it would be great, but the thought of losing the oil because of a long cantilevered pipe fatiguing or cracking from vibration or road debris would make me nervous. Also the price seems a bit much for what you get.

 

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I like the idea Z, one thing I'd wonder about would be how long it would be before the plastic tube becomes stained and hard to see the oil level. If the tube material is available to replace when needed it looks like it'd be easy to change. The only thing I don't like about it is that thing is cantilevered out there a good long ways. I hope the bottom tube is made of some thing that will break instead of the casting it's screwed into.

 

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I don't think the sight glass is the weak part, it's a good strong plastic, I just don't like seeing that much weight cantilevered out from the engine on such a long arm. I envision the thing cracking from vibration and snapping off where it screws into the engine. But don't mind me, I come from years of maintenance and am always suspicious of something that doesn't weigh ten pounds with three braces on it. If I'd designed the Goldwing it would probably weight 1500lbs. If I had one I'd shorten the bottom tube so that the glass just cleared the oil filter housing.