1970-1987 racing pumps ran 1/4 speed of engine RPM.
The 1/4 speed gears on the both the breather shaft and pinion shaft were cut at a taller angle than on street motors.
Below is a pic showing the difference in teeth angles.
Also used on 1958-1968 KR-750, KRTT,XLR 900 and XLRTT engines.
Special thanks to the The French Owl for providing period specific parts catalogs.
Parts List:4) 5)
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| Oil Pump Assembly | Oil Pump Body | Upper Cover / Breather Tower | Lower Cover Plate | Oil Pump Drive Gear | Feed Gear (driver) | Feed Gear (idler) | Return Gear (driver) | Return Gear (idler) | Idler Gear Shaft |
| 26203-54RA | 26217-58R | 26241-54R | 26250-56 | 26318-54R | 26323-52 | 26322-52 | 26320-56R | 26326-52 | 26327-52 |
| Breather Gear | Feed Gear Lock Pin | Return Gear Woodruff Key | Breather Shaft Ret Ring | Oil Pump Check Ball (3/8“) | Oil Pump Check Spring | Oil Pump Switch Nipple | Oil Switch Nipple Plug | ||
| 26331-56R | 603 | 26347-15 | 11002 | 8866 | 26364-57 | 26420-57 | 45830-48 | ||
| Feed Bypass Ball (3/8”) | Feed Bypass Spring | Feed Bypass Plug Rear Fitting | Pump Gasket Lower | Pump Gasket Upper | Pump Gasket Mounting | ||||
| 8866 | 26374-53R | 26423-52R | 26258-52 | 26259-52 | 26256-52 | ||||
Pics: click on any pic to enlarge. 6)
There is a desceprency between the 1972 and 1975 parts books in where the upper and pump mounting gaskets are switched between the 2 catalogs.
Special thanks to the The French Owl for providing period specific parts catalogs.
Parts List is for XR and XRTT models: 8) 9) 10)
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| Oil Pump Assembly | Oil Pump Body | Upper Cover / Breather Tower | Lower Cover Plate | Oil Pump Drive Gear | Feed Gear (driver) | Feed Gear (idler) | Return Gear (driver) | Return Gear (idler) | Idler Gear Shaft |
| 26203-54RB | 26217-72R | 26241-54R | 26250-56 | 26318-54R | 26323-52 26323-52A* | 26322-52 26322-52A* | 26320-72R | 26317-72 26317-72A* | 26327-52 |
| Breather Gear | Feed Gear Lock Pin | Return Gear Woodruff Key | Breather Shaft Split Ret Washer | Oil Pump Check Ball (3/8“) | Oil Pump Check Spring | Oil Pump Switch Nipple | Oil Switch Nipple Plug | ||
| 26331-72R | 603 | 26347-15 26340-36* | 26341-37 | 8866 | 26364-57 | 26420-57 | 45830-48 | ||
| Pump Gasket Lower | Pump Gasket Upper | Pump Gasket Mounting | Oil Seal | ||||||
| 26258-52 | 26256-72R | 26259-72R | 26227-58 | ||||||
* Parts updated through the 1975 XR-750 Parts Catalog.
Special thanks to the The French Owl for providing period specific parts catalogs.
Parts List: 13) 14) 15) 16) 17)
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| Oil Pump Assembly | Oil Pump Body | Upper Cover / Breather Tower | Lower Cover Plate | Oil Pump Drive Gear | Feed Gear (driver) | Feed Gear (idler) | Return Gear (driver) | Return Gear (idler) | Idler Gear Shaft |
| 26203-74R | 26217-74R | 26241-74R | 26250-56 | 26318-54R | 26323-52A | 26322-52A | 26320-72R | 26317-72A | 26327-52 |
| Breather Gear | Feed Gear Lock Pin | Return Gear Woodruff Key | Breather Shaft Split Ret Washer | Oil Pump Check Ball (3/8“) | Oil Pump Check Spring | Oil Pump Switch Nipple Plug | Steel Oil Hose Fitting (3/8”) | ||
| 26331-74R | 603 | 26340-36 | 26341-37 | 8866 8873* | 26364-57 | 26420-74r | 63533-41 | ||
| Pump Gasket Lower | Pump Gasket Upper | Pump Gasket Mounting | Oil Seal (2) | ||||||
| 26258-52 | 26256-72R | 26259-72R | 26227-58 | ||||||
* Part updated through the 1972-1989 XR-750 Parts catalog.
The original 1988 oil pump body was made out of magnesium and later it was made out of aluminum but the part number for the body stayed the same. The part number for the pump assembly did change from 26203-88R to 26203-88RA at least by 2002. However, the only part number that changed between the two assemblies was the 1/4“ return outlet fitting from 62570-83 to 25259-93A.
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| Oil Pump Assembly | Oil Pump Body | Upper Cover / Breather Tower | Lower Cover Plate | Oil Pump Drive Gear | Feed Gear (driver) | Feed Gear (idler) | Return Gear (driver) | Return Gear (idler) | Idler Gear Shaft |
| 26203-88R | 26217-88R | 26228-88R | 26250-88R | 26316-83R | 26323-88R | 26322-88R | 26320-88R | 26317-88R | 26327-88R |
| Breather Gear Shaft | Breather Sleeve | Feed Gear Lock Pin | Return Gear Woodruff Key | Breather Shaft Split Ret Washer | Oil Pump Check Ball (3/8“) | Oil Pump Check Spring | Check Ball Plug | Lower Cover Pipe Plug (2) 1/4” | Return Inlet Fitting (3/8“) |
| 26331-88R | 26229-88R | 637R | 26340-36 | 26341-37 | 8873 | 26364-72 | 26420-74R | 721 | 32463-88R |
| Pipe Plug (1/8”) | Return Outlet Fitting (1/4“) 1988 | Return Outlet Fitting (1/4”) 1989-up | Feed Inlet Fitting (1/8“) | Oil Seal (2) | Upper Cover O-ring (2) | ||||
| 45830-48 | 62570-83 | 25259-93A | 63541-74R | 26227-58 | 11159 | ||||
Below is the magnesium pump body (26217-88R) and parts including the covers and gears. 24)
The left side of this pump has 5/8” dia. fitting for scavenging the sump and the 3/8“ dia. for oil supply from the tank. The right side of the pump has ball/spring check valve and 3/8” dia. oil return line to tank. The front side of the pump body has NPT plugs to block off passages from manufacturing/machining oil galleys. Can't make this pump any smaller and no reason to make it bigger, adding weight. Also the pump sits very close to the right side lower frame tube with very little clearance.
And here is the aluminum pump body (26217-88R):
This is just the body without upper and lower covers. 25)
All these models use oil pump body (26217-58R) which is machined with an internal feed bypass system to lower oil flow to the motor.
The bypass returns a portion of feed oil internally to the return gears.
How it's plumbed:
How it works:
Rendering the bypass inoperable:
Since these pumps are for competition only, it is counter productive to block the bypass system.