Does anyone else have this vacuum pipe fitted already?

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:07 pm

I'm talking about the one from the front cylinder carb take-off point.
The Haynes VTR book (section 1-13 pic 12.3c) shows a blanking plug that has to be removed, an adaptor fitted etc etc.

My '99 VTR appears to have a factory fitted pipe and blank already (see pic) as those circular pipe end retaining rings look a bit too factory issue to be anything else but original.

How about yours?

VTRbob · Post by **VTRbob** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:16 pm

nope,not got one of them,my 97 has the blanking bolt in & my 98 has a brass adaptor with the scotoiler plugged on it.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:20 pm

Nope, definitely not factory fitment.

My guess is the previous owner was a bit of a stickler for maintenance -you lucky bugger

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:41 pm

Ooohhh, so mine is longer than yours then?

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:07 am

LotusSevenMan wrote:Ooohhh, so mine is longer than yours then?

Ahem!

It's not what you've got, it's what you can do with it that counts

Pete.l

From a man with the std little one

grinner · Post by **grinner** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:17 pm

You are a lucky one. That end bit comes off a hornet and makes carb balancing a lot easier. Do you also have the t-piece on the rear cylinder?

The mod is easy to do and saves about half an hour each time!

So, it is factory, just not destined for that model!

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:28 pm

Cheers Grinner.
The power of this site eh?
No, no 'T' piece at the moment but am working on it!

How come Honda fit it to the Hornet and not 'our' machines then I wonder? Cost cutting again?