carb breather fix....question......

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:17 am

Hi guys,

Want to do this mod as i think it may not have been done.........so a quick q for ya.....

This breather pipe i am looking for.......Sitting on the bike is it on the left or right hand side??

Cheers people

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:56 am

Both

Not very helpful was it

If you look at the carbs from the right hand side as you sit on the bike you can see two breather pipes between the two carbs. These are the ones you are after.

Pete.l

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:30 am

so its the smaller breather that enters the bracket on the right and the smaller one in the left?

Or both of the right hand ones?

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:51 am

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:03 pm

VeetyR wrote:so its the smaller breather that enters the bracket on the right and the smaller one in the left?

Yep! Them's the one's. Chris's pic isn't working at the mo

Pete.l

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:07 pm

Doh!
Now It is

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:27 pm

so what needs doing exactly? ive got a bitch of a problem with it stalling under ferrocious braking and cant make out the pic

. is it basicly turning them from inner facing to outer facing?

and that cures it?

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:38 pm

Yes
the pipe is bent through 90 degrees to enter the carb brackets in std trim and can pinch and make a vapour lock. Basically you are just letting them hang so they dont bend and cause a blockage

Pete.l

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:14 pm

i think this ought to be made a sticky, along with other stuff............

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:02 pm

Ok i have pulled out the 2 smaller breathers 1 from left and 1 from right carb brackets.......These were the 2 smaller ones rubber banded together between the carbs and left them hanging down....i take it this is right??

also....they are quite long......can i trim them without affecting the carburation?? i just dont want em to foul on anything under there.

VeetyR

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:53 pm

That's the ones

Job Done!

I never heard of anyone having a problem trimming them down, I can't see why not.
I do know It doesn't always cure the problem so why don't you wait a bit and see before you chop em up it iddy biddy pieces

Good luck

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:14 pm

Wish this was 'up' when I had the bike in bits recently!!!!!!!
Only put the tank back on today (and it ran. Hurrah).
Can this 'mod' be done in situ without taking lotsa stuff off (too dark tonight to see this breather etc) ?

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:43 pm

LotusSevenMan wrote:Wish this was 'up' when I had the bike in bits recently!!!!!!!
Only put the tank back on today (and it ran. Hurrah).
Can this 'mod' be done in situ without taking lotsa stuff off (too dark tonight to see this breather etc) ?

If you don't have the engine stalling LSM after very hard braking then I wouldn't worry about it

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:08 am

No, I'm smoother than that.......................... and so's the riding style

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:23 am

well i did it without taking anything off.... and i got quite big hands too( and we all know wot that means.........big gloves

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