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Message started by wakosama on 02/15/15 at 12:31:59

Title: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by wakosama on 02/15/15 at 12:31:59

thanks everyone for the help so far. Ridden a bit, 45mi so far, and understanding some of the forum comments. Have gassed up, checked oil, tightened clutch cable, removed seat, charged battery, cleaned it, called around about tires, etc.

Question:

Pic is right side of bike. what is the hose that curves down from under that tank and curls forward behind the spring wound cables almost touches the back of the cylinder, and is disconnected or just goes nowhere? Is this a overflow drain or something? Can't see where it might have slipped off. You can see the carb hose aft of it is on. And I couldn't find it in any pictures or manual drawings. Confused. :-/

thanks

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by verslagen1 on 02/15/15 at 12:42:48

california bike?

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by wakosama on 02/15/15 at 12:46:38

TX bike. maybe a crank case vent? the end is oily to the touch but not dripping. tks.

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by Serowbot on 02/15/15 at 13:33:12

float bowl vents,.. they're usually directed upwards into the frame... There's 2 of them ...
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/vents001.jpg

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Post by wakosama on 02/15/15 at 13:50:23

Thank you. Where's that pic from? Looking in the CD now again, haven't found it. Just wondering.

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by Serowbot on 02/15/15 at 17:27:09

That's a pic of my bike... (dusty pic)....

PS...(You'll notice the carb isn't really connected to anything,... ;D...
I was just holding it in place to show how the vent hoses get routed, because someone asked about them a couple of years ago. It's posted in the Tech Section now, titled "Carb vent tubes"...)...
:-?...

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by wakosama on 02/15/15 at 19:32:02

Thanks, hadn't gotten there yet. I've been studying the DIY and exhaust so far; gathering wood and stuff for a 'poor man's' bike lift so I can adjust the belt, more rubber parts for the lifted seat spacers, searching craigslist for Harley mufflers & luggage, stuff like that...

Learning of the many things I can do myself with all the great guidance available here.

Good thing it's raining, so I have a little time to start making this a proper Savage. [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif]

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by 49mack on 02/19/15 at 14:17:38

I have a California bike (in Texas) and it has that same hose. The hose is a breather / vent. The other end attaches at the cylinder head. I got a breather / filter (1/2") from Bike Bandit as I could feel suction on the bottom end of the hose when the bike was running. I was very surprised at how much noise was reduced after installation. I ran it parallel to my top frame tubes and found a space aft of the tank where the b-f tucks in nicely. The open ended breather line makes a lot of intake noise and the breather / filter sure sure reduced. BTW, Bike Bandit has given me excellent, fast service. Try 'em. I t is getting crowded under my tank and I thought the next time I had it off, I'd explore a direct attachment to the head or find a better routing for the hose and b-f. The b-f slips into the hose lower end and attaches with a hose clamp supplied with the b-f.

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by verslagen1 on 02/19/15 at 14:36:52

that's not it mack, try again.

the breather is about a 1/2" line and you can see it passing behind the carb.
the one he shows is about the same as the vac line next to it or 3/16"

a california bike has a vent line coming off the tank, but it's smaller than the vac line... about 1/8".

you should take off the tank and track it down.

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by wakosama on 02/20/15 at 18:20:18

Thanks. I guess I should be glad it's rainy here. More time to fiddle with the bike instead of ride it.

Reading up on tank removal; which seems to be an 'interesting' operation.

Title: Re: Mystery hose..? & thanks.
Post by Serowbot on 02/20/15 at 18:41:30

Might be "interesting" the first time... it's just boring as hell after that... ;D...
Fortunately,... after the first time,... it's just a 2 minute job... ;)...