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From: Broderick Crawford on 18 May 2007 08:19 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Ian Singer <iansinger(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Except if one is the battery vent tube and it is touching the frame that >> is a bad idea if acid vents there. It should hang low enough to be clear >> of the metal. > > > True - except battery breather tubes are plastic and clear and not > rubber ;-) > > > My battery breather tube is red and in the battery box.
From: Broderick Crawford on 18 May 2007 08:22 The Older Gentleman wrote: > <mijuskovic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, so I went out and bought a used Yamaha fz6 from a dealership for >> supposed peace of mind. Maybe a mistake, who knows. I've been riding >> it for about 5 days now and just today i noticed a couple of rubber >> tubes hanging pretty much under the middle of the bike by a couple >> inches. > > They'll be breather tubes or carb overflow pipes (if we're talking FZ600 > here and not the new FI Fazer - you do not make it clear) or crankcase > breather pipes or airbox overflow pipes. > > >> This may be a stupid question, but I'm not sure if this is right. Is >> it something I should be concerned about? T > > No. > > Carb overflow tubes don't usually hang to the ground.
From: The Older Gentleman on 18 May 2007 08:31 Broderick Crawford <bcrawford2150(a)roadrunner.com> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > Ian Singer <iansinger(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > >> Except if one is the battery vent tube and it is touching the frame that > >> is a bad idea if acid vents there. It should hang low enough to be clear > >> of the metal. > > > > > > True - except battery breather tubes are plastic and clear and not > > rubber ;-) > > > > > > > My battery breather tube is red and in the battery box. Really? Not venting well away? -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
From: The Older Gentleman on 18 May 2007 08:37 Broderick Crawford <bcrawford2150(a)roadrunner.com> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > <mijuskovic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Ok, so I went out and bought a used Yamaha fz6 from a dealership for > >> supposed peace of mind. Maybe a mistake, who knows. I've been riding > >> it for about 5 days now and just today i noticed a couple of rubber > >> tubes hanging pretty much under the middle of the bike by a couple > >> inches. > > > > They'll be breather tubes or carb overflow pipes (if we're talking FZ600 > > here and not the new FI Fazer - you do not make it clear) or crankcase > > breather pipes or airbox overflow pipes. > > > > > >> This may be a stupid question, but I'm not sure if this is right. Is > >> it something I should be concerned about? T > > > > No. > > > > > Carb overflow tubes don't usually hang to the ground. Well, no, but then nobody said they *were* hanging to the ground, did they? -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
From: Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com on 18 May 2007 08:47
mijuskovic(a)gmail.com wrote: >This may be a stupid question, but I'm not sure if this is right. Is >it something I should be concerned about? The dealer supposedly >thoroughly inspects the bikes. Anyways, I am worried and I will post >pictures if no one can tell me anything about these strange rubber >tubes. Don't worry. Be happy. We're so *glad* to know that you are out there, enjoying your new ride and puzzling about the meaning of life and how new wheels will change it forever. The Titanic minds have now taken your (insert description here) problem under advisement, and will discuss and debate all aspects and possible political, sociological, ecological and theological implications of (insert description here) and will courageously sink to the bottom of the sea under the ponderous weight of it, as the band plays "Amazing Grace"... -- Message posted via http://www.motorcyclekb.com |