2 Re: Mystery Nipple Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:47 pm
K75cster
Life time member
Thought it was an emissions nipple for the tank breather to go into the sump and avoid fuel vapour entering the air. Californiae invention perhaps.
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3 Re: Mystery Nipple Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:06 pm
Basic2
Platinum member
Looks like a wiring connector to a coolant sensor that's not used.
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4 Re: Mystery Nipple Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:25 pm
Rick G
admin
For a K100 yes and for a K1100 it is connected to the cyclonic oil separator.K75cster wrote:Thought it was an emissions nipple for the tank breather to go into the sump and avoid fuel vapour entering the air. Californiae invention perhaps.
Good idea is to put the model and year in the signature section that way you can tell all without typing it each time.
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6 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:29 am
Rick G
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It will be the tank breather that was put on to keep the numpties in California happy.
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Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived." Dalai Lama
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7 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:43 am
Laitch
Life time member
It was connected by a hose to the rear pipe of a pair of stub pipes descending from the rear underside of the tank. It was a flawed idea but apparently satisfied governmental Californicators, as Rick G has indicated. Slip a short piece of vent hose onto it, fold the hose then clamp it to the pipe. If you don't block that pipe, you'll need to put a sticker near it warning people that the crankcase contents is poisonous and they should not suck on the pipe.RicK G wrote:It will be the tank breather that was put on to keep the numpties in California happy.
Is there a hose on either of those pipes at the rear of the tank?
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8 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:18 am
andy442
active member
Thanks for the info. Sure sounds like something the commierades would do in this state . I'll just run a piece of hose to nowhere.
9 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:35 am
Point-Seven-five
Life time member
One of my bikes had a golf tee hammered into the stub on the front of the block. Seems to work.
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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
10 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:45 am
duck
Life time member
What I've seen on a lot of Ks (and am guessing was done by dealers) is that the factory hose coming off it was snipped, folder over and zip-tied.
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86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
11 Re: Mystery Nipple Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:05 pm
Two Wheels Better
Moderator
It's easy to do, and makes sense too, go to Signature in your Profile. Add the bike's year and model, so everyone can see what's being asked about - no guesses.andy442 wrote:The bike is s 1988 k75s.
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1977 R75/7-100, '93 K11/K12 Big Block, '93 K1100RS, '95 R100 Mystic, '96 K1100RS, 2 x '98 K1200RS, '06 K1200R & '09 K1300GT
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