Thanks for all of your advice. I do have it ziptied to the frame now
with a scrap of t-shirt on the end, I think I will make a catch can
for it to empty in if I should get any oil blow by. Thanks again.
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Paul,
The motoman breakin is great and I strongly believe in it myself.
30+years of racing experience proved it to me.
As to the hanging down or pointing up of the hose.
Up or down if it gets clogged, same problem.
As to hanging it down and "IF" any oil came out of it, I sure
wouldnt want
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to be on it, no matter what. I dont care if you tied it off the
the side.
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The scooter isnt wide enough to hang it far enough away to keep
all the oil
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from hitting that rear tire. Wind, leaning the bike over in a
curve, etc.
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will ensure the at the exact wrong moment that it might happen is
just when
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you dont need it to happen.....
I have seen older bikes that had the vent hoses ran down the back
of the motor/frame tube
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and when all of sudden the motor blew oil out the vent hose and
soaked the tire.
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You dont want to have that experience even if you have lots of
riding experience, let alone a newbie
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on a scooter.
The really best way is to run it up to a vented catch can...
That way "if" any gets blown up into it,
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it will drain back down into the motor when ever it is slowed
down. and you dont get any blown out
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over the motor or god forbid, the rear tire........
(I agree with you, Who wants to ride slow !)
Bob Bean
Action Cycle
574-256-1020
www.goactioncycle.co
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