Hi all,
I have been riding the wheels off my Bullet, it now has approximately 2200 miles on it, and I have noticed that it uses a lot of oil. It isn't burning oil, and it does leak some, but not enough to account for the 1/2 quart or more every time I ride it. Now, these rides may be from 60-120 miles at a time, and I think maybe it is blowing out the duckbill breather. It is short, perhaps 8-9" and I have had to cut it off once to remount it on the crudely shaped protrusion on the side of the cases. I have been reading some posts about this, and suggestions have been to route the breather hose out the back, and raise it up to create a high point above the nipple. Currently, it is sort of pointed at the chain... the duckbill is just a heat-flattened end of the tubing. well, my questions are several, as if you route the hose back to the rear of the bike, do you still need the duckbill? And are the aluminum duckbill valves I see on eBay complete or is there something you need on the end of them, and are they better or worse than the flattened neoprene tubing?? I could actually crimp part of the ending hose at the rear of the bike with a zip tie, to simulate the duckbill, or I could use a nipple to add my existing duckbill to the longer hose. And is there another problem that I should look for to account for the oil consumption... wet sumping hasn't been too much of a problem, either.
Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Charlie