06-27-2021, 06:29 AM
(06-27-2021, 04:07 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: If you do disconnect the charcoal canister (not recommended), the vent line from the tank has to be left open. I've seen tanks that have imploded when capped off. That happens mostly when the tank is dark and sitting in the hot sun, and have imploded as it cooled off. Very rarely have I heard of one expanding, bulging out, curling the sides upward.
This is not a big deal, and one has to do it right. A line is extended and left open, the other plugged. Bikes without "the can" have existed since the invention of the automobile. The point of the can is to help prolong [hopefully] a cleaner atmosphere longer for all to enjoy.
Here was my charcoal canister removed off my Aprilia. It was mounted on the side of the engine. Aprilia probably hastened that design as an afterthought to meet emission standards ...