oil breather filter

What does everyone use for the oil breather tube when you remove the air box for pod filters ?

 

http://www.unifilter.com/accessories/

They have a good selection of breathers

 

No filter, it will introduce water into the crank case when it rains or when you wash your bike. Bad idea.

 

No filter? Are you mad?
The safest method is to use small filter (as linked above) on a longer breather hose that is tucked along the frame up under the seat.

 

I put a honkin piece of like 5/8" id hose and looped it up over the carbs and then down near the swingarm

 

I'm using this, from ebay, as suggested by @thejewishguy:

Hrmm. I recently washed my bike.

 

No, I didn't catch the part of having no air box. In that case the method you described is the way to go. I just wouldn't put the breather out where it can get wet.

 

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Don't people have a similar problem with rain and pods on the intake?

Like me I didn't think you ride in the rain much eh?

I would think that you can cover it when you wash the bike and it's going to need a fair bit of rain to get through the filter.

Also you could put a ziplock bag under your set with some holes in it to cover the filter if you get caught in the rain.

 

I tend to avoid the rain, but more for my sake than the bike's. I have been caught in it a few times though, and I didn't notice any change in the performance.

When I washed it recently, it took me a few starts to get it running. I'm thinking the pods being wet was blocking air flow a bit, as well as introducing water to the mix.

So if water were to get in the breather, would it sink through the oil to the bottom of the case?

 

So if water were to get in the breather, would it sink through the oil to the bottom of the case?

Yes, I just had an xj in with starter clutch problems. It had an oil breather filter on it, and in my diagnosing i notice the milky oil from the water getting in through the filter. Change the oil and filter, installed a new breather tube, no more starter clutch problems. Just hope there wasn't any damages from the water.