Washing my 650 and noticed a disconnected hose

Was washing my bike and a foot and half length of what looked like fishtank tubing fell off from somewhere near the battery area. While looking to see where it may of came from I found this hose not connected to anything(see pic) http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/sany0190k.jpg/

and the side that is connected:
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My haynes manual has yet to arrive so curious as to what this goes to. I am mechanically dumb but good with directions that's why i purchased the manual.

Thanks for your help .

hmmm image paths arent working messing with it so links till i figure out why

 

The clear one is probably your battery vent/drain tube. It needs to be reconnected and routed down to point to the ground. The black one is the airbox drain tube, it just needs to have the open end routed down to point at the ground. Mine both go down between the rear of the engine and the frame crossmember tube. (a few inches in front of the swingarm crosstube.)

 

thanks good to know all i gotta do is reconnect that one and point em down

 

Yep!

Hey... I remember when you first posted after getting the bike a while back. Has it been going well? Have you been riding much? Have you read a lot of posts here about safety-critical items like old brake shoes, old tires, old brake lines, etc? Be informed and be safe!

 

yes i am an avid lurker, and from never riding to getting up to 65 on the highway, albeit for a short stretch, its been a blast. Not bad for getting the bike on the 5th of July. I try to ride it at least 3 times a week for at least an hour at a time, either jsut driving around side streets working on fundamentals or quick trips on the highway. A buddy of mine is a harley mechanic and he looked the bike over, checked for delamination, bike has newer brake lines said bike looks good for the age some things will be done this winter, tires are only a year old. Its been a great bike so far and hopefully will continue to be for another few seasons. Gonna try and take the msf course in late Sept or early October, if not then definitely the first spring class.

 

On a side note, check your fuel filter. With it angled that way, it's likely to get air trapped in it and restrict your fuel flow (you might notice it get lean and stumble after riding a couple of miles).

You can change the lengths of the fuel hose to angle it such that the inlet is higher than the outlet (and air bubbles travel up to your tank)

 

The only way to properly check for delaminated rear brake shoes is to PULL THE REAR WHEEL and visually inspect the shoes themselves. "Looking the bike over" won't detect it, so unless he pulled the rear wheel and looked, you need to right away.

Brake lines will have the date of manufacture stamped in them somewhere.