Quick breather tube question

[sling42]

I'm reviving a '79 GS850 G and the stock air box is shot. What should I do with the breather tube if I put on the air pods?

Thanks for your help!

[NICK!]

The proper thing to do would be to route it down to the ground but not in front of the rear tire. If I did it I usually would put them where the carb overflow tubes are or were.

In reality most of the time I would just leave the stock hose on the breather and let it hang down over the trans in between the filter pods.

Make certain it won't interfere with the carb linkage.

Your only going to get a drop of oil every now and then, if you leave it off completely though a fine mist of oil will always be on the back of the valve cover.

[Skyboy8950]

Your supposed to hook up a little filter to it. Search, and you will find!

[sling42]

Thanks for the quick reply! That's what I figured, but wanted to double check w/the forum.

[Nessism]

Race bikes dump the breather into a vented container of some sort – catches any oil or fluids and keeps them off the road/track. Might be a good idea to emulate this thought on a road going bike for social responsibility reasons.

[chuckycheese]

A lot of guys put those little K&N filters on their Harleys (because everybody gets rid of the stock air filter). I put one on my FXRS but all it did was get saturated with oil (and dirt from the road) and make a mess.