gsx1100 engine breather cover

[Monk]

Hi all, ive a gsx1100f motor in efe frame, i want to make/fit an oil catch tank thing is bresther cover on top of the motor exits on the left of the engine which makes it s pain for routing braided hose so Wondered if anybody knows for sure if i can just turn it round along with gasket, seems like two separate parts under the cover so dont want to risk turning without knowing for sure!

[no class]

Why not just put the tank on the left and be done..... 

[fatblokeonbandit]

no, one bolt is offset so it onky goes on oine way

[dupersunc]

Some oil boilers have the breather exiting from the rear of the cover.

[Monk]

3 hours ago, no class said:

Why not just put the tank on the left and be done..... 

Well it will also be fed from oil filler hole with a second line so defeats the point for routing neatly

[Monk]

2 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

no, one bolt is offset so it onky goes on oine way

Typical! Cheers for that never even noticed!

[Monk]

1 hour ago, dupersunc said:

Some oil boilers have the breather exiting from the rear of the cover.

Cheers, yeah seems the gsxf600 does, guess ill go down that route then

[fatblokeonbandit]

i stuck a 10mm thread in the hole and fitted a -6 banjo and b raided  hose with a 90 fitting to come over the top of the rockerbox....

[Monk]

6 minutes ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

i stuck a 10mm thread in the hole and fitted a -6 banjo and b raided  hose with a 90 fitting to come over the top of the rockerbox....

Good idea! Cheers for that, had debated welding it up etc but my welders got a mind of its own at the moment!

[fatblokeonbandit]

I knew I had some pictures somewhere

 

 

[Monk]

16 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

I knew I had some pictures somewhere

 

 

That is seriously over engineered to make work, gotta love it haha, ill have a look see shat spare fittings i have but if i have to buy would cost more than a new cover! everything ive made fit this bike wish i hadnt started! ,but guess just like so many others on here, just cant leave alone! Got to play! Haha

[fatblokeonbandit]

Yes it is indeed..I had all the bits in a box so made one instead of buying something 

[clivegto]

I did this.

[370steve]

now that i like, a lot 

 

[Monk]

3 hours ago, clivegto said:

I did this.

Yeah i was going to do the same thing albeit weld it but my welders hit n miss plus still learning to tig! 

[Monk]

10 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

Yes it is indeed..I had all the bits in a box so made one instead of buying something 

Well ive checked my box of bits and im all out of whats needed, Youve made me want to mess with it now dam you! If my mate hasnt sorted a gsx6f one out by mid next week guess il be ordering some bits! our lass goes mental !

[fatblokeonbandit]

ive got a spre co er and some bits in my box, ill see if i have everything

[jonny1bump]

On 18/08/2017 at 5:00 PM, fatblokeonbandit said:

i stuck a 10mm thread in the hole and fitted a -6 banjo and b raided  hose with a 90 fitting to come over the top of the rockerbox....

Im being picky here but you have reduced diameter of bore so its not going to breathe as good. These motors gotta breathe.

[fatblokeonbandit]

i drilled the fittings out to 10mm which is the same as  the I/D of the breather pipe

[Dezza]

I used a plastic right-angled connector obtained at an autojumble for 50p and some transparent fuel pipe of the appropriate diameter. You can then easily change the direction the pipe takes from the top of the cam cover. This is on an efe motor but it is similar in principle to GSXRs/blandits although the spigot exits directly backwards (straight into my frame tube, hence the right-angled bit). This is much cheaper than using the braided approach and probably weighs half. Also, it soon becomes obvious how much moisture is expelled from the engine via this top breather as the pipe is clear.

[jonny1bump]

23 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:

i drilled the fittings out to 10mm which is the same as  the I/D of the breather pipe

You only got small holes the side of the banjo bolt thou ?

[fatblokeonbandit]

not after I stuck a big drill through the holes, yes it might be slightly more restrictive but all seemed to work fine, and it was a standard motor at the time, and looked tricky

[Swiss Toni]

There are some breather covers that have a rear facing outlet. 

[jonny1bump]

On 21/08/2017 at 10:16 AM, fatblokeonbandit said:

not after I stuck a big drill through the holes, yes it might be slightly more restrictive but all seemed to work fine, and it was a standard motor at the time, and looked tricky

Fair enough.

[Monk]

On 22/08/2017 at 5:37 PM, Swiss Toni said:

There are some breather covers that have a rear facing outlet. 

Yeah ended up going gsx600f route with rear facing, 5 quid from mates breakers lol