Brand new member and new owner of a 2008 non-ABS C14 with 13K mi. Even though I purchased the bike and live in Washington state I learned after the purchase from a private party that mine is a California model. My questions are:
- What are the differences between Cal and 50-state versions in terms of weight, power, maintenance, reliability?
- Is it possible to de-California-ize a C14 and, if so, is it worth doing?
- Is the process documented anywhere?
I have an 09 and removed mine for 2 reasons. 1) make room for a cruise control installation. 2) Make room for the aftermarket foam heat blocker on the right side.
The system consists of the canister and a fuel vapor/condenser (referred to as a "Separator" in the repair manual) plus the hoses that connect things together. If you remove the canister and separator you need to manage the open hoses.
Two hoses run to the intake manifold. One of these hoses sucks vapor from the canister. The other is connected to the bottom of the separator. I think this hose provides some sort of pumping action to the separator to pump liquid fuel that condensed in the separator back to the gas tank. There is a return line back to the gas tank. Two hoses connect to the gas tank. One is a vent. The other is the return line from the separator.
Look at the service manual 17-74 Appendix page. It shows the system components and hose diagram. What I did...
1) Remove 3 - the canister
2) Remove 12 - The separator
3) Remove hose 10 and cap the fitting at the gas tank. This is the return line.
4) Join hose 9 & 13. This is the gas tank vent. For the heck of it I put a small fuel filter on the open end to prevent unwanted stuff from entering the gas tank.
5) Plug hoses 8 and 14. These run to the intake manifold and are no longer needed.
This worked for me. No performance issues. Can fuel the bike as full as possible and no issues with fumes in a hot garage.
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