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Old 15-04-12, 20:50
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Originally Posted by phil ten View Post
i drained the breather tube today, a tea spoon worth of oil came out. So if you dont do the mod is it just a case that you have to keep draining the breather tube? (which isnt that much of a hassle)
I never had the mod done on my 2008 bike, the dealer wouldn't do it at the time I asked and I couldn't be arsed to press them on it! However, it never really bothered/bothers me and, as you say its never more than a teaspoon or two, (always looks a lot more when it sits in the pipe though!) As long as you keep an eye on the oil in the frame and not get hung up on what's in the tube it'll be fine. I could buy the part for �20 or so, but the hassle of fitting it just isn't worth it. However, if I was working in that area and stripping it down for another reason I would do the mod.