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[PeteF]

No, you found all the pipes. I repeat what I said though, you would do better dumping the whole system.

[Perorec]

Thanks, yes PeteF I'm thinking that also. Thank you all again.

[fishermanferg]

interesting post ive since learned , that my bike thunderbird kickstart 2004 model has a canister under the seat which is connected to the crankcase, any info what to do with it do I take it out and clean it every so often to helpstop the build up of mayonnaise and if there is mayo in the hose how do you clean it . on a lighter note we had an Austin Mondeo that suffered badly from mayo it was cured by lagging the hoses it did work

[PeteF]

The cylinder under the seat is the catch can.
Have a read of HERE. It should be the same as your machine.

[Gwilly]

Ferg, You can reach in with a spanner and undo bolt 10 and drain the can without removing the seat...

I only remove and check can/pipes when doing an oil change..

[fishermanferg]

I may be wrong about this bikes ,lying for a while , am I right to think than the kick start models with decompressor , I was told to kick the decompresser a few times before starting, to lift some oil flow through the engine to help it start and I think some petrol to, question instead of starting it up when it will be lying say all winter could you not just do that or indeed turn the motor with electric start with out the plug lead on to keep the oil flowing the guy is right about Hondas my 35 year old one was no bother after , a long lie up, it did smoke a bit but it soon cleared, it strikes me that ,for a fifty year old, simple design engine it does have some complex problems, but glad there are people here, who can help you overcome them, I will run the enfield for a year, then make my mind up, I love single cylinders, and there are others out there, but I suppose if you look after the engine it will look after you, if I get the dreaded mayo. the new hose set up seems ok. the only bit I'm puzzeled is the hose that goes to the timing end perhaps a diagram would show me

[Boxerman]

Quote: " it strikes me that ,for a fifty year old, simple design engine it does have some complex problems,"
It doesn't. its some owners who are paranoid.
Frank

[PeteF]

Boxerman, nothing wrong with the original design but the breather system is nothing to do with the original design. It was grafted on to get round emission regulations but it doesn't work very well and should be dumped IMHO