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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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I have been looking at DK Customs external breather kits...I have a K & N air filter on my bike that uses the standard backing plate...At the moment the breathers work with a rubber gromett with a tail that runs down a molded recess in the backing plate to down into the air intake. If I use a DK Customs breather kit that taps into the backing plate how do I block off the hole and recess where the breather pipes now run??? Hope this makes sense..

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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 07:39 PM
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If your talking about the holes in the stock filter plate I used black RTV
 
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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 03:46 PM
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What I did was drill through the rubber and run a hose through it so the grommet still makes the seal. The tails just stay on the grommet for looks.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 01:17 PM
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Thanks for the reply's...Gozzie,I see you have run the oil line in between the cylinder and the push rod tube,does it look like melting anywhere there is contact???

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No problems with it so far
 
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 12:25 PM
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Thanks for all the help fella's...Done and dusted the same way that Gozzie has done and it works a treat...Vented to the atmosphere at the moment until I can work something else out..

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