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For those who have been seeing/having lots of the breather blow by and put in a catch can/filter setup, what did you do? Can you post some pics and instructions on how you went about doing it?

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On my '16 RK I bought the DK Customs set up. Pretty nice. Never any oil, but it did collect the frothy moisture from the breather. Probably wouldn't have noticed it otherwiseZ
 
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The DK Customs set up didn't work for me as the blow by seeped through the vent holes. I replaced it with a larger baffled catch can...
 
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The DK Customs set up didn't work for me as the blow by seeped through the vent holes. I replaced it with a larger baffled catch can...
Is this a kit for the M8 or one you adapted for it? Where did you get the bigger catch can?
 
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I did a search, not sure how i overlooked this. Thanks.
 
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Is this a kit for the M8 or one you adapted for it? Where did you get the bigger catch can?
No, it's not a kit specific to the M8. I bought a catch can (https://www.summitracing.com/parts/m...yABEgIbPfD_BwE) and made it work with my Streetglide.
 
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For those who have been seeing/having lots of the breather blow by and put in a catch can/filter setup, what did you do? Can you post some pics and instructions on how you went about doing it?

Thanks in advance......
Been working great. 6.4 oz plastic oil can.No fasteners needed. Just connect a hose to the "T" from the breather bolts, poke a hole in the side of the container and inster the tub so its about an inch off the bottom. Poke some holes in the cap for venting and that's it. It fits snug inside the airbox and has been fine for about 500 miles.


 
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The DK Customs set up didn't work for me as the blow by seeped through the vent holes. I replaced it with a larger baffled catch can...
Same here, so I went back to my home made solution.
 
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I have the SE stage 1 breather, I'm still using the factory style cover. From what I was reading in the thread linked above I'll need to drill a couple holes in my backing plate or is there another way.
 
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