Weird pipe/hose that seems to have no home?

[ecobulb]

So i decided tonight would be a good time to take off the fuel tank and look at the air filter... because i can.

Anyhow 3 bolts to hold the tank on and two hoses for fuel, i'm assuming one is the main feeder and the smaller is the overflow hose which is all fine and dandy.

Got it all apart and the air filter etc etc, now i go to put it all back together reconnect the hoses i took off to start with and then i see another small hose which has an open end and appears to have no home.

Just curious if anyone can enlighten me as to the likely purpose of this, i went with the assumption its some kind of overflow or pressure thing because looked like has always been dry no clips on the end or anything and bit dusty inside... oh and the bike started again no probs.

[Gubb]

Breather pipe?

[pete376403]

vacuum pipe from inlet manifold to fuel tap?

[AllanB]

Thats the 'touring tube' if you go to your Honda dealer you can purchase a factory penis sheaf- this is applied in a similar manner to a condom, however it has a tit on the end with a hole in it and you attach this to the 'touring tube'.

When one needs to pee while riding - you just do it.

FYI the urine is fed back into the exhaust pipes, burning off harmlessly. Unless you have been drinking Meths or similar and then you run the risk of flames shooting out of your mufflers.

Honda's are excellent.

[MSTRS]

The big hose is the fuel line, the smaller one is the vacuum hose (that opens the fuel tap when the engine is running), the 'spare' hose must be some sort of drain.
Are they all on the tap? Seems to me that the drain hose should attach to a short pipe on the underside of the tank that is separate from the tap. This pipe goes through the tank and opens in the recess under the flip up fuelcap...it's purpose is to drain away any fuel overspill or water from rain or washing that gets under the fuelcap. The attached hose should feed down somewhere around the swingarm like the battery drainhose does.

[merv]

Where's the other end of the third pipe connected at the moment?

[Taz]

This is for an older VTR but may help??

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-vtr250-interceptor-vtr-1988-us_model1135/partslist/

[bungbung]

1. Fuel line
2. Vacuum for fuel tap operation
3. Overfill/rainwater drain from around the filler cap. Drains onto the ground

[Finn]

Cut it off and take the bike for a decent ride then you'll find out what it's for.

[The Pastor]

be a fuel overflow line, crankcase breather or drain pipe for carbs.