brownie001 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi, has anybody seen this before. Is it an official mod or has someone been trying something out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi, has anybody seen this before. Is it an official mod or has someone been trying something out ? Mmmh the photo is blurred or fuzzy can you post a better one? Is it that thingy in different color at which you are pointing with an Allan wrench? There should not be a grease nipple if this is one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Mmmh the photo is blurred or fuzzy can you post a better one? Is it that thingy in different color at which you are pointing with an Allan wrench? There should not be a grease nipple if this is one? It's probably the crankcase drain which goes to the carb, looks like an Aprilia motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie001 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi, it's not a grease nipple, sorry for the picture quality, it looks like a bleed nipple but I've never seen an SWM Rotax with one before so it could well be a motor from an Aprilia. I don't have the bike so I can't take any better pictures. If it is an Aprilia motor, there should be a tube leading to the carb/airbox should there not ? There isn't so theoretically, it should be blanked off should it not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 That was only applied -as I know- to thw TXR model which at that extra plumbing to crankcase, carburator and air bos with an extra Little tank inbetween. But the clutch casing would ne different. Is there a screw in the power front of the engine case? If so than it might be a self made solution (I guess). I just has to use the drain screw once when I was first time in the Alpes coming from 50m above sea level and tried to start the bike in 1500m. My low level carb adjustment overflooded the crank really fast ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbohead Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I have this tube on the crank of my '88 TXR312 engine and it is connected to the carb with a canister in between. Under normal riding conditions both the tube and the other parts can be removed and the crank connection plugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie001 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Gentlemen, many thanks for your comments and thoughts. Cheers, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motopelli Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 SWM is the standard abbreviation for "single white male" in personals ads. Therefore, since the bike is a male, the nipple serves no purpose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie001 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hi Motopelli, that could help explain my wife's attitude to me spending too much time with my SWM's ;o] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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