What's that undeer my Bassa?

[Guest Jay Mack]

I just looked under by 2000 Bassa for the first time, yesterday. It's a stock machine. There is a large metal cylinder that runs between the two exhaust pipes on the underside of the bike about the position of the engine.

What is that? Don't tell me it's a catalytic converter?

What are the iimplications of that device and do I need to get rid of it and how to I deal with it. It looks like a bummer, to me.

[jrt]

Are you talking about the crossover? It's not catalytic, that's for sure. It's just a 'third muffler'. It's a good idea to have one, but you can replace it with a tube crossover (the stock one looks more like a loaf of chrome bread). With the stock Xover, you need to remove the muffler system to change the transmission oil.

Aftermarket: http://www.mgcycle.com/exhaustcrossover.html

J

[biesel]

 

Probably a "Emissions vapor recovery cannister" (US Modells only).

[al_roethlisberger]

Ahh, the "what the heck is that thing behind the crossover" thread again

 

 

No worries, as mentioned, it is your emissions vapor recovery cannister.

 

Here is a relevant recent thread on removing it and it's plumbing, if you so desire:

 

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...139&hl=recovery

 

 

Hope that helps!

al