Quote Originally Posted by forchetto View Post
I remember Volksjagger's troubles too. It was never made very clear what the trouble had been. I just assumed he meant the vacuum line from manifold to the SAI valve, but I did wonder what that had to do with fuel starvation...now I realise that your device is part of the tank breather and that CAN affect the fuel supply. Bikes without that device just vent to atmosphere through the gas cap.
i did not do the work to fix the sputtering but the tank was pulled and a vacuum line was repaired. i can confirm that my xf200 does not have vent in the cap.

have not had a problem since the repair.

good to see some different pipes out there you all have found. very cool thread.