quick question about the canister

[homeyjosey]

...what exactly does it do? haha im asking because mine is cracked where the hose connects to it on the petcock side.  thanks

[black and silver twin]

What canister? The air box? the vacuum canister? or if you have a California model, the evap canister? picture would help a ton

[homeyjosey]

ya i live in cali...its right under the battery...here is a picture from bike bandit(05 gs500f)

[The Buddha]

It adds weight, takes up power and makes it harder to fix.
Cool.
Buddha.

[s0crates82]

so... if you've got a CA model, and you remove it, you save a pound or two of weight, and risk federal EPA charges?

[BaltimoreGS]

Charcoal canisters are supposed to collect the gasoline that evaporates in the tank while the vehicle sits, hold it so it doesn't pollute the environment, then release it into the engine to be burned when the engine is running.  If you ever have gotten the check engine light on your car to turn on because you didn't tighten the gas cap fully, that is because the computer ran a evaporative emmissions system integrity test and detected a leak (the loose cap).  Motorcycle evap. systems are still pretty primitive, more akin to the emmissions equipment on a 1980's/early '90's car.

-Jessie

[black and silver twin]

remove it and put a vent tube on the tank vent to prevent fire. thats what i would do