I got home today to find a package at my back door. here's what was inside: It was still light out, so, what the heck, let's install it. first, I took the RMV (remote metering valve) out to the garage tried here: wasn't thrilled with that. thought that i'd knock it around when i threw my leg over the bike. so i settled on here: Now I realize that might not be the best place for everyone, especially if you like to wear motocross boots and ride off road, but i only use my strada on the street. besides, it's not a huge deal to move it if it gets bothersome. So, after deciding where to mount the RMV, I installed the doojiggy that holds the nipple (or nib, as the Scots say) to the rear axle. the instructions say to have it point between 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock. to me that means 6 o'clock. then, I used the included mini hose clamp to hold the nib (nipple, whatever) there it is, pointing at 6 o'clock. make sure the slash is pointing outwards (helps it not get clogged) I ran the oil delivery tube up and across the swingarm, and over to the RMV. that was the easy part. the hard part was getting vacuum. the TR 650's in the U.S. have a charcoal cannister, that uses vacuum. I tapped into this line to power the RMV. the line runs from the left side of throttle body, across the head and to an electronic solonoid just under the right frame spar. So, strip her down, and let's get busy Here is the solonoid/vacuum valve for the cannister. see the vac. tube, right behind that y shaped wire harness. i slid the hose off with a screwdriver and pushed it over to the other side of the bike I cut the vacuum line, and installed the middle sized T fitting included with the kit. I then attached the thin black vacuum line and L shaped fitting to the T, and pushed the vacuum line back across the head. making sure it goes UNDER the throttle cable. (that's where it was originally) pay no attention to the Wuka King switch cable that's temporarily displaced. Once I got the vacuum line back to the right side of the bike, i used a pair of screwdrivers chopstick-style to weasel it back onto the valve. the valve is rubber mounted and squirmed around like a dog taking pills. Somewhere in Italy, there's an assembly line worker laughing his butt off. once the vacuum tube is back in place, i ran the scottoiler vacuum line down the frame rail, and to the top of the RMV. I filled the unit up with oil, put the dial to "prime" and inserted the oil bottle hose into the vent. holding the oil bottle upright, i squeezed air into the unit to force oil down the oil delivery lines. here's a close up of one of the adhesive clips included with the kit. i put small wire ties on either side to stop the oil delivery tube from wandering I primed the system, but haven't tuned it to 1 drop per minute, because i was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. I'll do that tomorrow on my way to pick up my license plate. Time will tell if i picked a lousy spot for the RMV, but I think it should be okay. if not, i get to spend some more time in the garage with my baby! Hope this helps anyone who's planning to do this for themselves. --Chris
Hi Chris your lucky to have a vacuum pipe ! I eventually got mine fitted. It works well. Set it to run at full tilt until you've done a couple of miles,( this will make sure there is no air in the system) then set to the conditions. If its raining you need it on about max. To keep the reservoir out of the way I mounted mine at the front of the downtube on the drive side. There is plenty room there and a shorter run for the oil pipe. Scotty
