Yes, I saw that drawing referenced in one of the forum download service manuals...I bought the bike w/o airbox, so I'm working with what I've got. With all the grief these pods are giving me (and I can't get hold of Brian for an "antipod" system, I'm ready to track down a stock airbox......or just sell the bike and go back to my happy late model sport bike days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can understand your frustration with the pod setup... seems like there are quite a few in the same boat. The stock airbox is a challenge in itself to put together; most I've seen on ebay or elsewhere are missing parts, so there's some scrounging to do to actually put one together right - but I'm living proof that it's possible! With the proper air induction set-up, you can return the carbs to factory settings quite easily and (at least reduce) that part of the frustration!
With that said, if you're finding adjustment for pods difficult and are frustrated by the airbox then, yes, you're not likely to have much fun with one of these old bikes. They were made in a time when hands-on fiddling was not only possible but pretty much required! And to try and resurrect one today may be more work than you're willing to do if messing with mechanicals isn't your bag.
The new bikes usually don't need a lot of fooling about with, and you can take them to the dealer for any maintenance work and not get your hands dirty!
yeah so the 550 blow by hose operates on the dutch oven system,not entirely pleasant for the engine,i imagine the small air bleeds in the carb mouth getting clogged after a while,a proper pcv system operates after the throttle into direct vacuum in most systems.
It's not a PCV system, it's crankcase
evacuation, and the holes don't get clogged because the stock airbox has a series of filters that prevent this, at least on a '550!
