It's installed on the right side, but it looks like a left side tube to me.
Fresh air intake duct tube (x2?)
- Thread starter DeanR
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They are both the same part.
I know.
Dean, Don't you remember Larrypv, the old jokester from My-mc days?? 
My wife just calls me an old joke. Well my family does too. And the new My-MC won't accept me as a member.
So therefore I'm here. Hi Dean.
So therefore I'm here. Hi Dean.
The Cheese
I've got both tubes on my 95. I put it on bout a year ago. I want to say the left sidecover doesn’t get as hot, but it could be just my imagination. It is a tight squeeze to get the pocket cover thing back on.
DaveWooster
'95 ST1100ALS and '98 Standard ST1100W
I think the purpose of the right-hand one is to cool the automatic fuel valve. So two hoses makes sense in Texas (southern USA) in the summer.
(Then, get another black rag to keep out the winter cold.)
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ST1100Y
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The main purpose is to deliver normal tempered ambient air (not heated to like a thousand degrees by the engine) to the air-box intake, which is located back there... so as I wrote: better volumetric efficiency for the mixture filling your cylinders ;-)
I've had my left side in for 8-maybe 9 years no icing even on Pikes Peak or our local Sandia Crest at over 10K during the winter here in NM. I made the scoop and tubing out of a mini shop vac set. Works fine I suppose, not really much difference in mpg that I've ever noticed and it is a bit tight getting past the tube when tuning the carbs and such
Best, Ed
Best, Ed
Larry, I don't know what gave you that impression. There must be a snafu.
Contact me directly if you want this sorted.
pieter at huizinga dot eu.
Take care --Pieter
DaveWooster
'95 ST1100ALS and '98 Standard ST1100W
I think they have a phrase in merry old England regarding the number of air ducts or hoses:
The more, the airier.
ST1100Y
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LOL! :lol:The more, the airier.
But as I said, it dealt with my hot weather issues brilliantly...