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On my 2005 S3 there are Four. These hoses are breather hoses for the tank and fuel system and such. Do not plug or remove them! This will cause poor performance and unreliable running.
Ideally they should route to just below the engine so that anything that comes out of them drips on the ground and not on the engine itself. The Drippings could be water vapor, or fuel vapor that has exited the tank and condensed in the breather hoses. I've seen this a couple of times on various bikes.
On my Trident one of the hoses is a vent hose for the battery. It is essential that this hose is routed away from the engine or any other part of the bike! The battery vent will drip corrosive fumes on things that will eat paint, aluminum, steel, and rubber.
I'm pretty sure all Triumphs now use a maintenance free battery that doesn't have a vent hose- which is a good thing! My 2005 Speed Triple actually has the battery mounted on it's side. When I first saw it I was pretty skeptical, but it makes sense. It can't leak so why not?
[ This message was edited by: crashmasterd on 2005-05-15 10:49 ]
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