Finally got around to removing the charcoal canister from my beloved Classic. Not as bad of an operation as I would have thought. There are plenty of how-to's on here, thanks to you guys, so I'll just throw in a couple notes that will hopefully help others:
- the section of fuel line from the tank to the T-junction leading to the throttle bodies is of very poor quality, kind of like hard plastic, and mine was actually slightly kinked. It looked like it might actually break any day, so I replaced it with higher-quality rubber fuel line and plan on going back in to install an in-line filter because why not? Easy think to do.
- the connector on the main fuel line is plastic and tricky to remove, we found that squeezing it to make it more of an oval than a circle helped to release its grip.
- the service manual I've downloaded says to remove two lines, the main fuel line and a "bleeding pipe". There is actually a third, all the way up on the right-hand side forward most on the tank.
- lubing the rubber gas tank mounts helps you get it back into place more easily, it seems to take a lot of coaxing.
Again, this has probably all been covered, but for those of us who are new to this project, maybe this will help. I also adjusted the clutch at the perch (the adjuster locknut had actually vibrated itself loose), and retorqued a few random bolts. I'm learning not to be afraid of Loctite and the occasional check-over, as that lovely Guzzi rumble seems to enjoy vibrating stuff loose every once in a while :P
