Looked this up in the old Forum but did not see a definite solution.

Installed the SE A/C last night and the instructions did not mention anything about the 2 hoses at the back of the stock backing plate. So what I've done is remove the bigger hose that leads to the charcoal canister, but left the rubber elbow part that connects to the canister and pointed it downward. Still have to get a longer tube for the carb overflow and lead it down the bottom of the frame.

For those with CA bikes, is this right?

If I'm not mistaken one thread in the old Forum stated that in Non-CA bikes there are 2 hoses that end around the rear axle area instead of into a charcoal canister, and the carb overflow is routed down to around the oil filter area.

Need advice.

The hose from the AC to the can directs gas fumes that accumulate in the AC (a little trap door at the intake keeps the fumes in the AC). The hose from the can to the carb is a vacuum line for sucking gas fumes back into the carb. don't leave this one open, plug it. A third hose runs from the gas tank to the can, and is there to direct gas and fumes from the tank, for overflow and heat expansion. DO NOT plug or remove this one. It has a one-way valve midway to prevent gas from flowing out in case of a dropped bike.

The above mods are what I did after removing the can. I studied the service manual to determine what to do with the hoses.

Id like to make sure I got this right?
-Plug #8
-Just disconect #7 and let it vent
-run #12 either into the new air filiter are below the frame
-get rid of the canister and #9 hose

Id like to make sure I got this right?
-Plug #8
-Just disconect #7 and let it vent
-run #12 either into the new air filiter are below the frame
-get rid of the canister and #9 hose

All I did was remove #9 and run #12 to front side under oil filter and frame. All others were left alone since I'm in CA and should be an easy fix if needed to meet smog requirements.

Yep, that's how I did it. I would strongly advise to run no. 12 (the overflow vent hose) under the motor. I didn't, and last weekend when whatever the hell is going on with my fuel system (see post "carb problems?" in this forum) happened, fuel gushed all over my hot motor. I wouldn't want that much more raw fuel in my AC. Look in your manual for how to route non-Cali overflow hose. I'm doing it this weekend. What you'll need is to remove that short hose that's on there now and replace it with a longer hose.

Thanks, I was thinking about running the over flow into the back of the air filter like it was on the stock filter? This way there is no hoses hanging down.

Cali bikes are the only ones that do that, same as the canister. If I had done that, I would have had a filter full of gas last weekend, and I hate to think would could happen with one good carb fart then. I'm going for the minimal look too, but there's no way I'm doing anything to create a potential bomb between my legs. I'm buying enough hose to route it down under.

this vent hose, are we talking about the short one from the carb bowl to the air filter backing plate?. is this the one you turn out the screw to drain the bowl?
how will gas come out of it without unscrewing the screw.
the 3 lines to the canister make sence but that short one has me guessing. i caped it off with a niple plug when i did a SE install last summer.

The small short one you pulled off the back of the airfilter housing? On non CA bikes it runs down and hangs just below the frame, Its the carb over flow and probally shouldnt be plugged off.

Question: On the #9 canister clean air inlet hose, if you just remove it, aren't you exposing the canister, and thus, the carb to unfiltered air? I would think you'd want to put a little filter at least on the canister where the now-removed #9 inlet hose was.

Question: On the #9 canister clean air inlet hose, if you just remove it, aren't you exposing the canister, and thus, the carb to unfiltered air? I would think you'd want to put a little filter at least on the canister where the now-removed #9 inlet hose was.

No, because the #8 hose gets removed, and the nipple on the carburetor plugged. The nipple on the back of the airbox gets plugged as well.