The Whistling Wanker is back!!!!

Hotshoe · Post by **Hotshoe** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:50 pm

Glimpsed streaking through eBay this evening-

Honda CB305, CB77, CL77, CL72, CA77 Superhawk, Scrambler, Dream
250, 305 WEBCO crankcase breather, wanker whistle
Item #230704201949

It could even be used to let people know how you're feeling; mount it pointing up when you're feeling good, down when things aren't going so well.
This thing is just too much fun!

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:58 am

Any value to it beyond the cosmetics? Does the breather actually do anything that's advantageous?

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:37 am

Went for $203.50 -- wasn't me!!!

Hotshoe · Post by **Hotshoe** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:55 am

The vent on the cylinder head cover provides all the venting needed for a stock or close to stock engine in good repair.
Maybe I'm missing something but it doesn't even look like it has a way to vent through the valve cap the Wanker attaches to.
I added it to my list of things to look out for when digging through salvage yards, that's definitely not funny money it brought!

brewsky · Post by **brewsky** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:52 pm

I think there is a hole drilled thru the side of the hex for the vent.

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:34 pm

So is it pretty much just a racing type of accessory?

Hotshoe · Post by **Hotshoe** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:05 am

IMHO, on a stock bike it's sort of like a fake hood scoop on a car.
But if you're popping seals on a high RPM engine you'll try anything, thus the Wanker.
The crank seal behind the dyno used to give me trouble occasionally, but I think it was more of a mechanic's skill issue (ahem) than anything else.