On the right side of the bike there is a little vent tube with a plastic 90º angle that clips on the right tank protection. It is labelled "Air" with a little arrow. This is the charcoal canister vent, aka it is indirectly connected to your fuel tank.
If this vent tube is not clipped in place it may touch the exhaust that goes along the bash plate (on the left on this picture) and the plastic will melt. There are cases of the melting completely closing the vent, meaning that the fuel tank is no longer vented and that pressure will raise inside. A heavily pressurised fuel tank is a huge fire risk…
Fuel venting circuit. The plastic clip is #22.
Not to mention that this vent that may leak fuel if you tank is overflowing: probably not the best item to have dangling over the really hot exhaust.
Always double check that this vent is properly clipped at the right place every time the bash plate is removed. And when you collect the bike from the dealer as the bash plate is a dealer install.
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