Which way do the fuel lines go?

Just had a look at Mr Haynes book of fairytales. It only goes up to '95 (carbs) but it appears that one outlet is the tap for the supply, the other is a breather pipe. No mention of a fuel filter as far as I can see, other than the one built into the tap itself.
If you bike does not have carbs, then please feel free to disregard my ramblings!

 

Sorry, Lee, but all I have to go on is what I can glean from Haynes. Reading between the lines though, there is only a fuel tap and a breather pipe to worry about. My Trident has at least 3 pipes around the fuel tap ... and woe betide you if you get it wrong when re-assembling. Petrol everywhere! Guess how I know that!!

 

Good luck with that, Lee! Not the easiest of tasks.
Don't know exactly the nuances of the air filter set up, but, if it's owt like the Trident, then get a K&N element, stick it in and don't touch it again for years! Fit and forget at its best!
Also, to help keep the carbs clean, keep sticking a slug of Redex, or similar, in the petrol at irregular intervals. It's always worked for me - carbs still untouched after almost 20 years!!

 

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Yeah, good luck with the carb strip. I've just changed the airbox on my Trident, which entails removing the carbs and Steve is right about the fuel and breather lines (5 on the Trident including the vacuum pipe).
Worth mentioning that you might have a small filter in the fuel inlet pipe. If you detach the pipe where it meets the carbs the filter - known as a "witches hat" is normally sat in there. The Trident has two and the Bonneville has one so I'm guessing yours will. Pull this out and clean it thoroughly - it will be full of crud. Careful putting it back as they are a bit delicate.
Some people remove them altogether and fit an in-line filter.

 

The 2 larger hoses are for fuel supply. one normal, the other reserve.The smaller one is the vacuum hose, that goes into the top of any one of the 3 carbs.

 

for the t595/early 955i the diagram in the workshop manual shows the lower port on the fuel pump plate going to the riders right side hose. The riders left side hose connects to the riders left of the fuel pump and returns to the fuel pump plate top connector. The return essentially just goes to the pressure regulator in the the plate body